Chocolate and Wine Extravaganza at Vino 100 St. Pete
(ST. PETERSBURG, FL) – September 14, 2009 – It will be a chocolate extravaganza at VINO 100 St. Petersburg as they join forces with the National Alliance on Mental Illness Pinellas County (NAMI-Pinellas) for a special event held in conjunction with Mental Illness Awareness Week. In addition to VINO 100 St Pete and NAMI, Tampa’s own Toffee to Go will be on hand with delectable chocolates to tempt your tastebuds. This very special FREE event will be held on Thursday, October 8, from 5 to 8 pm at VINO 100 St Pete, located at 5056 Fourth Street North, St. Petersburg.
NAMI Pinellas County Florida is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and an affiliated chapter of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). NAMI, established more than 30 years ago, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and their families living with serious mental illness. They are hosting an entire week devoted to chocolate, from private chocolate and wine tastings and benefit days at local retailers to chocolate-inspired seminars and chocolate spa treatments. The week of chocolate will culminate in an on-line auction with all things chocolate. Event schedules and opportunities for involvement are listed on the NAMI’s chocolate website www.celebratingchocolate.org.
Toffee to Go offers incredible handmade toffee with a delicate crunch and a rich buttery flavor. Made with only the finest ingredients and no added preservatives, each batch is made from scratch with farm fresh butter, premium chocolates, California almonds and Georgia pecans. It is cooked in small batches to ensure the highest attention to quality control with three delectable flavors – Milk Chocolate Almond Toffee, Dark Chocolate Pecan Toffee and White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Toffee. For more information, visit their website at ToffeetoGo.com or give them a call at 866-863-3332 (toll free). They are located at 4318 W. El Prado Boulevard, Tampa.
VINO 100 St. Petersburg is a unique wine buying concept that features “100 great wines for $25 or less” and arranges wine in the store as they would be set up for a wine tasting event, from light whites to full-bodied reds. Special- themed free wine tasting events open to the public are offered throughout every month. In addition, VINO 100 St. Petersburg offers wine-themed gifts for all wine enthusiasts, as well as a wide variety of cigars.
VINO 100 St. Petersburg is located at 5056 Fourth Street, North (between 50th and 52nd Avenues North) in the Royal Palms on 4th Shopping Center which also features Talbots and the new location of Bonefish Grill. It is open Monday 12 pm – 6 pm, Tuesday – Saturday 11 am – 7 pm and Sunday noon – 5 pm. More information about on-going events is available at the website: www.vino100stpete.com or by calling 727-522-8466 (VINO). VINO 100 St. Petersburg is an independently owned and operated franchise of the VINO 100, LLC Franchise System.
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