Big Hair, Bigger Hearts: Inside Friendship Hall’s Back to the 80s Fundraiser
Marshfield Hills dressed up, showed up, and proved this building is worth saving.
There’s something about an 80s theme that brings out the best in people. Maybe it’s the neon. Maybe it’s the hair. Or maybe — at least at Friendship Hall’s Back to the 80s fundraiser — it was the simple joy of being in a room full of neighbors who actually like each other.
On a recent evening, Friendship Hall transformed. A DJ set the tone with era-defining hits, the crowd arrived in costume, the drinks were flowing, and the building that has hosted Marshfield Hills gatherings for over a century was doing exactly what it was built to do: bring people together.
The event was a fundraiser for Friendship Hall’s capital restoration campaign — but it felt, above all, like a party worth throwing.
Highlights from the Night
The Hall Came Alive
Fellowship Hall was set up for dancing, dining, and conversation — and Marshfield Hills showed up ready for all three. Guests arrived in 80s attire from every corner of the decade: leg warmers and crimped hair, band T-shirts and shoulder pads, neon everything. The DJ kept the energy high, and the dance floor stayed busy.
It was exactly the kind of evening that reminds you why a space like this matters.
More Than a Party — a Statement
Every ticket sold, every drink bought, and every dollar donated that evening went directly toward the $475,000 capital restoration campaign to preserve Friendship Hall’s building envelope, foundation, and key systems. The Back to the 80s event put a simple idea into action: this building is worth celebrating, and celebrating it is how we save it.
Community members who attended got a firsthand look at the hall’s versatility — a full-size main room, a kitchen, flexible layouts — and left with a clearer picture of why Marshfield Hills would lose something irreplaceable if the building were allowed to deteriorate.
A Space for Everyone
One of the evening’s quiet messages was this: Friendship Hall is available. For your birthday party, your neighborhood meeting, your family reunion, your shower, your celebration. The Back to the 80s event showed what the building looks like when a community decides to use it — and it looked great.
Neighbors who hadn’t been inside in years walked through the door and remembered what the place felt like. That’s not nothing. That’s exactly the point.
Scenes from Back to the 80s at Friendship Hall — March 2026
Why This Party Matters (and Why We Need Your Help)
Friendship Hall isn’t just a building — it’s the setting for the memories. To keep hosting events like Back to the 80s (and the Kids’ Halloween Party, the Holiday in the Hills celebration, and every private gathering in between), we’re in the middle of a capital campaign focused on critical exterior restoration and long-term structural protection.
Our goal is $475,000 to preserve Friendship Hall’s historic integrity and keep this gathering place strong for future generations.
Help Keep the Hall Dancing
If this evening made you smile, consider turning that feeling into real support.
“Thank you to everyone who came out, dressed up, and danced their way into supporting Friendship Hall. You are exactly why this building matters.”