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Delicious Destinations TAKES DINERS ON CULINARY JOURNEY FOR GOOD CAUSE BY ELIZABETH M. STEIF F or three days in September, the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club will host the First Coast’s premiere food and wine event. Delicious Destinations will be held Sept. 6-8 and feature gourmet food from five-star and five-diamond chefs from around the country, as well an array of wines. All proceeds from the event will benefit St.Vincent’s Community Health Outreach Programs that provide quality, compassionate medical care throughout the Jacksonville community, with an emphasis on health care for the medically underserved. This year’s event features an exotic &:,:89s8*59*2'*7| +.789(4&897*,.89*7 Arabian Nights theme and includes a celebrity chef reception with Tony May (pictured left) and luncheon, a special sponsor preview and the food and wine tasting, as well as live and silent auctions. Last year’s event raised almost $300,000 for St.Vincent’s Mobile Health Outreach Ministry, which began in 1991 provided care to the medically underserved in Northeast Florida. The organization focuses heavily on rural, urban and pediatric outreach by offering services such as blood pressure screenings, flu shots, immunizations, school physicals and more.