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About 400 people attend this annual event to help us raise money for the Neediest families Fund through the Salvation Army so they can provide food, toys and clothing for children and families for the holidays. Last year over 2300 families and over 3200 children were helped and each received 2 toys each, a brand new book, a winter coat or outfit and each family received a meal voucher for a holiday meal.
We raised $32,246 last year. We hope to beat that this year. We will have over 250 prizes including:
A fishing charter, a GoPro camera, Rayban sunglasses, a 2-night stay at the bayside resort. American girl doll, ski/tubing passes, a Gondola ride for 2, Tix for “Drumline” at Zeiterion, Golf packages, a Scratch ticket tree a complete “pamper me” spa package at Spa larimar in Dartmouth, STOMP tix in NYC, a private wine class for 20, tons of gift baskets, Many restaurant gift cards, an authentic Tom Brady Jersey (just to name a few).
We will have DJ Joe Lima all day and a few local singers, New Bedford princesses “Elsa” and “Moana” will be there from 2p-3p, a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus from 2p-4p, face painter all day, Wally the Green Monster is coming from 5-6.
We will have our prize wheel again this year with chances to win raffle tickets, gift cards, scratch tickets, money and Dunkin Donuts prizes. We will have a photo booth area. Celebrity bartenders so far will be Tom Hodgson, Charlie Murphy, Fairhaven Selectman, Joe Lopes, Linda Morad and Bruce Oliveira, Brad Markey, Brian Gomes, Mayor Mitchell.
Free food all day from donors such as Pa Raffas, Ma Raffas, Riccardis, Not Your Average Joes, Stop and Shop, Blount Fine Foods, Walrus and captain, Cove Surf and Turf, My Place and Jefferey’s Pizza.
Over 250 prizes will be delivered to the Seaport inn by First Student Bus.
If anyone would like to donate a prize for our raffles, donate food to serve the day of the event, “celebrity” bartend, volunteer at our event (we need volunteers from 8a to 12p to set up and throughout the event as well), they can email me at neediest1970@gmail.com or they can go onto our facebook page “Neediest families Prize-a-Palooza” and message us there.
Sunday 12/2/18 12:00pm-8:00pm at the Seaport Inn.
