Upcoming Events Sat, Sept 14- Mrs. Roper Romp and Caftan Crawl starting at 3 pm. VFW 8150 Stringfellow Rd in Saint James City. See details below! Wed, Sept 18- Social Media Planning Meeting starting at 6 pm. Salty Girls Island Cafe 10700 Stringfellow Rd in Bokeelia, close to center. All members welcome to hear about our new website design progress! Wed, Sept 18- Peace Day Pine Island Planning Meeting starting at 6:30 pm. Jennifer Bennett's house 7336 Pinehurst Rd in Bokeelia. Also available on Zoom, see details below. Thurs, Sept 19- Network at Night starting at 5:30. Saint James City Civic Association 3300 Fourth Avenue in Saint James City. See details below. Sat, Sept 21- Peace Day Pine Island 10 am- 4 pm. Saint James City Civic Association 3300 Fourth Avenue in Saint James City. Volunteers needed. See details below. Tues, Sept 24 - Pine Island Elementary Fishing Tournament and Derby Committee Meeting starting at 6 pm. Capt'n Con's Fish House 8421 Main St in Bokeelia. See details below. Sat, Sept 28- Island Angel Awards ~ Ian Recovery Event starting at 6 pm. Remax 4574 Pine Island Rd in Matlacha. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please see details below. Fri, Oct 4 - Fort Myers River District Alliance Art Walk 5-9 pm. Downtown Fort Myers. See details below. Sat, Oct 5 - Adopt-A-Road starting at 8:30 am. Blue Dog Bar & Grill parking lot 4597 Pine Island Rd in Matlacha. See details below. Mon, Oct 7- October Board Meeting starting at 6 pm. Salty Girls Island Cafe 10700 Stringfellow Rd in Bokeelia, close to center. Sun, Oct 13- Adopt A Dolphin Fundraiser 4- 7 pm. Tarpon Lodge 13771 Waterfront Dr in Pineland. Come to watch the bidding on our dolphin! Mon, Oct 14- October General Membership Meeting starting at 6:30 pm. American Legion, 4106 Stringfellow Road, St. James City. See details below. Tues, Oct 15- Storage Unit Clean Up and Organizing starting at 10 am. Pine Island Storage 5111 Doug Taylor Circle. Volunteers needed. See details below. Mon, Oct 21- Island Luau Kick Off Meeting starting at 6 pm. Location TBD. Let's get it rolling! Plan to bring fellow Hookers and your best ideas. Mark your calendars! Members are encouraged to visit the website for up-to-date news, meeting minutes, financials, merchandise and committee event forms. |
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Our First Mrs Roper Romp Is Almost Here!! |
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The First Annual Mrs. Roper Romp and Caftan Crawl will be on September 14th. The $20 registration goes toward the Hooked on Education Scholarship Fund. Locations are listed on the flyer above, and the event can also be found on Facebook by clicking the button below! Every Mrs. Roper participant will get a raffle ticket for prizes and 50/50’s will be held at each stop. Dressing as a Roper it not mandatory to enjoy this event; you can come as you are. Likewise, volunteers running the 50/50 events are not required to dress up. There are a few Mrs. Roper costume kits still available! Reach out to Stacy Sims 239-218-4652, Tammey Lynch 239-209-7445, or Tracy Chapple 317-501-9930 to place orders and with any questions. |
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Network at Night with the Greater Pine Island Chamber of Commerce |
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☮️ ✌️ Peace Day Pine Island ~ Volunteers Needed✌️ ☮️ |
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Saturday, September 21, 2024 Saint James City Civic Association 3300 Fourth Avenue, Saint James City, FL A huge thank you goes out to Anna Van Kirk, who is managing the children's area for Peace Day Pine Island on September 21. She has a couple of wonderful activities planned for the children to participate in and they will be able to take home their creations. She is asking for 2 shifts of volunteers, each with 2 volunteers. Both shifts are 2.5 hrs long. The area is shaded by trees and a shade sail. There is seating on picnic tables, so you may want to bring a chair. If you are interested, please sign up on the link. We are also looking for volunteers in other areas of the festival, and those sign ups can be found in the link as well. If you would like to contact us directly, Jennifer's cell is 239-443-0244 and email is sacredsoulsllc@gmail.com. Thank you, Ronda Czarneke and Jennifer Bennett |
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Please join us for the Peace Day Pine Island Planning meeting on Wednesday, September 18! The in-person meeting will take place at Jennifer's home, 7336 Pinehurst Rd in Bokeelia, or join us via Zoom: |
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Meeting ID: 867 002 5907
Passcode: J7a69i |
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Matlacha Civic Association ~ Island Angel Awards ~ Ian Recovery |
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Our very own Julia Gaylor will be honored at the Matlacha Civic Association's Island Angel Awards, taking place on September 28 at their Ian Recovery event, which begins at 6 pm. Unfortunately, Julia is unable to accept her award in person. That's where we come in! The Matlacha Civic Association welcomes all Matlacha Hookers to attend and cheerlead for Julia at the ceremony. See the flyers below for event details, happening at Remax 4574 Pine Island Rd in Matlacha. |
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Paint the Poles on Pine Island ~ Update |
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| | Lorie Tidwell, Jo Martilla, and Cheryl Dion are out representing!! Thank you, Ladies! |
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| | Lorie and Cheryl working the pole, getting things done!! |
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| | The old pole is still a work in progress because of rain, the ditch, and the crazy height of the design. LOL I know why this year they limited the area to six feet. |
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Pine Island is becoming increasingly colorful with over 70 electrical poles being painted!! We have a few more designs ready and once we get a dry day or two more will be primed. For our returning snowbird Hookers please pack your ideas, designs, and brushes. Make your mark on the island!! Need a pole primed? Give me a call or text 314-560-5074 |
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Fort Myers River District Alliance Art Walk |
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Practice makes perfect .... not quite but we did much better! Despite wind and rain that resulted in quite a few vendors packing up, your Hooker team hung in there and enjoyed a relatively pleasant remainder of the evening. A huge Thank you to Cindy Walton, Natalie Hetrick, Jeanelle Havlin, Donna Trusik, Jill Filgut and Jean Fromm. We also owe a big thanks to our new Sun Coast beverage guy... Daniel. He was very helpful and supportive throughout the evening. Breakdown for the September 6th Art Walk is as follows: Sales: $955 Expenses: $249 Net Funds raised: $706 This represents more than double our July 5th ($295) net funds raised. Thank you to all who participated and hoping to do even better for our last October 4th Art Walk. We will be soliciting volunteers for the October 4th event at the next membership meeting or you can text/call Lorie Tidwell (202) 294-4901 if you want to volunteer or want more information. |
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| | Another Art Walk in the books! A bit warm to start but as the evening went on, the storms that moved around us brought a delightful breeze. Thank you, Ladies, for the help! |
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| | We had live enterainment as well as lots of music and bubbles!! |
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Pop Up Meat Raffle Success!! |
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Another very successful and fun Meat Raffle raised $1115 for the Scholarship Fund! This event was led by Elsie with her volunteers Scottie, Lorie, Anna, Donna, Wendy, Tammey and Stacy. Way to go Hookers Next Meat Raffle is scheduled for January 25! |
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| | Elsie and her husband took home some good eats!! Boomshakalaka! |
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| | September Meat Raffle crew... Wendy, Anna, Lorie, Donna and Scottie. |
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| | Hookers showed up to support Hookers! Tammey and Stacy also helped with tearing tickets and taking care of the cash. |
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| | Our 50/50 winner took home $260. |
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| | Lorie with one of our many koozie winners. This was a lucky table. |
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| | Wendy, one of our brand new Hookers, strutting her stuff for the cause.... awesome job Wendy!! |
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Pine Island Elementary Fishing Derby ~ November 3 |
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Hookers who would like to participate are welcome to attend planning meetings! Capt’n Con’s Fish House 8421 Main Street Bokeelia FL Tuesday September 24 @ 6 pm Tuesday October 8 @ 6 pm Tuesday October 22 @ 6 pm Tuesday October 29 @ 6 pm – last meeting before the Derby We would have love to have members bring a bottle of alcohol to meetings for the Cooler Raffle! Contact Darcy Conner 954-816-9779 so we can send you information regarding meetings and day of event. |
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Save the Date: Adopt-A-Road 10/5 |
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Our next Adopt-A-Road will be on Saturday, October 5th. We are meeting at Blue Dog parking lot at 8:30 am. Safety vests, trash grabbers, and trash bags will be provided. The more that can participate the faster our clean up goes! More information to follow as construction progress is updated See you October 5th!! Thank you for your support! Shirley Noble and Lorie Tidwell Adopt-A-Road Co-Chairs |
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October General Membership Meeting |
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Monday, October 14, 2024 American Legion Post 136 4106 Stringfellow Rd in Saint James City Doors open at 5 pm to start ordering food and beverages. Reminder: the American Legion only accepts cash! The meeting begins promptly at 6:30 pm. **If you ordered a name badge this year, please don't forget to pick it up at the registration table when you arrive** As always, please don't forget to bring food pantry donations! |
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Previous 50/50 Recipients |
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Below are the 2023 and 2024 past 50/50 recipients. We are always looking for additional non-profit groups to share in our winnings. Email any suggestions and why you feel they would make a great candidate to: matlachahookers@matlachahookers.org Subject title "50/50 recipient suggestions" 2023 January -VFW Post 10127 NFM - $395 February - Island Luau - $275 March - ALA Girls State - $325 April - Pine Island Playhouse - $260 May - Pine Island Derby - $175 June - School Supply Drive - $240 July - Chamber of Commerce - $225 August - FISH - $165 September - Cub Scout Pack 20 - $156 October - Kiwanis Fall Festival - $250 November - Helping Paws - $295 December - Calusa Land Trust - $286 2024 January - Randal Research Center - $260 February - Girls Scout Troop #819 - $370 March - PIE Spring Fest - $190 April - Friends of Pine Island Library - $345 May - Hookers 4th of July - $220 June - Cape Coral Animal Shelter - $150 July - School Supply Drive - $125 August - Museum of the Island - $210 September - Pie Island Derby - $265 |
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September means Fall is right around the corner, with Halloween treats and pumpkin pie spice, and the Matlacha Hookers will be planning our Fall and Spring events. Since we sold the trailer, items from the trailer were taken to the new storage unit, but not organized. So Madam LindaBo has set Tuesday at 10 am, October 15 as Storage Unit Clean Up day. So, ladies, bring your gloves and Ibuprofen to help make quick work of this fall cleaning. Our storage unit is at 24/7 Store It Pine Island, 5111 Doug Taylor Circle, St. James City. We will meet at the north gate at 10 am. |
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Pine Island Food Pantry News |
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The Pine Island Food Pantry is in need of the following items: feminine hygiene products, dry cereal, canned soup (NO cream soup), diced tomatoes, instant mashed potatoes, penne or ziti pasta, egg noodles, canned black beans, crackers, and individually wrapped kids' snacks. 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! |
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2025 Matlacha Hooker Elections |
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It is election time again Ladies! The below form will be used this year and the positions that will be vacated are listed. Are you interested in being part of the board please add your name to the nominees for the 2025 Board? Forms will be available at the September general meeting. For our out-of-town Hookers contact Carolyn at matlachahookers@matlachahookers.org to obtain a form. |
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2025 Membership Dues and Voting Eligibility |
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We are now accepting dues for the 2025 membership year. To participate in the upcoming elections during the November meeting, please ensure your dues are paid by the October membership meeting. Timely payment is essential in order to be eligible to vote. |
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The password for our website has been updated! Members Only Area Password: HookM24 |
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Join our Members-Only Facebook Group! |
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Join us in the exclusive Matlacha Hooker Facebook Group! This private page is your ultimate destination for all things Matlacha Hookers. Stay tuned for event announcements, community news, and stories of how we're making an impact together. Plus, enjoy a glimpse into the fun and camaraderie that define our group. |
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Check out and Share our Public Facebook Page! |
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