Stress-Free Shopping Helps Food Bank

Shopping, door prizes, raffles, and massages will be a part of the evening’s activities at the ninth annual “Women’s Night Out:  Stress-Free Shopping” from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21.

This year, the event will take place at , 105 Millbury St.

Admission is free, but those attending are asked to bring a canned food item for the food bank shelves. Girl Scout Troop 30260 will be on hand to collect canned goods for the food bank.

More than 30 direct sales vendors and craftspeople will offer a range of creative handcrafts, gifts, and services. 

Merchants include: Kim Lipinski with jewelry and creative illuminations, Jeanne Coleman with Thai Transformation, Sandhya Shenoy with hand-crafted jewelry, Shana Sarault of Arbonne international, Keila Haskins, consultant with The Pampered Chef, Rebecca Bell of At Home America, Paula Touhey of K & P Design (felted creations) and Denise Conary, Silpada representative.

Home-based businesses include Jan Berry’s homemade soups, Rebecca Scholl’s Fruit of the Spirit Jams and Jellies, Tracy Grondin’s custom crystal rings, Ed King’s handmade birdhouses, and Susan Posterro of Bel Scriba (handmade baby items). 

Heidi Swanick will offer pins for Abby’s House, Sarah Clements-Boyer offers various gift items from Kenya and Nicole Boticelli returns with her gourmet candy-covered apples. 

Additional gift-giving ideas include Nick Mazzamurro’s stained glass and dichroic jewelry, assorted items from Angel Hair Alpaca and artwork and notecards from Grafton artist Allison Picone. Boy Scout Troop 107 will be selling popcorn as part of their annual fundraiser.

In addition to shopping opportunities, raffle prizes donated from the vendors will be on display, and raffled off at the conclusion of the evening. Raffle tickets will be available during the event, and all proceeds will go to the Grafton Food Bank. 

The evening also includes door prizes, and guests may enjoy free chair massages from Julie Bovenzi and Jo-Ann Gaulin from Spirit of Wellness in North Grafton.

Women’s Night Out is now on Facebook. Search for “Women’s Night Out Grafton, MA” to learn more about the event, view vendor postings, follow links to web sites and “like” them to get the latest information. 

For more information, call Kristie Proctor at 508-887-9858.