7th Annual Sip & Sample Event

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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Mark your calendars! A local organization is inviting you out for a night of international wines and delicious appetizers. You won’t have to leave Southwest Florida, but a passport will earn you hours of traveling to different shop and restaurants.

Jane Billings and Melissa Wolfe of Friends of Foster Children of Southwest Florida stopped by the WINK News studio to tell us more about the 7th Annual Sip & Sample event.

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