Basket Descriptions

1. Riding in Style (Sponsors: Landry's Bicycles, Anonymous)

Enjoy riding around town on this stylish Trek Verve 2 from Landry’s Bicycles! 

This bike can also be exchanged at Landry’s Bicycles on Route 9 for a different size or equivalent store credit towards a more expensive model.​

2. Lotta Lottery Tickets (Sponsor: Literacy Unlimited Volunteer)

Feeling lucky? Enter for a chance to win big! 

This basket contains $150 worth of MA Lottery tickets. 

3. Taste of Tuscany (Sponsor: Trader Joe's, 659 Worcester Rd)

Host the Italian dinner party of your dreams with this basket of Trader Joe’s goodies!

This basket includes crackers, pasta and sauces, biscotti, olives, olive oil, Italian sparkling water, and juice.

4. Lego Lovers (Sponsor: FPL Children’s Department)

Lego sets for the whole family! 

This bountiful basket features six Lego sets - two animals and four themed sets from the worlds of Star Wars, Harry Potter, Minecraft, and One Piece.

5. Chic Charcuterie (Sponsor: Bravo Baskets)

Make an award-worthy charcuterie board with these gourmet ingredients!

This basket features delicious crisps, cookies, crackers, cheeses, candies, jams, summer sausage, and more, as well as an acacia wood board for serving.

6. Let's Get Gaming (Sponsor: Framingham Public Library Foundation)

This brand new Nintendo Switch will bring endless hours of fun for gamers of any age!

This basket contains a Nintendo Switch gaming console with neon blue and red controllers.

7. Digital Storybook (Sponsor: Literacy Unlimited Tutor)

Encourage kids to love reading, and help them take their books anywhere!

This basket contains an Amazon Kindle Kids (16GB) complete with the “Ocean Explorer” case.

8. Pocket Library (Sponsor: Literacy Unlimited Tutor)

All your favorite books in one convenient, light-weight place!

This basket includes an Amazon Paperwhite Kindle (16GB) complete with a foldable, protective cover.

9. Heavenly Headphones (Sponsor: Volunteers of the Friends of the Framingham Library)

Enjoy music, audiobooks, or simple silence with these luxurious noise-cancelling headphones!

This basket includes a brand new pair of black, Bose QuietComfort headphones and a $25 iTunes gift card.

10. Feasts of Framingham (Sponsor: Literacy Unlimited Staff)

Take a tour of Framingham’s culinary offerings with over $300 worth of restaurant gift cards!

This basket features gift cards to Andina Café, Pho Dakao, Terra Brasilis, Legal Seafoods, Anastasia’s, and Panera Bread, as well as a list of staff favorites that don’t sell gift cards.

11. Level Up! (Sponsor: LEVEL99 Natick)

Enjoy a fun and physical day out with family or friends at the Natick Mall’s LEVEL99!

This basket includes four 2-hour passes to LEVEL99 to be redeemed at the winner’s convenience.

12. Quality Kitchen Aid (Sponsors: Literacy Unlimited Coordinator, Literacy Unlimited Tutor)

Bake up something delicious with this gently-used Kitchen Aid stand mixer!

This basket features a silver, Kitchen Aid Artisan tilt-head stand mixer. Also included are the whisk, hook, and paddle attachments, and a patterned dust cover for storage.

13. One Night Staycation (Sponsor: Literacy Unlimited Tutor)

Treat yourself to a night at the Wayside Inn and enjoy a variety of custom Wayside merch! 

This basket features a one-night stay for 2 (breakfast included) at the historic Wayside Inn in Sudbury. Also included is an array of Wayside-branded merchandise.

14. Gorgeous Gardening (Sponsor: FPL Circulation Department)

Spruce up your gardening collection with these lovely new materials, tools, and tips!

This basket features a beautiful blue pot, potting soil, gardening gloves, 7 shiny new gardening tools, a repotting mat, an apron, a pretty canvas tool bag, and more.

15. Fun on the Final Frontier (Sponsor: FPL McAuliffe Branch Staff)

These galactic goodies are out of this world!

This basket features a rocket ship floor puzzle, a Planet Earth and Moon Orbit Lego set, a galaxy projector, a Mars Cosmic Dig Kit, Astronaut ice cream sandwiches, a set of glow-in-the-dark stars, and more.

Literacy Unlimited is the Framingham Public Library's adult education program. We provide free English and literacy services to over 500 students each year. This work is made possible by the generous sponsors who financially support us, the volunteers who teach and tutor with us, and patrons like you who make the May Baskets fundraiser a huge success. If you would like to make a direct donation to Literacy Unlimited, please visit the Support Us page for instructions on how to give via PayPal or check.