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ON THE COVER:: Meet Nancy Prafke, CEO of TEAM Punta Gorda, and other women who are shaping Charlotte County.
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March 2009

The Women of Charlotte County

44 The Animal Lady: Deanie Gudac meets with Dee Ann Roberts of the Animal Welfare League to learn what she is doing to help Charlotte County’s animals.
49 Humanitarian, Philanthropist and Mom: Brenda Ehrke profiles local lawyer Dorothy Korszen, Chair of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice and mother of four.
55 Arcadia Literary Club READ THE ARTICLE: Nancy Semon-Krauss visits with a group of women who promote literary culture and honor traditions that are 95 years in the making.
61 Girls Night Out: Renee LePere sits down with a group of women who like to have fun while bettering their community.
65 Faces of the Visual Arts Center: Liz Rubini takes you inside a whirlwind of creativity right here in the heart of Charlotte County.
74 TEAM Building READ THE ARTICLE: Lew Morrissey speaks with Nancy Prafke, the woman at the heart of the organization that originally formed to help rebuild Punta Gorda after Hurricane Charley.
80 Jill of All Trades: Deanie Gudac spends an afternoon with Linda Dobson, Punta Gorda’s queen of community revitalization.

16 Kudos READ THE ARTICLE: HARBOR STYLE celebrates the people and organizations that make Charlotte County such a great place to live.
22 March Calendar: You’re invited! Don’t miss any of the must-go, must-do events around the harbor.
25 Freeze-frame: Our photographers snapped shots at events around town. This month we feature the Mariner’s of PGI Change of Watch, grand opening of the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center, CHYC Change of Watch and the PLU Inaugural Ball.
38 Harbor Health: Nancy Semon-Krauss meets with the owners of Southwest Florida Regional Imaging to find about their soon-to-arrive 3T MRI, the top of the line in MRI technology.
40 Harbor Fitness READ THE ARTICLE: Jak Beardsworth wants to make sure all tennis players out there are familiar with, and following, proper warmup protocol.
86 Dining Out READ THE ARTICLE: Michael Stampar enjoys some Latin fusion cuisine at Lulu, located inside The Wyvern, Punta Gorda’s new boutique hotel.