Welcome to the NEW Hooker Herald! This will be an email newsletter that will be sent out to current paid membership volunteers 3 times a month! Members will still be encouraged to visit the website for up to date news, minutes, financials and event committee meeting minutes. |
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Welcome new Members!Tracy, Jean, Jennifer, Gwen, Ruth and Ellen!! We are so pleased you have joined us!! Be sure to meet the new members at the next general meeting! |
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We are anxious to see our fellow Sister Hookers return for the winter season! Safe travels to you all and we look forward to seeing you soon. In the meantime; don’t forget that we’re now hosting all General Membership Meetings via WebEx. We will start to host many of our committee meetings that way soon. A big Thank You goes out to Jeannie, Shirley, Linda, Sandy, Anita, Genie, Beth and Karen for helping sort out Christmas items that have been donated to be displayed and available for purchase at the OLMM (Catholic Church in Bokeelia on Stringfellow) Annual Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, November 14th from 9:00am until Noon. Beth, Anita, Karen and DJ will be volunteering that day. If you have Christmas decorum that you would like to donate, please let me know before November 7th. We’ll be delighted to accept any donations and add to our selections. We have received a generous offer from one of our members to take over the responsibilities of Webmistress from Madam Julia; we’ll announce her name soon. Julia has done a wonderful job of setting up our current website, sending out the Hooker Heralds and will serve as backup. Thank you for a job well done Julia! Ronald McDonald House is no longer accepting pull tabs due to Covid 19. However; please continue to bring tabs to our meetings. We have a choice that we can discuss at the next meeting. We can either collect and take to the recycling location on Doug Taylor Circle and exchange for cash, then forward checks directly to the Ronald McDonald House; OR donate the tabs to the American Legion as they are doing the same thing. IMPORTANT – Our next committee meeting for the P.I.E Project will be on Wednesday, October 28th at Little Lilly’s Deli beginning at 6:00pm. If you would like to be a part of the committee for this project, please let me know and we’ll forward an agenda prior to the meeting. Hookers Rule!! Madam DJ |
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Finally, we have hooked up with Blue Dog and Barnhill for our next Blood Drive on Saturday, November 7th from 10am until 3pm. I strongly encourage you to make a reservation as OneBlood continues to practice safe social distancing protocols. Click on the link below! If you do not have a reservation, as always we will do our very best to accommodate. Please feel free to post on your own Facebook page and share with neighbors, family and friends. | | |
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Fall Elections ~ For any Hooker that can not attend the October Meeting please fill out the ballot and email to MHBallotvote@yahoo.comDon’t forget that you MUST have your 2021 dues paid by the October General Membership meeting to participate in our November Election. Remember that you can pay online through our website. |
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The Beacon of HOPE wine event encourages all members to bring 1 to 2 bottle of wine to the upcoming meetings! Starting with the November meeting on the 19th. Our goal is to have 200 bottles for the event in February 2021. Also, Sandy Kerr is working on decorations and could use some "clam-like" shells in pairs. Think of a small Bra cups of shells; about the size of a quarter or fifty cent piece. |
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Next Wine Event Committee Meeting Monday, November 16, 2020 - 6pm At Froggy's (porch on the left) Come join the committee we could use help in several areas! Event Date/Details Sunday, February 28, 2021 1pm-4pm, at the Saint James City Civic Center, 3300 4th Avenue This supports the Beacon of HOPE senior programs. |
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Pine Island Food Pantry is now collecting donations of seasonal meal fixings to provide our clients with Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Most needed items include: · Canned green beans · Canned corn · Chicken Broth · Cream soup · Cranberry sauce · Gravy – can, pouch or bottle · Stuffing · Mashed Potatoes – pouch or box · Canned Yams · Olives/Pickles · Box muffin or bread mix · Box dessert mix Personal Care products, such as toilet paper, bar soap, shampoo, toothpaste, razors and laundry detergent, are also welcome as these items are always in high demand. Please bring your donations to an upcoming meeting. No need to mark or bag your donations in a particular way as the pantry volunteers will assemble the holiday bags for distribution. Or if not attending a Hooker meeting in person, donations can be dropped off at the following locations: Winn-Dixie, V.F.W., American Legion, Moose, Elks, Stonegate Bank, Matlacha Post Office or the Pine Island Food Pantry at OLMM church. Visit pineislandfoodpantry.org to learn more. The pantry is accepting new clients, so if you know of anyone on the island who needs food now or for the holidays, please encourage them to stop by during their open hours, Monday and Thursday, 8:30- 10:30 am at OLMM, 12175 Stringfellow Road in Bokeelia. Pre registration for holiday meals will be in October. Thank you for ensuring everyone on the island has joyous celebrations this year! |
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Holiday's will soon be upon us. Matlacha Hooker's have women's and men's t-shirts and baseball caps available for a $20.00 donation.
We also have license plate frames and bottle koozies. Wine tumblers will be coming soon !
Merchandise is available at Hookers' meetings or contact Jill Filgut, MatlachaHookersDirectorii@gmail.com
Watch for The Hookers' Store, coming soon on our website! |
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A "Vintage Hooker Merchandise" Sale is being considered for a fund-raiser. Donations of vintage Hooker shirts and shirts from other Island events are being sought, the older the better ! Shirts in great condition may be sold "as is" or turned into pillows and re-purposed. Please bring donations to the next two general meetings or call Genie Andrews 239-283-0349 to arrange pick-up |
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PLEASE JOIN US AT OUR UPCOMING EVENTS PIE PROJECT MEETING OCTOBER 28th 6pm @ LITTLE LILLY'S BLOOD DRIVE NOVEMBER 7th @ BARNHILL/BLUE DOG IN MATLACHA WINE EVENT MEETING NOVEMBER 16th @ FROGGY'S OUTDOOR PORCH NOVEMBER 19th GENERAL MEETING @ THE MOOSE 6:30pm ADOPT A ROAD DECEMBER 5th Meeting time behind Olde Fish House TBA Check the calendar on our website frequently for events, locations, times and updates! | | |
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Finally, I saw that worrying had come to nothing and I gave it up and took my old body and went out into the morning and sang. ~ Mary Oliver |
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