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BEYOND OURSELVES Marlene Hofer, marlenehofer@comcast.net

Dear All Members of PGICA:

We are so fortunate to live in PGI and have this association and building to work in and socialize with our friends and
neighbors. Most of the clubs and activities in PGICA revolve around social and friendly activities which enhance and
broaden all of our social lives and bring good friends into our homes, boats, and when we are “out and about” in Punta
Gorda and surrounding areas in Charlotte County.

The Beyond Ourselves organization was organized with a different slant. We are the charitable arm of PGICA that
reaches out to the less fortunate in our county. Although we have become a group of good friends, our main objective is
to help others less fortunate in Charlotte County. Our main goals are to help the homeless, the wildlife, “Peace River
Wildlife Center,” and the needy children of Charlotte County. Our activities over the past eight years have donated over
$250,000 to our local charities. Be sure to come to our B.O.B. this year which is described below. Our largest and most
profitable activity, The Annual Home Tour, February 3, 2018, benefits the needy children of Charlotte County-Cooper
Street, Back Pack Kidz, and Crossroads Hope Academy. The Tour takes about 300 people over the year to work on
publicity, promotion, donations, host homeowners, parking, sponsors, photography, and docents/guides for each home.

Again, I repeat, we are so fortunate to live in PGI and share the fellowship that brightens our lives and bring such good
friendships into our homes. Please consider joining our group to work on a charitable activity. We call on men as well as
woman to help in our endeavors to help the needy in our neighborhood. We meet every third Wednesday at 10 a.m., at
PGICA from September to May. Join us on October 18 at 10 a.m., to see how you can help even for an hour or a day or
just call and volunteer for an assortment of small tasks.

Sincerely, Marlene Hofer, President

Beyond Ourselves
Bash, November 11.
Get a group of your
friends together and
come to this year’s
"B.O.B."(Beyond
Ourselves Bash). This
is the second year for
this great event to
support the Beyond
Ourselves
charities. Event
details are: November
11, doors open at 6
p.m., at the Isles
Yacht Club. Attire is
"An Informal Evening
in BLACK and
WHITE." There will be
a cash bar, hors
d'oeuvres, dinner,
champagne dessert,
music by “Latitudes,”
and a silent auction. The menu is Surf & Turf (or vegetarian on request when tickets are purchased). Tickets are $80 and
will be available as follows: online now at www.beyondourselves.peapps.com or in the PGICA lobby (November 1, 2, 3,
6, 7, and 8 from 10 to noon). You can also mail a check made out to Beyond Ourselves to the following address: BOB
(c/o PGICA), 2001 Shreve St, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. If you have questions about the event, please call Struss at
305-301-6235. If you have questions about tickets or how to get them, please call Jeanne at 309-838-3242.

Please save products for the Shoe Box Event. All PGICA members are invited to begin to save personal hygiene
products, preferably large bottles of shampoo, soap, etc. You can go to the dollar-type stores to purchase these

items. From November 1 through December 12, you can drop them off along with non-perishable food and shoe boxes at
the PGICA. Members of Beyond Ourselves should save their items to bring to a luncheon in December.

Charlotte County Homeless Shelter: We need five volunteers to serve dinner at the CCHC on Saturday, October 7,
and November 4. Arrive at 4:30 and leave by 6. Contact Ruth Kliment at kliment2FL@comcast.net or at 941-347-7776 to
volunteer.

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