Upcoming Events 

Sat, May 21 – PIE Planning Meeting at Goldy's on the porch starting at noon. Co-Chairs are Julia Gaylor, Monica Kochel and Deb Syring.  We plan to review donor letters, sponsorship opportunities, a volunteer flow chart, shirts and other event items.  All are welcome to join us.

Sat., May 21 - Pick up, delivery and sorting volunteers needed!  Come out and give the Merchandise Committee a hand at Pine Bay Gallery in Matlacha at 2:00pm.  Pine Bay has donated more shirts and merchandise that must be picked up and delivered to the Maxwell House.  Stay and help sort through these items. 

Bag 'n Tag Sorting Crew - plan on meeting at the Maxwell House at about 2:30 pm on Saturday when the items from Pine Bay are being delivered.   Peggy McTeague with WildChild Gallery has retired and has generously donated items that we can use for silent auctions, baskets and items that need to be sorted for our 2023 Bag 'n Tag.  It would be great to get this sorted out now since we'll be making baskets for the Derby in the upcoming months. 

Sun., May 22 - Meat Raffle and 50/50 at Goldy's Chicken Shack starting at 2 pm.

Mon., May 30 - VFW and American Legion Memorial Day Ceremony with wreath laying to honor the fallen at VFW at 10 am.  Guest speaker will be PIE Principal Millins with students providing musical entertainment.   

Mon., Jun 13 - General Meeting at Fine Swine with more details to follow.  Doors open at 5 pm and meeting starts at 6:30 pm.  

Mon., Jun 20 - 11th Annual Island Luau Start-Up Meeting at SJCCC starting at 6:30 pm.

Mon., Jul 4 - Pine Island Parade.  The Matlacha Hookers will have a float.  More details to follow.

Month of July - PIE School Supply Drive and FISH Clothing for Kids drive/adoption.

Sat., Jul 16 - Mini MangoMania - Save the Date!  Island location to follow.

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.

MH Leadership Team

Happy May Fellow Hookers,

I am enjoying this ladies group! I became a Matlacha Hooker, because of Beth Nelson. We have been friends for 33 years.  I think most of you know her, and she was a director on the board.  We worked together in Northern Indiana, she was the hygienist and I was the office manager. We became close friends. Beth retired and moved to Pine Island.  We stayed in touch over the years, my husband and I came to visit her a few times, and fell in love with the area. 

My husband of 28 years and I, moved to Cape Coral, 3 years ago with our 2 dogs and our cat.  We love living in a vacation area where the weather is always sunny and warm!  I am enjoying creating a tropical garden in my lanai area.  I love bromeliads, agaves, and orchids to name a few!!

In joining the Matlacha Hookers and volunteering, I have become more familiar with the area, what it has to offer and have made some new friends!  To ALL new members, volunteer for events, that is the best way to get involved and meet new people.  It is so rewarding as an individual to help those in need.

Also, I will be one of the leads for Christmas Caroling in the Cape, we need more volunteers this year to come and have a great night, caroling and raising money for the Beacon Hope. Last year we ended the night with pizza and drinks.

May highlights for me, are of course my wedding anniversary, Kentucky Derby, Cinco De Mayo (love margaritas) and the Indianapolis 500 (being from Indiana)

Enjoy Memorial Day Weekend,  Lucinda Good, Director

Card Shower

Helen Andrews

Her son has been very sick. He is currently getting ready to have surgery and has been dealing with being a paraplegic. Helen has been attempting to take care of him in her home. 

Helen Andrews

8596 Redwood Drive, St. James City, FL 33956

THE JUNE GENERAL MEETING

Monday, June 13

Fine Swine

10251 Stringfellow Rd, St James City,

Doors open at 5 pm. Food will be available to purchase.  The meeting starts at 6:30 pm.  Please bring Personal Care donations for the Food Pantry.  

Island Luau Planning meeting

Monday, June 20th- 6:30 @ SJCCC

Next Island Luau meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Feb 26, 2023 @ the SJCCC.  

Please come and offer your skills. What are your talents or interests? Are they in Food Prep? Decorating? Collecting items? Making phone calls? Helping with set-up? Helping with Tear down? There are many areas that could use you. We need you to volunteer. Let's make this event even better.

VIRTUAL ISLAND LUAU TEAM MEETING - June 2022

Mon, Jun 20, 2022 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM 

https://meet.goto.com/469673597

You can also dial in using your phone.

(For supported devices, tap a one-touch number below to join instantly.)

United States: +1 (224) 501-3412

- One-touch: tel:+12245013412,,469673597#

Access Code: 469-673-597

Pine Island Food Pantry

Thank You Matlacha Hookers!

USPS Carrier Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

It's Personal Care Month

Given that they are stocked with nonperishable food items, the Food Pantry is currently in need of personal care products, such as feminine hygiene (tampons and pads), toothpaste and toothbrushes, deodorant, and razors. 

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!

Again, Congratulations Hookers

This ad is going into the Pine Island Eagle - Special May 25th section 

Thank you to all of our members who volunteered at one or more of these events through the year which raised more than $77,000 over just the past year.

Truly demonstrates how our organization Make a Positive Difference in our community! 

**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.