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January 2024 Meeting Minutes
Minutes | GPIA Monthly Meeting | 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 | Pine Island Community Church Present: Erin Lollar-Lambert, Executive Director GPIA; Aaron Barreda, Co-Chair GPIA; Chris Ressor, Program Manager of Grant Services, [...]
GPIA Seeks Volunteers for Camp Noah
We're pleased to announce that we're bringing Camp Noah to Pine Island March 18-22! This nationally recognized preparedness and resiliency day camp is offered to elementary-school aged children in communities impacted by a [...]
Returning a Family to Their Home
Since its inception in 2022, the Greater Pine Island Alliance (GPIA) has completed many tasks — including mucking and gutting damaged homes, providing mold treatment and free building materials — to help people return [...]
GPIA Featured on “Gulf Coast Life”
Gulf Coast Life is a radio talk show locally produced by WGCU, Southwest Florida's NPR affiliate station. The show strives to connect listeners to the people, places and things that make Southwest Florida [...]
September 2023 Meeting Agenda
Director's Note It’s been just shy of a year since Hurricane Ian caused such devastation and destruction to Pine Island. While we were knocked down, we certainly were not knocked out, and the strength [...]
Breakfast with the Chamber Featuring GPIA
On Aug. 16, 2023, the Greater Pine Island Chamber of Commerce invited the Greater Pine Island Alliance (GPIA) us to join them for their monthly program "Breakfast with the Chamber." We were pleased to [...]