The Friday Scoop
One more thing you should know before the weekend: $30 will get you two hours of wine tasting around Venetian Bay next month, and every dollar goes to help local animals.
On Saturday, September 12, The Village Shops on Venetian Bay is hosting Wine Around the Water from 5 to 7 p.m. Your ticket comes with a commemorative wine glass and tasting passport, which you'll take around The Village Shops for wine samples throughout the evening.
The $30 ticket also includes a discount card for six waterfront restaurants, should two hours of wine tasting naturally progress into dinner.
And for our many dog lovers, here's the particularly worthwhile part: 100% of every ticket benefits SNIP Collier, a local nonprofit working to prevent pet overpopulation through affordable spay and neuter services while also providing medical care for rescued animals and pets whose families need financial assistance.
Wine, a walk around Venetian Bay and an excuse to help a few dogs and cats along the way. Not a bad return on $30.
Wine Around the Water
Saturday, September 12 | 5–7 p.m.
The Village Shops on Venetian Bay | 4200 Gulf Shore Blvd. N., Naples
$30 | 100% benefits SNIP Collier
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Why It Matters
Naples weekends do not always need a big plan. Sometimes it is a sunset worth stopping for, a glass of wine by the water, or an afternoon that turns into dinner because nobody is ready to go home yet.
And when one of those plans also helps local animals along the way, even better. So whether you are staying by the pool, walking Venetian Bay, or just catching the sky over the Gulf, enjoy the weekend you have in front of you.
Elizabeth Bellotti
Editor-In-Chief
Naples, Florida
The Naples Florida Review
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