WILMINGTON, MA — Below are 5 things to do in Wilmington on Friday, June 14, 2019:
#1) Wilmington Flag Retirement Ceremony
The Wilmington Minutemen will be holding its annual Flag Retirement Ceremony at 6:30pm (Flag Day) at Minutemen Headquarters, behind the Harnden Tavern (430 Salem Street).
The simple ceremony, which lasts approximately 15 minutes, will consist of the Minutemen and American Legion properly disposing of American flags it has collected over the past year.
Residents can bring tattered flags to the event, or they can drop off the flags, year-round, in the marked boxes at the Wilmington Town Hall and the Wilmington Post Office.
#2) Wilmington Rotary Club’s Trivia Night
The Wilmington Rotary Club is holding its 11th Annual Trivia Contest at the Wilmington Knights of Columbus Hall (112 Middlesex Avenue). Doors open at 6pm. Trivia begins promptly at 7pm. A team of four costs $100. All proceeds benefit Rotary Scholarships for Wilmington graduating seniors. Bring your own snacks. Cash bar. Call Harry Cunningham at 978-944-0155 for tickets.
#3) Wilmington-Billerica-Tewksbury Relay For Life
This year’s Wilmington-Billerica-Tewksbury Relay For Life takes place from 5am to 5pm at Wilmington High School. This year’s theme is “Spread Aloha, Spread Hope.” Learn how to participate or donate HERE.
#4) Watch Wilmington Episode Of HGTV’s “My Lottery Dream Home”
This week’s episode of HGTV’s popular show, “My Lottery Dream Home,” makes a stop in Wilmington.
The episode, entitled “Make Me A Millionaire,” will air nationally on Friday, June 14, 2019 at 9pm (EST).
“Make Me A Millionaire” is described as follows: “A couple’s big win was the break they desperately needed to move out of their cramped basement rental and give their two children a better life. David Bromstad helps them search the suburbs outside Boston for the perfect family dream home with lots of elbow room and a yard big enough for a swing set and pool.”
In addition to visiting a home for sale in Wilmington, this episode has another tie to the town. The couple featured in the episode — Nicholas Rocco and his fiancee Jenna — purchased their winning lottery ticket in Wilmington.
Rocco, of Medford, was a recent grand prize winner in the Massachusetts Lottery’s “The Fast Road To $1 Million” instant ticket game. He purchased his winning ticket at the Wilmington Nouria inside the Shell Gas Station at the Main Street/Lowell Street split. Rocco chose to receive his prize in the form one a one-time payment of $650,000, less tax withholdings.
Will Nicholas and his family choose to live in Wilmington? Tune to HGTV on Friday night to find out!
#5) Karaoke At Pacific Grove
Pacific Grove (211 Lowell Street) is hosting karaoke from Winnell Entertainment beginning at 8pm.
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