Upcoming Events 

Tues., Aug 23rd - PIE Tournament & Derby Planning Meeting - Bert's Bar Back Room 6pm All are invited. Members who are chairs will need to plan on being at this meeting! 

Mon., August 29th - September Board Meeting - Matlacha Fire House meeting start at 6pm

Thurs., September 8th - General Membership Meeting - will be held at the Pine Island Elk's Lodge, door open at 5pm for ordering dinner. Meeting begins at 6:30 pm.

Mon., Sep. 19 - Luau Planning meeting is at SJCC at 6pm.  All are welcome.

Members are encouraged to visit the website for up to date news, meeting minutes, financials, merchandise and committee event forms.   The new Merchandise Catalog is now available.

CARD SHOWER

Over our almost 24 years we have had many members that joined the Matlacha Hookers but just really enjoyed being behind the scenes.  They often did not attend meetings or could not volunteer due to physical challenges.  But they supported our efforts and shared our mission to continue Making a Positive Difference in our Community.

One of our own from many years ago recently passed away at the tender age of 97, Mickie Harvey from Matlacha.  We should all be so lucky to have great lives that allow us to stay in our homes and enjoy our lives!  

Please mail a note or card to her daughter Becky.  Becky and her husband John have decided to keep Mickie's home and plan to continue vacationing here and may move to Matlacha.  

Ms. Becky Hanauer

8780 Old Stage Road

Waynesville, OH  45068

Always remember that ANYTIME that you receive a request for a Card Shower; whether you know the person or not, it can make a tremendous difference to the recipient knowing that someone cares.  It can give them comfort, lift their spirits and change their point of view.  

DJ and Anita

Hello there, my name is Anita Jannottii my husband and I moved from Chicago to Pine Island. Nearly 10 years ago we purchased a home with good bones and rehabbed it from a two bedroom home to a three bedroom home along with landscaping, while fighting off all the no-see-ems.

I had the pleasure of seeing gators resting on the shoreline of our property along with turtles and snakes. Every day at dusk we would watch all the egrets that spent the day take off at dusk from our shoreline after all the chatter they produced. I used to think they were saying, you go first, no you go first :) We also had two peacocks or three not sure, come through our property a couple times and turtles would come out of the water to lay their eggs, which I never saw. I  also saw a great big owl once in one of our trees and and a young Hawk flying about, talk about nature, it was right in our backyard!

Pat Parlon, my neighbor at the time, told me about the Hookers and what they do. It seemed it was right up my alley. When I was young (not to long ago :)  my mom had lupus, and was sick for a many years. So the church and other organizations would help us have a great Christmas by donating presents for us because all our money would go towards living expenses. There were eight of us and I remember that vividly even being very young. I think I was 10 years old  at the time and I said that I would give back somehow, someway, and I have over the years.

As a Matlacha Hooker I have fun helping along with my fellow hookers putting together the different events to raise money which we give to the community. People are so appreciative of all that we do and they let us know that when we see them at our events. 

~Anita is our current Chaplain~

THE AUGUST GENERAL MEETING

Thursday, September 8th

Elk's Lodge

5630 Pine Island Rd, Bokeelia, FL 33922

Doors open at 5 pm. Food will be available to purchase.  The meeting starts at 6:30 pm.  Please bring Food Pantry, Wine and Booze Donations!   

September Membership Meeting 
Thu, Sep 8, 2022 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT) 
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/649248421
You can also dial in using your phone. 
United States: +1 (872) 240-3212 
Access Code: 649-248-421 
Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://meet.goto.com/install 

Request for Booze and Wine  

Please bring to the General Meetings

Request for Booze or Wine for the Booze Wagon for the Derby event

We are requesting all Hookers donate a bottle of booze or wine, for the PIE Booze Wagon

Donations can be brought to the General Meetings, starting this month until Mid October

Our goal is to have 50 bottles by the event! We will start selling tickets at the September Meeting.  Thanks, Joanne Correia

Bottles of Wine are also requested for the Mystery Wine Table, valued over $10 for the Island Luau.  Our goal is to have 250 bottles by the event!  Thanks, Lucinda, Mystery Wine Chair

Next Luau Planning Meeting is Mon., Sept 19th at SJCC at 6pm

Pine Island Food Pantry

The Food Pantry is in need of the following items: Boxed dry cereal, small cans of regular coffee, canned, pouches or small bags of instant potatoes, canned vegetable soup, hamburger or tuna helper, peanut butter, canned fruit, and personal care products, such as, shampoo, dish soap, laundry detergent, toothpaste, deodorant, razors, feminine hygiene products and size 5 and 6 diapers or pull ups. 

Please bring donations to the next General Meeting or drop off at one of the following locations: Winn-Dixie, V.F.W., American Legion, Moose, Elks, Centennial Bank, the Matlacha Post Office or at the pantry when it is open on Monday and Thursdays, 8:30 am - 10:30 am. Visit pineislandfoodpantry.org to learn more. Thank you!

Giving Reminder

It is that time of the year again

Corporate and Financial Planner Charity Donation Matching Time

We would be honored if you selected the Matcha Hookers as your Matching Charity.

If you need help with understanding how to do this, please ask Joanne Correia or other Board Members for help.

**IMPORTANT WEBSITE ACCESS INFORMATION**

The website Members ONLY pages have been updated and are accessible on the HOME page in two sections. The 2022 Password is 20HMP22 and only needs to be entered one time on the Members only page. Members need to email the Secretary at 

matlachahookers@matlachahookers.org to have their membership verified before receiving the new password.  Questions?  Contact Vice Madam Julia

Don’t forget that 0.5% of all of your purchases will be automatically donated to the Matlacha Hookers if  you,

1. Select Matlacha Hookers as your charity and then,
2. Enter Amazon through the Amazon Smile each time you shop.

Thank you for supporting us all year long!

Herald and website content submissions, along with questions or concerns should be sent to Karen Durand at MHwebmistress@gmail.com.  Please do not email to Karen by forwarding a Herald publication.  Since we use the free version of WIX for both our website and emails, the Herald emails actually go out under a different email address which she does not have access to.