WILMINGTON, MA — Here are FIVE things to do today in Wilmington on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
#1) There is a special fundraiser at Ristuccia Arena (190 Main Street) from 12:30pm to 3pm. “Hope Is Our Goal” event features a 1-hour men’s hockey game, followed by a family skate. There will be raffles, prizes, giveaways, food, face painting, and games for kids. Tickets cost $5. Kids under 10 are free. All proceeds go to support Camp Kita, a program for kids who are survivors of a loved one’s suicide. Learn more HERE.
#2) Wilmington Democrats are holding a caucus at 10am at the Fourth of July Building on Middlesex Ave. to elect delegates and alternate delegates to the 2016 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. Learn more HERE.
#3) Greenberg’s Train & Toy Show stops at the Shriners Auditorium (99 Fordham Road) in from 10am-4pm today and tomorrow. Tickets cost $9 at the door and children 11 and under are FREE. Learn more HERE.
#4) Wilmington Youth Hockey Association will hold its Annual Hockey Dance at 7pm at Wilmington Knights of Columbus Hall (112 Middlesex Avenue). Tickets cost $15. Learn more HERE.
#5) Pacific Grove (211 Lowell Street) is hosting Karaoke from Winnell Entertainment at 8pm.
PLUS: The Friends of the Wilmington Memorial Library’s Book Store Next Door (183 Middlesex Avenue) is open from 10am to 4pm. All books are $2 or less! Every penny of every sale benefits the Wilmington Memorial Library. Learn more HERE.
PLUS: The Wilmington Food Pantry (142 Chestnut Street) is open from 10am to noon for food donation drop-offs. Learn which food items the Pantry is most in need of HERE.
PLUS: Free Tax Preparation is being offered to Wilmington seniors by AARP volunteers at the Reading Municipal Light Department Building (rear), 230 Ash Street, Reading on a walk-in basis, with no appointment needed, Saturday mornings from February 6 through April 9, 2016.
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