|
|
 |
|
January 2010
Dianne Sandler
Editor
| HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
|
|
 |
Lots of TEAM Punta Gorda Happenings |
|
|
- A grateful welcome to Ryan Rupert, who will be chairing our Fund Raising Committee. They will have fun things to do while raising funds to help TEAM and all the work we do in Punta Gorda.
- We will hold our Volunteer Orientation meeting on January 16. See additional information below.
- It's time to begin thinking about our Fifth Annual Golf Tournament, to be held March 27. Start getting your foursome together now (if you don't have one, we'll put you together with other avid golfers). More information below.
- Also, save May 1-2, for our "Pedal and Play in Paradise" bicycle event.
|
|
TEAM Volunteer Orientation - January 16, 2010
|
|
| Our Volunteer Orientation meeting will be held on January 16 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Laishley Marina Community Room. If you are a new volunteer or would like to find out about volunteering with TEAM, please attend this informative session. Members from various TEAM committees will be present to talk about what they do in the community. If you have any questions, please contact the office at 941-637-8326.
|
|
TEAM's Fifth Annual Golf Tournament |
|
|
Come one, come all! TEAM will hold our golf tournament on March 27, at St. Andrews South Golf Course, 1901 Deborah Drive, Punta Gorda. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m., the putting challenge is at 7:45 a.m., and tee times begin at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $75 per player and includes greens fees, cart, continental breakfast, and lunch. You will have an opportunity to win $10,000 for a Hole- in-One or $5,000 for the Putting Challenge, plus more great prizes. A scramble format will be used, and play is open to men and women of all abilities. Sponsorship opportunities are available. If interested, please contact Dee Papa at 941-575-7145 or floatn@comcast.net. Visit our website, www.teampuntagorda.org, to get a copy of the registration form. We look forward to having you join us for a fun-filled day. |
|
South County Gateway Project |
|
|
Charlotte County, the City of Punta Gorda, and TEAM Punta Gorda have joined together to work on creating a land development regulation in the areas of signage, landscaping, etc., that will give a better appearance when driving into the county and city. The group will meet this Friday to come up ideas and plans to get input from the citizens at a meeting in the future. We'll keep you posted.
|
|
Did you know... |
|
|
...that if you act quickly, you can go to the city's website at
www.ci.punta-gorda.fl.us/depts/growthmgmt/zoning.html to take a survey that the city has developed to help them in determining the citizens' feelings with regard to temporary signage for businesses inside and outside of the downtown district. There will be an open meeting this Friday, January 8, at the PGI Civic Association beginning at 10 a.m.
...that the Blanchard House Museum will hold their Fourth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast on Saturday, January 16 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Punta Gorda Middle School? They will be honoring Mrs. Shushila Cherian, Mrs. Margaret Spann, and Rev. Dr. Carl Brooks. Call 941-575-7518 for tickets.
...that the Charlotte Harbor Regatta is scheduled for February 5 to 7, and will bring several hundred sailing enthusiasts to our area? They are in need of volunteers in all areas of the regatta. Each volunteer receives a t-shirt and a meal on the day you work! If you are interested, please contact Brian Gleason at bglesun@gmail.com. You'll have a fun day. They are hoping that this will become an annual event.
...that Nancy Prafke, TEAM's CEO, writes a column in The Charlotte Sun which runs during the last week of the month?
...that Punta Gorda was listed in the January/February edition of Florida Travel Life Magazine as one of the top 52 weekend destinations in the state of Florida? The focus was on Culinary Tourism and we all know how great our restaurants and other businesses are!
...that RSW Living (Regional Southwest Florida's Lifestyle Magazine) also had a Spotlight on Punta Gorda article in their January/February magazine? The emphasis was on Riverfront Revival after the destruction of Hurricane Charley.
...Punta Gorda is listed on the website, Roadside America, as a place that has interesting history? Log on to www.roadsideamerica.com and search Punta Gorda, FL, and you will see articles on the Military Museum and Ponce de Leon Park.
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
