Upcoming Events

Mon, March 4- March Board Meeting starting at 6 pm. Deb Syring's House 5224 SW 19th Ave in Cape Coral.

Sat, March 9- Island Fest with Mullet Toss 10 am- 5 pm. Phillips Park Ball Field 5675 Sesame Dr, in Bokeelia, close to the center. Volunteers needed. See details below.

Mon, March 11- Accounting 101 starting at 5:30 pm, before the March General Membership Meeting. Overtime Pizzeria & Sports Pub 1708 Cape Coral Pkwy W in Cape Coral. See details below.

Mon, March 11- March General Membership Meeting starting at 6:30 pm. Overtime Pizzeria & Sports Pub 1708 Cape Coral Pkwy W in Cape Coral. See details below.

Wed, March 13- Social Media Meeting starting at 6pm. Salty Girls Island Cafe 10700 Stringfellow Rd in Bokeelia, just north of the center.

Thurs, March 14- Pine Island Elementary Spring Fest 5- 7 pm. 5360 Ridgewood Drive in Bokeelia, close to the center. Volunteers needed. See details below.

Mon- Fri, March 18-22- Camp Noah 8 am- 4 pm. Saint James City Civic Center 3300 Fourth Ave, Saint James City. Volunteers needed. See details below.

Wed, March 20- Harbor History Tour 12 pm- 2 pm. Calusa Heritage Trail 13810 Waterfront Drive in Pineland. See details below.

Mon, March 25- Island Luau Committee Meeting starting at 6 pm. Saint James City Civic Center 3300 Fourth Ave, Saint James City.

Sat, March 30- Outdoor Island Market 9 am- 2 pm. Fishers of Men Lutheran Church 10360 Stringfellow Rd in SJC. Volunteers needed. See details below.

Sat, April 13- Bag 'n Tag Pancake Breakfast Event starting at 8 am . Moose Lodge 8903 Stringfellow Rd in Saint James City. See details below.

Members are encouraged to visit the website for up to date news, meeting minutes, financials, merchandise and committee event forms.

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🌺THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED WITH THE ISLAND LUAU🌺

Thank you to everyone for helping with the Island Luau! It was a great success!!

Special thanks to:

Sherri and Cindy for running the tickets and the liquor

Donna for all her work with Sandy and others

Anna in the front welcome area

Darcy and Joyce for the mystery wine

Chris for running the jewelry area

Mary for taking all our notes and keeping us straight

Beth for use of her garage and house to the make and store the baskets and other items

Tiffany for her work on the brochure and her amazing photography

Our Matlacha Hookers Merchandise Team, who work so hard every weekend

Lorie, Kelly, Jeannie, and Gail selling 50/50 tickets

The Solicitation Team and members who helped procure silent auction items

Members who made baskets

Members who served the food, appetizers, desserts, drinks, wine, liquor, and beer

Members who showed up for set up and tear down... we all really appreciate the help!

Joanne, Sandy, and Linda,

Island Luau Co-Chairs

Our Matlacha Hookers Merchandise Team Needs You!!

The Matlacha Hookers Merchandise Team has a busy winter planned, and really needs some helping hands! New items now available: Swedish dishcloths with tropical designs, super absorbent dish towels with tropical and hilarious sayings, oversized dish towels, and small ceramic serving bowl with fish design.  We also have the 25h Anniversary Party t-shirt which is still discounted for members only. Come out and shop, and volunteer!

Island Fest with Mullet Toss

Saturday, March 9, 10 am- 4 pm

Phillips Park Ball Field

5675 Sesame Dr, Bokeelia close to the Center

Shift available: 9:30 am- 12 pm, 12- 2:30 pm, 2:30- 5 pm

 (Please plan on arriving 15 minutes early for your shift.)

Outdoor Island Market

Saturday, March 30, 9 am - 2 pm

Fishers of Men Lutheran Church

10360 Stringfellow Rd, Saint James City

Shifts available: 8:15- 10:15 am, 10:15 am- 12:15 pm, 12:15- 2:15 pm.

(Please plan on arriving 15 minutes early for your shift.) 

The Matlacha Merchandise Team needs volunteers at these fun events!

Please contact Linda Bohacek 715-579-5009

Island Fest with Mullet Toss- 3/9

The Greater Pine Island Chamber of Commerce needs our help with one of Pine Island's most beloved events, Island Fest with Mullet Toss, scheduled on March 9! We will be returning to the ball field at Phillips Park this year! YAY! We are a member in good standing of the Chamber, and this is a fun-filled event for both volunteers and attendees alike. Volunteers are needed for the Front Gate and Registration areas, along with General Clean-Up. Questions? Contact Beth Sowers 260-573-1152

General Membership Meeting

A note from our Vice Madam, Carolyn:

We wanted to inform you of a change in our upcoming meeting location. Due to the responses in our member survey requesting meetings to be held in Cape Coral, we'll be having our March General Meeting at Overtime Pizzeria & Sports Pub, located at 1708 Cape Coral Parkway W in Cape Coral. The meeting room will be available starting at 5:00 p.m.

While we won't have access to a buffet as originally planned, I'm pleased to share that the management at Overtime Pizzeria has agreed to accommodate us by allowing table orders for pizzas as well as a cash bar.

Please note that the management has also informed us that a 20% gratuity will be added to our checks for our private server. Kindly keep this in mind when planning your expenses for the meeting.

Looking forward to seeing you all at Overtime Pizzeria & Sports Pub.

Monday, March 11, 2024

 Overtime Pizzeria & Sports Pub

1708 Cape Coral Pkwy W in Cape Coral

Doors open at 5 pm to start ordering food and beverages.

Accounting 101 with our Treasurer, Deb Syring, will start at 5:30 pm.

(Learn how to make sense of the Matlacha Hookers financial reports!)

The meeting begins promptly at 6:30 pm.

As always, please don't forget to bring food pantry donations! 

Are your closets busting at the seams? Kitchen cabinets won't close? Bring your Bag 'n Tag donations to the meeting! (Keep scrolling for more details below!)

Pine Island Elementary Spring Fest 3/14 Volunteers Needed!

Questions? Contact Christy Rau 513-703-7433

GPIA Need Volunteers March 18-22

The Greater Pine Island Alliance (GPIA) is going to be offering Camp Noah next month at Saint James City Civic Center. Camp Noah is a nationally acclaimed resiliency and preparedness program for disaster-impacted children. They are really in need of volunteers. The volunteers will help provide a safe, caring and fun environment where children have the opportunity to build resiliency skills. Volunteers will do this by utilizing a proven curriculum designed to help children process their disaster and/or trauma experience through creative activities, person-to-person engagement, and play. The dates for Camp Noah will be March 18 – March 22 and the hours are 8am-4:30pm. They REALLY need volunteers. Please click below to view the flyer and for information about signing up to help.

March Matlacha Hookers Social 3/20

Extended due to popular demand. Let's fill the boat!

Questions? Contact Darcy 954-530-2494 darcyconner@cruiseplanners.com 

Bag 'n Tag Date Change!

Our Annual Bag 'n Tag and Pancake Breakfast is being moved to Saturday, April 13th at the Moose Lodge!  Keep donating gently worn items of clothing, household items, linens and home decor.  Drop off locations are the Maxwell House, 7830 Lobean Lane, Bokeelia; Trader's Hitching Post, 4547 Pine Island Rd NW in Matlacha (smaller bags or boxes); and the American Legion, 4106 Stringfellow Road in SJC.  Upcoming sort dates TBA.  When items are dropped off at the Maxwell House, please text DJ at 239-910-3829. 

Remember that all proceeds from this event go to our 'Hooked on Education Scholarship Program' to be awarded in May! 

For more information, please contact Carolyn at 707-291-0310 or Teresa at 239-738-5008.

We're looking for 25th Anniversary Party Photos

We all had a good time and it was lots of fun! If you attended and took any photos, please forward to Madam Julia at 12thmadam.julia@gmail.com for our website.

General Meeting Location Ideas Wanted!

The Matlacha Hookers Board is in the process of securing locations for our upcoming general membership meetings in Cape Coral, and we're reaching out to gather some ideas for potential meeting locations.

We are looking for venues that can accommodate 30-50 people and provide a conducive environment for productive discussions. Additionally, if the location offers any unique features or amenities, that would be a great bonus.

If you have any recommendations or insights into suitable meeting spaces in Cape Coral, we would greatly appreciate your input. Whether it's a conference center, hotel meeting room, or any other venue that you think could be a good fit, please feel free to share your suggestions. Please contact Carolyn at (707) 291-0310 or email ryzanych@yahoo.com. Thank you for your help and we look forward to hearing your thoughts.

Pine Island Food Pantry News

The Pine Island Food Pantry is in need of the following items: feminine hygiene products, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, instant mashed potatoes, cereal, saltines, wide egg noodles, and any non-perishable snack items to put in kids' snack bags. 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, Centennial Bank, the Matlacha Post Office or at the pantry when it is open on Monday and Thursdays, 9 am - 11 am.

Visit pineislandfoodpantry.org to learn more. Thank you!

Final Membership Renewal Reminder

The Members-Only website password will be changing very soon, and The Herald database will be updated before the next edition of the Herald is sent out.

Herald and website content submissions, along with questions or concerns, should be sent to Christy Rau at MHwebmistress@gmail.com.  Please do not email Christy by replying to, or 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.