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TEAM Punta Gorda
November 2011 Judy Brentano/Bill Welsch, Editors |
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| Join us at 7 pm, Wednesday, November 16! | | | |
 This year's TEAM Punta Gorda Annual Meeting plans to be really special.
The keynote speaker will be renowned consultant John Rhodes. He will share the results of his economic study of our area.
Jimmy Dean, publisher of Harborstyle magazine, will serve as host for the evening and TEAM CEO Nancy Prakfe will provide updates on the many projects that TEAM is involved in.
The meeting will be held at the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association, 2001 Shreve Street. For more information call 941-637-8326 or visit the website at www.teampuntagorda.orgPlease bring non-perishable food items for the Good Samaritans of Charlotte County food pantry. They really appreciate our help.
See you there! |
| Thanks TEAM Volunteers... | | ...for helping with the airport disaster drill. | |
I wanted to take a moment to thank all the TPG volunteers that got up so early to assist with the airport disaster drill.
The triennial Airport Crash Exercise was completed by noon and lunch was catered by Dean's South of the Border. We had volunteers playing "injured, uninjured and deceased" roles while awaiting the emergency responders to a simulated airliner crash.
Team Punta Gorda partnered with the Civil Air Patrol and turned out about 50 volunteer play-acting "passengers" on a crashed MD-80 airliner. This simulation tested the emergency responders to the "crash scene." It was a realistic exercise and challenged the emergency responders to utilize their extensive training procedures.
If you were an observer of the exercise, you probably were left with the same impression I had -- pride in living in Punta Gorda and Charlotte County. Again, thank you to all the volunteers for your time in accomplishing this community event.
Carl Parsons, TEAM Volunteer
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Wyvern Hosts New Loaner Bicycle Location
| |  The Wyvern Hotel has become the latest location for TEAM loaner bicycles bringing to six the number of locations around Punta Gorda where loaner bikes may be borrowed at no cost. Shown at right are (from left) Karen Freeman of ACME Bicycle, Frank Mazur, TEAM Punta Gorda volunteer; Howard Kunik, Punta Gorda City Manager; John Perez, Wyvern General Manager; George Sakadales, Wyvern Chief Engineer; Marianne Lilly of RE/MAX Harbor Realty; and Nancy Prafke, CEO of TEAM Punta Gorda. |
| Have You "Liked" TEAM Yet on Facebook? | |  Thanks to the efforts of TEAM volunteers Melissa Sanders and Diane Harper, TEAM Punta Gorda has a COOL Facebook page! You can visit us at Please "Like" us by clicking on "Like" next to "TEAM Punta Gorda" at the top of the page so we can continue to spread the word about Punta Gorda and what a great place it is to live, work and play! |
| Community Garden Grand Opening! | | Please join us at 4pm on December 8 for the ribbon cutting! | |
 | | Master Gardener Mike Stevens, Lacey Miranda, Janiece Strance, Heleen Schouten and Master Gardner Joyce Tilden |
The Community Garden project located at South County Regional Park, 670 Cooper Street, will officially open at 4pm December 8. The community garden will offer garden space for a nominal rental fee to anyone interested in growing food.
TEAM volunteer Heleen Schouten along with Charlotte County Parks & Recreation staff Lacey Miranda and Janiece Strance have worked with countless TEAM volunteers to create this great project. Come see us on December 8! |
| WHAT? ONLY $10??? | | You got it! Destination Punta Gorda, the perfect holiday gift for just $10. | |
Only a few books remain so act fast!
In a moment of holiday season sentimentality, TEAM Punta Gorda has decided to offer Destination Punta Gorda for the crazy-low price of ten bucks.
Imagine how jealous your friends from the North will be when they see the mouth-watering photos of Punta Gorda in this lovely coffee table book.
Order your copy at the TEAM website or by calling the TEAM office at 637-8326.
Click to order: team@teampuntagorda.org
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| CALLING ALL BOATERS! | |
PG to host MAJOR sailboat events! | |
The World Championships of the International Association for Disabled Sailing will be held in Punta Gorda January 7-15, 2012 followed by the third annual Charlotte Harbor Regatta, February 3-5, 2012. These events will bring hundreds of visitors to our area.
Boats and volunteers are needed for each event including a few boats 30 - 40 feet in length and approximately 20 boats in the 20-25 foot range. No experience or knowledge of sailboat racing is needed.
For more information go to http://www.charlotteharborregatta.com/wordpress/
If interested in volunteering in any capacity please contact:
Bill Barnett - wbarntett00@hotmail.com 941-505-7090
Martin Holland - m.holland@charlotteharborregatta.com 941-286-0722
Ron McGuire - rmcguire@embarqmail.com 941-625-8757
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TEAM Survey Complete | |
THANKS to Those Who Responded! |  A community survey was recently conducted by TEAM Punta Gorda to help us determine where best to focus our energy and attention. TEAM CEO Nancy Prafke will be sharing highlights of the community survey at the TEAM Punta Gorda Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 16. Rebecca Diemer, the TEAM volunteer who was in charge of creating the survey and summarizing the results, indicated that there were nearly 100 survey responses and that the input was thoughtful and very useful.
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Punta Gorda "Holly Days" Home Tour | |
"Christmas Traditions, Then and Now" |
 T he 18th annual Punta Gorda Garden Club Holly Days Home Tour, "Christmas Traditions - Then and Now," will take place December 2 and 3 from noon to 5 p.m. in the Punta Gorda Historic District. Visitors are offered a glimpse of Punta Gorda history as they view four lovely historic homes and one church decorated in sparkling holiday style by club members. Free light refreshments for ticket holders are available at the historic First United Methodist Church, 507 W. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda where club members will also offer for sale poinsettias, mixed holiday planters, gardening gloves, and notecards that feature original sketches of the club's community gardens. Proceeds of the tour fund scholarships and community projects.
The donation for the tour is $10. Advance tickets may be obtained from Punta Gorda Garden Club members or at the Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce or at the Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce. Tickets will also be available at each location on the days of the tour. For more information, please contact Louise DiNino at 575-6354 or visit the club website www.pggc.org. The club is a member of both the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs and the National Garden Clubs, Inc. |
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Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies! | |
Double your pleasure, double your fun! |
 Punta Gorda will feature two Christmas tree lighting ceremonies on Friday, December 2.
Corner of Marion & Taylor - 5:30- 6:30 pm. The Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce and City of Punta Gorda will light the new, 32-foot-tall tree at that location. The Chamber promises snow (in SW Florida?) as well as Mr. and Mrs. Claus and other fun things to do.
Hector House Plaza - 7:30 pm. The Punta Gorda Downtown Merchants Association will be lighting a tree at that location including FREE HOTDOGS AND BEVERAGE to the first 500 people to attend! Santa will be there along with singers and other entertainment.
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22nd Annual Lighted Boat Parade | |
Mark your calendar for Sunday, December 11 for this great event! |
 This year's lighted boat parade promises to be bigger and better than ever thanks to the support and partnership of Smugglers Enterprises and Fishermen's Village.
Each year the route of tour changes based on issues of safety, tides, and so on. The proposed route for this year's parade can be seen by clicking on Boat Parade Map.
The best viewing spots are Edgewater Lake in Charlotte Harbor, Fishermen's Village, the bridges of US41 North and Southbound (no chairs will be permitted at this location) and Laishley Park Marina as the final stop. The attached route map will give you estimated times of arrival of the parade at each stop. For further details, please call the Punta Gorda Chamber at 941-639-3720. |
| HAPPENIN'S ON THE HARBOR | | |  November 16 - TEAM Punta Gorda Annual Meeting, Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association, 2001 Shreve. 7-8:30 pm.
November 17 - Downtown Punta Gorda Gallery Walk. November 19 - Punta Gorda city-wide garage sale, 8 am to noon. Call 941-639-3720 for spaces. Reservations a must.
November 19 - Charlotte Harbor Nature Festival, 2300 El Jobean (Charlotte Sports Park), 10 am to 3 pm.
November 24: Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity's "Turkey Trot" fundraiser. For more information about this annual event go to: www.charlottecountyhfh.org December 2, 3 - Punta Gorda Garden Club "Holly Days" historic home tour. December 2 - Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies
December 8 - Community Garden Grand Opening, 4 pm, South County Regional Park December 11 - Lighted Boat Parade December 15 - Punta Gorda Gallery Walk. TEAM Punta Gorda has arranged a Christmas party for kids at Herald Court Park and Florida Gulf Coast University at Herald Court Centre from 5 to 8 p.m. Santa will be at the Herald Court Park and Clowns from CLOWNS FOR US will create balloon animals and face painting. Refreshments will be served. Twin Isles Country Club with supply the refreshments and assist TEAM beautification members.
January 7 -15 - Disabled Sailing World Championships February 3 -5 - Charlotte Harbor Regatta |
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TEAM Punta Gorda
941-637-8326
Editor Bill Welsch, team@teampuntagorda.org
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