Upcoming Events Sat, Feb 3- Adopt-A-Road starting at 8:30 am. Blue Dog Bar and Grill 4597 Pine Island Rd in Matlacha. Volunteers needed. See details below. Sun, Feb 4- Matlacha Hookers 25th Anniversary Party. 11 am- 4 pm. Doug Taylor Circle, in the empty lot next to the Beacon of Hope. See details below. ***If the lot is too wet, or it's bad weather, the entire event is being moved to the Moose Lodge 8903 Stringfellow Rd in Saint James City. Mon, Feb 5- February Board Meeting starting at 6 pm. Salty Girls Island Cafe 10700 Stringfellow Rd in Bokeelia, just north of the center. Tues, Feb 6- Bling Babes Jewelry Display and Pricing starting at 10 am. Chris Buntin's house, 8209 Moyer Lane in Bokeelia. See details below in the Island Luau section. Thurs, Feb 8- Blood Drive starting at 10 am. Winn-Dixie parking lot, 9864 Stringfellow Rd in Saint James City. See details below. Mon, Feb 12- February General Membership Meeting starting at 6:30 pm. American Legion Post 136, 4106 Stringfellow Rd in Saint James City. See details below. Mon-Wed, Feb 12, 13, 14- Wooden Rose Sales at PIE starting at 8:20 am. Pine Island Elementary School 5360 Ridgewood Dr in Bokeelia, close to the center. Volunteers needed. See details below. Wed, Feb 14- Elvis: A Musical Revolution 11:30 am lunch, 1 pm show. Broadway Palms 1380 Colonial Blvd in Fort Myers. See details below! Sat, Feb 17- Pine Island Garden Gala 9 am- 2 pm. Phillips Garden Park, one block north of the center. Volunteers needed. See details below. Mon, Feb 19- Island Luau Committee Meeting starting at 6 pm. Salty Girls Island Cafe 10700 Stringfellow Rd in Bokeelia, close to the center. Mon, Feb 19- Luau Basket Making 9 am- 12 pm. Beth Nelson's house, 3343 Manatee Dr, Saint James City. Volunteers needed. Questions? Contact Linda Bohacek 715-579-5009. Fri, Feb 23- PIE Walk-a-thon starting at 8:00 am. Pine Island Elementary School 5360 Ridgewood Dr in Bokeelia, close to the center. Volunteers needed. See details below. Sat, Feb 24- Outdoor Island Market 9 am- 2 pm. Fishers of Men Lutheran Church 10360 Stringfellow Rd in SJC. Volunteers needed. See details below. Sat, Feb 24- Island Luau Set Up starting at 10 am. Saint James City Civic Center 3300 Fourth Ave, Saint James City. Sun, Feb 25- Island Luau Set Up starting at 9 am. Saint James City Civic Center 3300 Fourth Ave, Saint James City. Sun, Feb 25- 12th Annual Island Luau 1 pm- 5 pm. Saint James City Civic Center 3300 Fourth Ave, Saint James City. 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. Sat, March 16- Bag 'n Tag Pancake Breakfast Event starting at 8 am. Moose Lodge 8903 Stringfellow Rd in Saint James City. See breaking news update 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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ELVIS: A Musical Revolution- Only 2 Seats Left! |
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We have reserved a group of seats to Elvis: A Musical Revolution, at Broadway Palms in Fort Myers, on February 14! We have two seats left! Our group discounted rate is $66 per ticket, which includes buffet lunch, the show, and a shout out to the Matlacha Hookers by the announcer. We thought this would be a fun day for the ladies to get together to celebrate Valentine's Day and our 25th anniversary. Friends and family members are also welcome to join us. Contact Christy Rau 513-703-7433 ASAP to grab your seats! |
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Renewals are winding down for 2024! PLEASE BE ADVISED: if you are not renewed by January 31, you will no longer have access to the Members Only area of our website and you will no longer receive The Herald. |
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Spotlight On: Volunteers Needed at the Island Luau |
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😊 🍷 WELCOME ENTRY AREA, POUR STATIONS, APPETIZERS & DESSERTS 🍷 😊 Ladies, With the Island Luau less than a month away, it is time to finish staffing the event. We need volunteers (12) for the entry area to welcome guests, scan them in, and give them their wrist bands, gift bags, and leis. We also need volunteers for our three pour stations, 4 volunteers at each station. (12:30 - 2:30 pm, 2:30 - 5 pm, or do the whole event 12:30 - 5 pm) Additionally, we need volunteers to assist with appetizers and desserts. The Island Luau event on February 25 runs from 1 - 5 pm, and we ask that all volunteers arrive by 12:00 pm. To volunteer contact Cindy Walton cindylynnsw@gmail.com or text 609-369-1347 |
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Adopt-A- Road 2024 Rescheduled for 2/3 |
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Due to nasty weather, resulting in wet pavement and ditches, our January 13 Adopt-A-Road was cancelled. Please join us on Saturday February 3 at 8:30am for the make-up clean-up day. We'll meet at Blue Dog and clean from Miceli's to Yucatan, where construction activity permits. The more that participate, the quicker we get done. We are usually all finished in about 90 minutes. This is a great opportunity for some of you new Matlacha Hookers to get to know others in our membership. We have several husbands and friends that help too! Thanks Deb Syring and Joyce Boyer for bringing Joel and Tom. Feel free to invite friends and kids, and maybe include brunch at Salty Girls or Perfect Cup afterwards. Hoping for good weather and we look forward to seeing you on Saturday morning. Thanks in advance for your participation! Lorie Tidwell and Shirley Noble Adopt-A-Road co-chairs |
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Volunteers Needed At Pine Island Elementary |
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General Membership Meeting |
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Monday, February 12, 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. We will be drawing for the Travel Raffle at this meeting! |
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Please being your pre-loved premium and costume jewelry you would like to donate (for the Chic Jewelry Boutique at the Island Luau) to this meeting. We would appreciate gift cards for restaurants, gift certificates, and any new items for Island Luau baskets. (Please see the Island Luau section below for more details.) As always, please don't forget to bring food pantry donations! And, this just in: bring your Bag 'n Tag donations! (Keep scrolling for more details below!) |
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Great Valentine's Day gift! Drawing Date 2/12/2024 Final days to get your Travel Raffle tickets! Remember to like and share the Facebook post too, so we can sell all of the tickets! | | |
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Our Matlacha Hookers Merchandise Team Needs You!! |
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The Matlacha Hookers Merchandise Team has a busy winter planned, and really needs some helping hands! Come out and shop, and volunteer! Pine Island Garden Gala
Saturday, February 17, 9 am to 2 pm Phillips Garden Park One block north of the center 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.) Outdoor Island Market Saturday, February 24, 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.) 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.) The Matlacha Merchandise Team needs volunteers at these fun events! Please contact Linda Bohacek 715-579-5009 |
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The Island Luau Event is on Sunday, Feb 25, 2024, at Saint James City Civic Center Feb 19, 2024, Monday (One week before the event) – All members The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Salty Girls Island Cafe, 10700 Stringfellow Rd in Bokeelia, close to the center. Feb 24, 2024, Saturday, Set-up Crews start at 10 am Feb 25. 2024, Sunday, Luau Event, Set-up starts at 9 am All volunteers need to be on site by 12:00 pm Linda Bohacek, Joanne Correia, and Sandy Kerr, Island Luau Co-Chairs |
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Reminder to please bring to every meeting: ~ any pre-loved premium and costume jewelry (for the Chic Jewelry Boutique) ~ regular size bottles of wine, value $10+ for the Mystery Wine (we need 200 for the event) or cash donations for the committee to purchase wine 🌺 Thank you!!! 🌺 |
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🌸 Island Luau Baskets 🌸 Thank you for signing up to either make a basket or bring a basket! Instructions: You can choose to wrap it yourself, but please close it loosely as we may need to add gift certificates to the basket. We have bows to close it. If you would like the committee to wrap it, we will be happy to do so. Tape a written list of the contents with the value to the basket. VERY IMPORTANT: Bring basket to the General Meeting on February 12th -OR- bring it to Beth Nelson's home, at 3343 Manatee Drive in Saint James City, between 9 am and Noon on February 19th -OR- Contact Linda Bohacek 715-579-5009 to make arrangements to deliver the basket. We can't wait to see what our awesome Hookers have created! For those who aren't able to make complete baskets, but would still like to help, we still need your assistance! We need items to put in baskets, gift certificates from eateries that you frequent, and basket making supplies such as crinkle paper, plastic gift bags (that can be found at the dollar stores), scissors, and clear scotch tape. Please bring these items to the February General Membership meeting on Feb 12 or to Island Luau Basket Making on Feb 19. Questions? Contact Linda Bohacek 715-579-5009 or Lbrdh4pets@gmail.com |
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💎 💍 CHIC JEWELRY BOUTIQUE 💍 💎 VOLUNTEERS [BLING BABES]: If you haven’t signed up, we could use your help! Call or text Chris B 321-231-4557 to add your name to date[s] below:
2/6/24 Tuesday 10 am - 2 pm[?] Display & price donated jewelry. Help is needed for this important pricing date. 8209 Moyer Lane, Bokeelia.
2/25/24 Sunday 11 am - Help set up displays & help guests with jewelry choices [1-5 pm] in the Luau Chic Jewelry Boutique.
If you haven’t peeked at your jewelry stash lately, there is still time to donate. Bring your treasures to 2/12/24 General Meeting. All the money we raise goes to Island Luau charities.
Christina Buntin 321-231-4557 8209 Moyer Lane, Bokeelia, FL 33922 jcbuntin8209@gmail.com |
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Save the Date for Island Fest with Mullet Toss 3/9 |
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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. We will get more specifics as the date gets closer, but here's the rough outline: Volunteers are needed for two areas; 3 people per shift; 10 am- 12 pm, 12- 2 pm, 2- 4 pm. Stay tuned for updates! |
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March Matlacha Hookers Social 3/20 |
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Captiva Cruises is Holding the Wednesday, March 20th date just for us, the Matlacha Hookers! But only for a few more days! Limited Availability - we’ve filled half the boat already! If you would like to attend the March 20th Social, call Captiva Cruises and let them know you are with the Matlacha Hookers before January 31st. Payment is due at time of booking. New to the island, just want a refresher or a day on the water to hang out with your fellow Hookers! Come out and Join Us! Questions? Contact Darcy 954-530-2494 darcyconner@cruiseplanners.com |
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🔥Bag 'n Tag Update- Hot off the Press!!🔥 |
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Good news! We have a trailer at the Maxwell House, at 7830 Lobean Lane in Bokeelia, that will be here for at least another week. Feel free to drop off items that are in bags with information on the outside, or boxes with lids, but please text or call DJ at 239-910-3829. GREAT NEWS - The American Legion is allowing us to use one of the PODS for storage, and their dining room for sorting!! Please bring items to the February General Membership Meeting on Monday, February 12th, with more information to follow. If you need more information, please contact Carolyn at 707-291-0310 or Teresa at 239-738-5008. |
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General Meeting Location Ideas Wanted! |
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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. |
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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: tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, 1 lb bags of rice, pork n beans, saltines, gravy packets, instant mashed potatoes, ramen soup, dry cereal, canned soup (NO cream soup), elbow macaroni, penne or ziti pasta, egg noodles, dried beans, crackers, 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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New password for website was updated February 27th. Members Only Area Password: @HMP23 |
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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. |
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