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TEAM Punta Gorda is a volunteer driven organization committed to making the greater Punta Gorda area a great place to live, work, and play. Originally created after the devastation caused by Hurricane Charley in 2004, TEAM volunteers focus on a wide variety of projects to enhance our friendly, quaint, historic waterside community. For more history of TEAM, click here .
Register For Paddle Punta Gorda
No Red Tide or Algae Here! 
It’s November! You’ve saved the 17 th  on your calendar for a great paddling event. Now it’s time to register. Go to:

Bring your own kayak or rent one for the event. Find all the details here
JOURNEY TO THE FUTURE
SCRIPTING PUNTA GORDA’S NEW MASTER PLAN
A Perspective by Nancy Johnson, TEAM CEO
We begin an important journey today. Punta Gorda is planning to rewrite the Citywide Master Plan. The City is planning to do it with maximum engagement from the community. To that end, Council has just completed selection of the consulting firm that will manage the process. This time around, an economic development analysis and recommendations for updating our land development regulations are also part of the process. This is really the right way to go. It’s important to understand that the City could rewrite this plan at any time without gathering any citizen input. They have a staff of urban planners, and could just go and develop a plan, and let us know the outcome later. The fact that they have once again chosen to invest in a public engagement process speaks volumes for our current leadership. Read Nancy Johnson’s historical perspective
The City of Punta Gorda and TEAM Punta Gorda have released preliminary details for a free event they are holding, “ Punta Gorda: Journey to the Future .” The purpose of this event is to provide information to participants equipping them to more effectively contribute to the city’s creation of an updated Citywide Master Plan.

Season's First Mixer
Was Spooky Fun
The October kickoff TEAM mixer was a great success. There were 62 people in attendance. TEAM now has 8 new volunteers who had never been to one of our mixers before. Learn More
History Garden Ready for Plants
Thanks to all the volunteers who worked so hard three weekends in October. The garden is all cleaned up and ready for Season 3. It looks beautiful! A special thanks to the nine Charlotte High School students who volunteered this past Saturday. We couldn't have completed the work without them. An extra thanks to Heleen Schouten who worked behind the scenes to assure we met our deadline.
Team Builds!
To Break Ground in January
TEAM is partnering again with Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity to build a new home for a deserving family. Ground breaking is scheduled for early January at the Virginia Street location in Punta Gorda.

Volunteer opportunities require no talent or tools. Come help for just a day or more as your time permits.

Sign up now to volunteer!
Boots on the Ground
by Bill Welsch
One of the many things that distinguishes TEAM Punta Gorda as a great community asset is the organization’s ability to turn out volunteers when and where they are most needed. The TEAM Builds initiative makes use of TEAM’s army of volunteers to help Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity build homes thus helping fulfill the promise of
11-17-18 - Paddle Punta Gorda

01-07-19 - Journey to the Future, Let’s Learn Together; Community Development Summit, Charlotte Harbor Event Ctr, Punta Gorda. All day event. 

01-08-19 through 04-04-19 - Team Builds!  (Tuesdays & Thursdays). Joint project with Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity.

01-29-19 - Annual Community Meeting

02-02-19 - Paint Your Heart Out

03-22-19 & 03-23-19 - Pedal & Play

03-23-19 - Golf Tournament – St. Andrews South Golf Course, Punta Gorda
Volunteer information email:  teamvolunteerconnect@gmail.com
 
Contact the TEAM office at: 941-637-8326 or   team@teampuntagorda.org
 
Learn more about TEAM at  www.teampuntagorda.org
Donate by Shopping Amazon
This Holiday Season
Did you know you can automatically donate money to TEAM Punta Gorda just by shopping online? Amazon will donate a percentage of the purchase price of eligible products every time you shop. It’s easy. Log onto:    https://smile.amazon.com . Select TEAM as your charity. Save the site to your apps short cut bar and click on it every time you go to Amazon.

TEAM's Wonderful Platinum Sponsors


Please recognize and support TEAM Punta Gorda's fabulous Platinum " Continue the Journey " Sponsors. We appreciate each of them!
www.teampuntagorda.org - 941-637-8326