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October 2009
Dianne Sandler
Editor
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 Don't forget our fifth Annual Meeting at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center on November 10, 2009 at 7 p.m.
Our special guest will be Jaime Correa, who was the lead architect of the Citizens' Master Plan 2005. He will tour our city and see all of the great changes we have made following his vision of what our city could become after the visit from Hurricane Charley.
We will have an exciting raffle of a $3,000 facial rejuvenation donated by Dr. Robert Watine. Additional raffle items are a two-night stay for two at the Wyvern Hotel, two tickets to the Fifth Annual Wine and Jazz Festival, a dinner for two at Santhinos FamilyRestaurant, and one cooking class at Pies and Plates.
Join us for an informative and fun evening. |
| TEAM Communications Committee |
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| Bill Welsch has agreed to serve as our Communications Committee chair and we welcome him back to an active position with TEAM. Bill was formerly in charge of the Government Relations Committee.
This committee will be responsible for letting the community know how active TEAM is and what to expect in the upcoming months.
If you would like to become involved in this committee, please contact the TEAM office at team@teampuntagorda.org or call the office at 941-637-8326. |
| TEAM Fundraising Committee |
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| We have a great group in place to help with fundraising for TEAM but don't, as yet, have a chair for this committee. If you would like to volunteer to head this group, please contact the TEAM office. |
| Did You Know... |
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| ...that TEAM Punta Gorda was honored by the Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce as the 2009 Business of the Year in the Non-Profit category?
...that the Arts and Humanities Council of Charlotte County develops and supports the cultural climate of Charlotte County by promoting artists and arts organizations of all disciplines? For more information about the work of the Council, we encourage TEAM members to visit their website at http://www.charlottearts.org/ or call 941.764.8100. The Arts and Humanities Council is one of TEAM's collaborating partners on our Artisans' Village Committee and we thank them for their support.
...that Cindee Murphy of Pies and Plates has been helping TEAM get better organized by using Constant Contact to send out our Impulse E-newsletters and maintain our contact list?
...that you can update your email information or your volunteer interests by going to our website, www.teampuntagorda.org, and clicking on the subscribe icon?
...that we are working on updating our website information and providing all kinds of fun information? Please check in often.
...the Vietnam Brotherhood, Delta Company, will be bringing a smaller scale Vietnam Memorial to Laishley Park from November 11 to 15? You shouldn't miss this.
...that Charlotte High School is in need of volunteers from the community to help students improve their reading skills in their "Read to Lead" Program. If you have a few hours a week to spare, please call 941-575-5450, extension 1214.
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| South County Gateway Project |
| by Bill Welsch |
It's all about first impressions. No matter how "cool" our community is, if the first thing people see when they drive into town is less than "cool," we have a problem.
We at TEAM Punta Gorda have been working with our partners in Charlotte County and the City of Punta Gorda to establish a special kind of zoning called an 'overlay' which will provide guidelines for what the main South County entrances to our community should look like, including architecture, signage and landscaping.
County Growth Management Director, Jeff Ruggieri, and City Growth Management Director, Dennis Murphy, are hard at work making the South County Gateway Project happen and we have pledged to assist them any way we can.
We'll keep you posted on this exciting project.
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| Interactive Fountain Plantings |
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 Suzanne McCormick has been working so hard selling pavers for around the fountain and now has headed the beautification project to add shade to the area. The money raised from the sale of the pavers has made it possible to purchase plants from Powells Nursery, and Tony Sanchez and Noe Raimerez helped to plant them. Joan LeBeau and Mitchell Austin, from the City of Punta Gorda, gave moral support. "We are very excited about our partnership with TEAM Punta Gorda on projects of this kind," commented Dennis Murphy, City Director of Growth Management. "The truth is, in the current economy, we simply could not afford to proceed with beautification projects of this type without TEAM's assistance." We should all be proud, and thank Suzanne for all her work. | |
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