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November Mixer

Wednesday, November 8th, 2017 5-8 pm. Angela’s Café Italiano (formerly Trabue) 258 W Marion Ave.


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Amazon Smile

Do you shop at Amazon? You can help support the efforts of TEAM Punta Gorda by merely going to smile.amazon.com rather than amazon.com when shopping. It is the same site. The only difference is Amazon will donate.5% of what you spend to TEAM. We currently have 20 active committees that need to be funded. Won’t…


TEAM Builds

TEAM Punta Gorda is partnering with the Habitat for Humanity of Charlotte County, Florida to build a home next spring. 


In Search of Civil Discourse

Summertime might be a little slower in Punta Gorda, but the business of city government does not stop. In fact, a lot is going on. As we wrestle with the wisdom of the various development opportunities that are being presented to us, I’d like to offer a few thoughts about development and civility.


Dragon Boat TEAM

Once again, TEAM Punta Gorda participated in the War on the Peace Dragon Boat Festivities benefitting Take Stock in Children. Eighteen paddling pirates for TEAM participated in three races (heats). The first got off to a slow start but they shaved 11 seconds off their time on the second and won that heat. The third…


Bicycle Friendly Community Committee Presents

Two very important and timely presentations regarding cycling in the State of Florida will be sponsored by TEAM’s Bicycle Friendly Community Committee on May 11th and 25th.  Both presentations will be at the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association at 2001 Shreve Street in Punta Gorda at 7 p.m.     On May 11th, Becky Afonso…


Paddle Punta Gorda Moved to 2018

Paddle Punta Gorda is taking 2017 off while we’re busy helping the City of Punta Gorda plan new kayak launches for the area.  Look for this event to return in 2018 when we hope to inaugurate these efforts.  Until then…keep paddling!”


Gilchrist Park Activity Center

The Committee will present the study to the City Council on May 3rd.  


A Great Way to Pedal and Play in Paradise

The 8th Annual Pedal & Play in Paradise hosted nearly six hundred riders on March 24th and 25th. Once again this celebration of cycling provided something for everyone and raised thousands of dollars to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s fight against blood cancers and TEAM’s “bicycle friendly” initiatives, including the popular free yellow bike program….


TEAM is the Winner!

12 th Annual TEAM Punta Gorda Golf Tournament In memory of Judy Brentano, TEAM’s annual fund-raiser golf tournament, held each year in memory of the late Judy Brentano, TEAM’s former COO, was a great success again this year.  A nearly full field of 98 golfers, both serious and “recreational” competed over 18 holes of “Captain’s Choice”…