WILMINGTON, MA — Below are 5 things to do in Wilmington on Sunday, December 15, 2019:
#1) Photos With Santa At Toys For Toys Benefit Event
West Real Estate (386 Main Street) is hosting a Toys For Tots Benefit Event on Sunday, December 15, 2019, from noon to 2pm. Donate an unwrapped toy (or cash) to Toys for Tots and get your photo taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus courtesy of Bruce Hilliard Photography. You can also meet and take a photo with former Red Sox star Chris Howard. Refreshments will be served.
#2) Alternative Gift Fair At Wilmington United Methodist Church
The Wilmington United Methodist Church (87 Church Street) is holding an Alternative Gift Fair on Sunday, December 8, 2019; Sunday, December 15, 2019; and Sunday, December 22, 2019, from 9am to 12:30pm, in the church’s Coffee Room.
Create a new gift-giving tradition, while prioritizing meaning over materials and filling a need for a person or community.
Gifts to benefit the following organizations will be available for purchase:
- Heifer International (world-wide)
- UMCOR Disaster Recovery (US)
- First City Homeless Services, Ketchikan
- Justice For Our Neighbors, Woburn
- Groundwork Lawrence CSA Support, Lawrence
- Fathers Uplift, Boston area
- End 68 Hours of Hunger, Wilmington
- UTEC 2Gen Center, Lowell
- Silver Linings Mentoring, Boston area
#3) LAST DAY for RMLD’s Coats For Kids Drive
Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD) is pleased to announce that it will participate in Anton’s Cleaners annual Coats for KIDS Campaign by holding a coat drive from November 25, 2019 to December 15, 2019 in conjunction with the distribution of the 2020 historical calendar.
This year, RMLD is asking customers to make a voluntary winter coat donation when picking up their calendar. New and gently used children and adult coats that are free of permanent stains and tears will be accepted. Once collected, all coats are professionally cleaned by Anton’s and distributed to families in need through a network of local social service organizations.
Coats will be collected at the following calendar pickup locations (please check their hours before visiting):
- Reading: RMLD Office, Reading Town Hall, Reading Memorial Library, Pleasant Street Center
- North Reading: North Reading Town Hall, Edith A. O’Leary Senior Center, Flint Memorial Library, New England Beverage
- Wilmington: Wilmington Town Hall, Wilmington Memorial Library, Buzzell Senior Center, Lucci’s Supermarket
- Lynnfield: Lynnfield Town Hall
Calendars are available while supplies last. A coat donation is not required to pick up a calendar. For more information, please visit www.rmld.com.
Can’t make RMLD’s drive? Anton’s Cleaners Coats for KIDS campaign will accept coats for children and adults at all Anton’s Cleaners, Enterprise Bank, and Jordan’s Furniture locations through January 12, 2020. For more on Coats for KIDS, visit http://antons.com/cfk/.
RMLD has been printing and distributing the historical calendar to the local communities for over twenty years.
#4) Middlesex Canal Museum Open
The Middlesex Canal Museum and Visitors’ Center (71 Faulkner Street, North Billerica) is open from noon to 4pm. Learn about the canal, which travels through Wilmington.
#5) Food Shopping
Food shopping in town this week? In case you haven’t seen this week’s circulars, Wilmington Apple has you covered:
- This week’s circular from Market Basket (260 Main Street) can be found HERE.
- This week’s circular from Lucci’s Market (211 Lowell Street) can be found HERE.
- Elia’s Country Store (381 Middlesex Avenue) does not have an online circular, but the store posts its hot entree schedule and other specials on its Facebook page HERE.
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