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San Francisco, CA The 10th Annual Vincenzo Wine & Food Festival returns to the magnificent courtyard of St. Vincent’s School for Boys in San Rafael on Sunday, October 8 at 2:00 p.m. The always-spectacular fundraiser and auction benefits at-risk Bay Area youth.
“100% of the net proceeds from the annual Vincenzo Wine & Food Festival directly support boys struggling with the effects of severe abuse,” said St. Vincent School for Boys’ Director Kent
Eagleson.
Now in its tenth season of raising vital funds and community awareness for St. Vincent’s School for Boys, Vincenzo Wine & Food Festival will once again offer the opportunity to savor a dazzling array of California’s finest cuisine and wines while mingling with restauranteurs, winemakers, fellow foodies and oenophiles.
Vincenzo Wine & Food Festival attracts premier wineries and food purveyors from all over California for an enchanting afternoon of exclusive tastings. This year’s festival will feature the wines and cuisine of Grace Family Vineyards, Handley Cellars, Spottswood Estate Vineyard and Winery, Charles Krug Winery, Andrew Lane Wines, Graziano Family of Wines, Lucas Vineyards, Ravenswood Winery, Mendocino Wine Company, Grove Street Winery, ZD Wines, Block K Wines, the Melting Pot, Left Bank, Palio D’Asti, Angelino’s Restaurant, Ristorante Fior d’Italia and Compadres Bar & Grill.
This year’s silent and live auctions, led by renowned charity wine auctioneer David
Reynolds, will showcase rare wines, selections from women winemakers, exclusive new Napa Valley wines in rare, large-format bottles, as well as exclusive dining and travel packages.
Tickets to the Vincenzo Wine & Food Festival are $95 each. For tickets and information about sponsorships, tasting booth availability and donations, please call 415.972.1239 or visit the Vincenzo website at www.vincenzo.org.
St. Vincent’s School for Boys is a licensed, residential treatment home for at-risk boys ages 7 to 17. Found in 1855 to house, clothe, feed, educate and care for the orphans of California’s Gold Rush, St. Vincent’s School for Boys is one of the oldest institutions dedicated exclusively to the care of boys. Boys are provided 24-hour care and mental health services. Serving over 25 California counties, St. Vincent’s is the only Northern California treatment center that offers a Therapeutic Equestrian Program, allowing boys at St. Vincent’s to engage in a remarkably effective form of recreational therapy.
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Catholic Charities CYO is one of the largest non-profit providers of social services in the Bay Area.
Our mission is to serve and advocate for the poor, the sick, the distressed, children, youth, families,
immigrants and seniors, regardless of their faith. All money contributed to Catholic Charities CYO
directly supports our programs in San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo Counties.
Founded in 1907 to care for the orphans of the San Francisco earthquake, Catholic Charities is an
agency of the San Francisco Archdiocese, yet operates as an independent non-profit organization,
and does not in any way contribute to or receive funds from the church.
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