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and 120 on the newer Charlotte Lady (choice of boat is not known until that day). After the cruise, attendees may opt to
eat at one of the Fishermen’s Village restaurants. Advanced reservations for this cruise MUST be made by calling
941-639-0969. If you have questions contact Abrielle Tayler-Levine, 804-310-5406, abrielleTL@gmail.com.

Choice – On Thursday, June 22 join us for a trip to the Revs Institute Museum, 2500 South Horseshoe Drive, Naples.
Rev's displays Baron Collier's mint collection of some of the rarest automobiles and sports cars in the world and other
treasures. Learn how the development of the automobile sparked a rapid culture shift over the course of the 20th
century. These amazing machines are housed in a three story, 80,000 square foot specially pressurized building with
twice filtered air to minimize dust and other contaminants.

The group size is limited to 34 visitors per hour, so we are recommending that you
plan ahead and purchase your tickets for the 10 a.m. admission time now. You
cannot visit without an advance reservation. There may be tickets available closer
to the date, but we can't guarantee that. Just go to www.revsinstitute.org, hover
over Plan A Visit, then click on Purchase Tickets or call Revs 239-687-7387. You
can decide on the General Admission for $17 and see it at your own pace or the
Docent Led Tour for $20, takes about two hours. If you are not a morning person,
you could join the group for lunch and sign up for the 1:30 p.m. tour.

At 12:15 p.m., we will lunch in a nostalgia-filled space anchored by a Model T at
nearby Spanky's Speakeasy, 1550 Airport Pulling Road N, Naples. If you desire
more time, you can return to the cars after lunch. Your ticket is good all day. Make
your reservations directly with Revs, but also sign up on the Paradise Friends
calendar so we will know who is coming. We will work out carpooling closer to the
trip.

General Meeting – On June 29 at 5.30 at the PGICA please join us for an
important meeting. We’ll find out about upcoming events and vote on a few
changes to the by-laws. The meeting will be short and the rest of the evening will
be for mingling. Food will be provided by the club, please sign up online so that we
know how much food to order.
Lippenstein Horse
Membership - The Paradise Friends Club is open to all PGI Civic Association
members. If you would like to join us, we would love to have you. Dues are $20 per year per person and you can order
name tags for $11 each. You can get a form from the PGICA lobby or from Julie Scharpf. Leave the completed form and
check at the PGICA office or send it to Julie. Her contact information is julie.scharpf@gmail.com, 908-917-2264, 2714
Mayaguana Ct, Punta Gorda, FL 33950.

Send photos for possible inclusion in The Commentator to Ann Slattery, annfs63@yahoo.com.

Meet Your New Executive Director

Regina Buckley is the new Executive Director of the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association.
Regina has an extensive background in management, fundraising, public relations and
event planning.

She has been the Executive Director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra since 2012. In
her hometown of Boston, she co-founded and was the Director of the Telemedicine Center
and created and directed the Physician Referral Service at Massachusetts General
Hospital. After moving to Florida in 1997 she held various management positions with the
Charlotte County Family YMCA. As a licensed real estate broker, she owned and operated
a property management business.

Regina holds a B.A. in Humanities from St. Mary of the Woods College, Indiana and a
Master of Liberal Studies degree from Boston University.
We are very excited to welcome Regina to our PGICA family.

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