This year, 2024, TEAM Punta Gorda turns 20! We look forward to exciting times ahead as we work together to make the greater Punta Gorda community an even better place to live, work and play. Anniversaries like this are a good time to examine our roots. Where did TEAM come from?

August 13, 2004. The most destructive hurricane in recent memory literally flattened Punta Gorda. See what a determined group of citizens did about it.

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TEAM’s January 25 Annual Community Meeting was both entertaining and enlightening. Economic Director Dave Gammon graphically explored Charlotte County’s dramatic growth and plans in the works for the future. Exciting new soft industry will soon surround the Punta Gorda airport. Dramatic mixed use residential/commercial development is coming for the Parkside neighborhood and the Port Charlotte Town Center. Advances in affordable housing are front and center on the radar.

Pictured (l.to r.): Charlotte County Economic Director Dave Gammon, TEAM CEO Nancy Johnson, Vice President and Master of Ceremonies Betsy Spagnolo, and Punta Gorda City Manager Greg Murray.  

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Enjoy time with volunteers and meet new friends. Learn more about TEAM and its upcoming events. Light refreshments, cash bar and prizes! Hosted by the historic Ice House Pub at the corner of Virginia Avenue and US 41 northbound in the heart of Punta Gorda. See you there!

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• T-shirts for first 400 riders
• Box lunch
• Free beer at lunch
• Free ice cream
• Early morning yoga
• Continental breakfast with coffee
• Photo Spot to remember ride day
• Lot's more fun in the works

This premier cycling event provides fun for everyone. Rides include 62, 30, and 15 mile routes plus the popular 10 mile Mystery Ride.

Our first call for volunteers filled almost every available task during the 2024 January - March Habitat for Humanity home build. But we still have a few strategic openings, including a need for stand-by volunteers, including a couple of "lunch runners."

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Roland Ericsson of the Punta Gorda Isles Car Club presents a $1,000 check to veteran TEAM board member Shelly Harris. The club is TEAM's newest Silver Sponsor. Ericsson said the club wished to donate in recognition of TEAM'S "hunger fighting mission." Food drives are part of TEAM's ongoing initiatives.

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Thanks to all the volunteers and donors for their selfless service in making this January's food drive one of the most successful ever. St. Vincent de Paul's pantry is flush with canned goods and personal hygiene products.

Pictured: SVdP's Charlotte Boland with TEAM Vice President and food drive chairperson Betsy Spagnolo at the Charlotte Community Foundation.

Charlotte High School senior Nicole Jacobs has joined TEAM's board of directors. Jacobs has a wealth of community service experience. She is fluent in sign language and looks forward to sharing her customer service skills, insight and ideas with others on the TEAM board. From the experience of debating ideas and opinions, she hopes to gain a better understanding of the business world.