Open Your Hearts Dinner & Dance

🎉 Fundraiser to Support The Open Pantry of Lowell: A Night of Food, Dance, Raffle & Auction! 🎉

Your participation in this fun-filled evening
Will help raise essential funds to feed families and individuals in need.

 ❤️ Open Your Hearts ❤️
Dinner ❤️ Dance

6pm-9pm 🎟️  Bid on the auction & raffle to win exciting items and great prizes 🏆 
6:15pm-7:30pm 🍕 Enjoy mouthwatering Italian buffet prepared by Chef Doug Drake 🍝 
 8pm-10pm 💃🕺Dance the night away to to live classic rock music from Off Our Rockers band🎸🎶  

Free babysitting provided onsite

If you are unable to attend, please consider making a tax-deductible donation.

Thank you so much!

Sincerely,
The Open Food Pantry of Greater Lowell

When you have successfully completed the form below and pay for the tickets,
we will email you the admission ticket.

A printed ticket or QR code is required for admission.

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The Open Food Pantry of Greater Lowell would like to express sincere gratitude to the following sponsors for their generous support of this fundraising event, featuring dinner, dancing, raffles, and an auction.

  • Whole Foods Market, Westford
  • Enterprise Bank
  • Merit Cro
  • Bronca
  • Amigos Mexican Restaurant, Tewksbury
  • Nobo Restaurant, Chelmsford
  • Ronnie’s Automotive, Tewksbury
  • Tewksbury Music Center
  • Wamesit Lanes, Tewksbury
  • Social Action Mission
  • Off Our Rockers” Band
  • Cassie and Randy Bowlby
  • Rebecca and Alan Wisniewski
  • Sport Loft Ski and Snowboard Shop
  • Rebecca Harriet
  • Billerica Country Club 
  • Indigo Salon & Day Spa, Chelmsford
  • Patrices Pet Care
  • WEI
  • Chelmsford golf club
  • Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant, Billerica
  • University Music, Lowell
  • Owl Diner, Lowell
  • Mahoney’s Garden, Tewksbury
  • Weston Nursery, Chelmsford
  • Erica Parolisi
  • Gendron Family
  • Linda Barrington
  • Home Depot, Tewksbury
  • And numerous anonymous sponsors

Donated items for Auction & Raffle

The following items and gifts certificates were generously donated by businesses, organizations, or individuals. We extend our sincere thanks to our donors for their kindness and support.

Please note that the items listed below for auction and raffle are subject to change.
We appreciate your understanding and look forward to an exciting event!

Auction

  • Handmade baby blanket
    Valued $250
  • 2 x Bruins tickets for March 4th 2025 in Boston
    Valued at $166
    Donated by WEI
    From Frank Smith 
  • Sterling and semi-precious stones necklace
    Donated by Rebecca Harriet
    Valued at $88.00 starting bid $40
  • $100 gift certificate to Chelmsford golf club
    Donated by Chelmsford golf club
  • 10 x 30-minute Guitar lessons by “Off Our Rockers” guitarist, Randy Bowlby
    Valued at $300
  • 3 nights at a 7-room home at the Cape (Town Neck Beach Sandwich MA) Sleeps 6 Aug. 22-24, 2025
    Valued at $1,600 – $2,200
    Donated by Rebecca and Alan Wisniewski
  • 18 holes of golf for 2 at the Billerica Country Club 
    Valued each at $82 on weekday, $100 on weekend
  • Up to 3 hour on-site performance from the Off Our Rockers Band
    Valued at $700
    Donated by “Off Our Rockers” Band

Raffles/Silent Auction

  • $25 gift certificate to Thirsty first Tavern
  • 3 x $100 Amazon gift cards
    Donated by Merit Cro
  • Kids toys gift basket
    Donated by Erica Parolisi
  • Valentine’s gift basket
    Donated by Tracy
  • Winter comfort blanket gift basket
    Donated by Colleen Smit
  • Spa gift basket
    Donated by Maureen Peirce
  • Comfy cozy gift basket
    Donated by Maureen Peirce
  • A lucky money frame
    Donna Hall
  • $25 gift card and a flower arrangement
    Donated by Weston Nursery, Chelmsford
  • Puddle jumper LE convertible tote bag
    Valued at $155
    Donated by Linda Barrington
  • Wonder trellis print mother-of-pearl dial hinged bangle watch, size 6 3/4
    Valued at $44.55
    Donated by Linda Barrington
  • Valentina flat cross body clutch purse
    Valued at $98
    Donated by Linda Barrington
  • Ryobi 18 V hand vacuum cleaner with two lithium batteries and charger
    Valued at $115
    Donated by Home Depot, Tewksbury
  • $25 gift voucher for Alpargata 
    Donated by Bronca
  • 4 tickets to Riken Hawks Hockey game of your choice at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell by March 7th 2025
    Valued at $100
  • A dog care basket filled with items your dog will love
    Donated by Patrice’s Pet Care
  • $70 Gift Basket containing:
    Jack Daniels Tennessee whiskey, Jeremiah weed bourbon liqueur, Seagrams 100 pipers scotch whiskey, Courvoisier and Galliano nippers
    Donated by Cassie and Randy Bowlby
  • Audio Book by Liz Chaney,entitled “Oath and Honor”
    Valued at $45
    Donated by Cassie and Randy Bowlby
  • $50.00 gift card to Sport Loft Ski and Snowboard Shop
  • 2 x $25 gift cards to Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant, N. Billerica.  
  • 2 x $20 gift cards to 3 Amigos Mexican Restaurant, Tewksbury
  • Yoga gift basket
    Donated by Erica Parolisi
  • Easter gift basket
    Donated by Gendron Family
  • Gift basket
    Donated by Social Action Mission
  • $25 Spa gift basket
    Donated by Indigo Salon & Day Spa, Chelmsford
  • 2 x $25 gift card to Nobu Restaurant, Chelmsford
  • New Ukulele with sheet music
    Valued at $50
    Donated by University Music
  • Oil change at Ronnie’s Automotive, 663 Main St., Tewksbury
    Valued at $81.48
  • $25 gift card to Owl Diner, Lowell
  • 3 music lessons at Tewksbury Music Center
    Valued at $90
  • 2 hours of bowling for up to 6 people, including shoes, at Wamesit Lanes, Tewksbury
    Valued at $100
  • $50 Mahoney’s Garden Center gift card
  • Waterford Crystal Rose
  • Crocheted afghan
  • Two framed photos

Hire Off Our Rockers for your next event!

All Request Performance! Details at the event!

Song Selection

“Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” Temptations
“All I Have to Do Is Dream” Everly Brothers
“Always on my Mind” Willie Nelson
“Angel Baby” Rosie and the Originals
“Bad Moon Risin” Credence Clearwater Revival
“Birthday” Beatles
“Black Magic Woman” Santana
“Born on the Bayou” Credence Clearwater Revival
“Break Down” Tom Petty
“Brown Eyed Girl” Van Morrison
“Crazy Little Thing Called Love” Queen
“Crazy” Willie Nelson
“Cryin in the Rain” Everly Brothers
“Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin” Jerry and the Pacemakers
“From Me to You” Beatles
“Gloria” Shadows of Night
“Good Lovin” Young Rascals
“Handle With Care” Travelling Wilburys
“Hang On Sloopy” McCoys
“Heat Wave” Martha and the Vandellas
“Hollywood Nights” Bob Seger
“Honey Dont” Beatles
“Honky Tonk Women” Rolling Stones
“Hotel California” Eagles
“House of the Rising Sun” Animals
“Hurts So Good” John Mellencamp
“I Saw Her Standing There” Beatles
“I Shot the Sheriff” Erik Clapton
“I’m on Fire” Bruce Springsteen
“Is She Really Going Out with Him” Joe Jackson
“It’s Only Make Believe” Conway Twitty
“Jailhouse Rock” Elvis Presley
“Keep Your Hands to Yourself” Georgia Satellites
“Kicks” Paul Revere and the Raiders
“Man in Black” Johnny Cash
“Midnight Hour” Wilson Pickett
“Mustang Sally” Wilson Pickett
“One I Love” R.E.M.
“Paint it Black” Rolling Stones
“Pipeline” Chantays
“Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison
“Proud Mary” Credence Clearwater Revival
“Rockin Pneumonia/Boogie Woogie Johnny Rivers
“Runnin Down a Dream” Tom Petty
“Soul Man” Sam and Dave
“Spooky” Classics Four
“Summer of 69” Brian Adams
“That’ll be the Day” Buddy Holly and the Crickets
“The Wonder of You” Elvis Presley
“These Boots are Made for Walkin” Nancy Sinatra
“To Love Somebody” Bee Gees
“Twist & Shout” Beatles
“Walk Away Renee” The Left Banke
“Why Me” Kris Kristofferson
“Wooly Bully” Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs