Upcoming Events You Don’t Want to Miss: Saturday, Dec. 5th at 8:45 am - Adopt a Road - meet behind the Olde Fish House Saturday, Dec. 5th at 6:00 and 7:00 pm Christmas Caroling at Tarpon Lodge Holiday House. We will sing for about 15 minutes at 6pm and then sing again at 7pm. Wear Your Best Christmas Finery!
Monday, Dec 7th at 6:00 pm Board Meeting at Little Lily's
Monday, Dec 14th at 6:30 pm – December General Meeting at the American Legion. Pizza is on the menu. Hooker merchandise makes great Christmas gifts and will be available for sale at the meeting. Remember to bring donations for the Food Pantry. Wednesday, Dec. 16th at 6:00pm - P.I.E. Project Committee Meeting, location to be announced. Saturday, Jan. 9th Drive Through Pancake Breakfast benefiting P.I.E. - save the date Members are encouraged to visit the website for up to date news, minutes, financials and event committee meeting minutes. |
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Letter From Our Madam Congratulations to the 2021 Board of Directors!! Madam DJ Ruscik Vice Madam Ginny Neff Secretary Tara Efrid Treasurer Terri Batdorf Chaplain Anita Jannotti Director Lucinda Good Director Joanne Correia Director Monica Kochel They’ll have some big shoes to fill! Personally, I’d like to thank you for your continued support and confidence in me. I think next year is truly going to be a 20-Wonderful year for the Matlacha Hookers! I hope that you all enjoyed a beautiful Thanksgiving Holiday. I’ve always considered Thanksgiving as the official start of the holiday season; so, let the festivities begin! On Saturday we put up our Christmas tree, and I’ll spend the next week or so hanging ornaments and decorating the house. This is my favorite holiday of the year. Christmas always seems to bring out warmth, compassion and generosity of the heart and soul. Much cooler weather will be arriving on the 30th, which should provide a refreshing spark for our spirits. |
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Please Join Us for Christmas Caroling at Tarpon Lodge Saturday, Dec. 5th at 6:00 & 7:00 pm (Our only caroling location this year) Please arrive by 5:30 pm and meet out front. We will be caroling for about 15 minutes at 6:00pm and at 7:00pm. I have ordered face shields for anyone who participates and doesn't bring their own. |
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Just a reminder: dress in your most fun and festive Christmas attire. Antlers and feathers are welcome and encouraged! We’ll even be joined by Santa Claus!! Important - If you are participating in the Caroling and signed up at the November Meeting I have your contact information. If you would like to sign up, please email me by Tuesday, December 1st with your name and phone number and I’ll forward a the list of songs and words for our Island Song before the end of the week. matlachahookersmadam@gmail.com We’ll be finalizing the details of our caroling efforts at the December Board Meeting. I absolutely support those of you that would rather not participate this year due to concerns regarding Covid. However; as a group, we will continue to take all precautions as directed by the CDC to keep ourselves and others safe. Don’t forget that you can still ‘attend’ meetings by WebEx. By the way; Thank You goes out to Vice Madam Billie for running the November General Membership Meeting!! Greatly appreciated since I could only attend by WebEx. |
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Save These Dates... January 9th Drive Through Pancake Breakfast Even though the Holidays are upon us; it’s time to do what Hookers do best! Volunteer, raise funds and make a positive difference!! We'll share all of the information about this upcoming P.I.E. Project at the December Meeting. Right now we have only four on our committee and could use a few more, and of course will need volunteers for the Drive Through Pancake Breakfast on January 9th. Please plan on attending the next P.I.E. Project Committee Meeting on Wednesday, December 16th at 6:00pm. The location will be announced at the December Meeting. Other event dates... |
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Stay well and see you at the December 14th Meeting! Madam DJ |
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Calling All Trashy Hookers Saturday, Dec. 5th Adopt a Road Join Miss Matty and your sisters and Adopt-a-Road. Meet at 8:45 am behind Olde Fish House Genie Andrews. 239-283-0349 |
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New Merchandise Just In Time for the Holidays |
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Items may ordered using the form in the catalog or can be picked up at Trader’s Hitching Post in Matlacha or at the upcoming Dec 14th general meeting. |
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THE DECEMBER GENERAL MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, DECEMBER 14TH AT THE AMERICAN LEGION AT 6:30 PM PIZZA IS ON THE MENU ! General Meeting - Matlacha Hookers - December 14th
Mon, Dec 14, 2020 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (EST) Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/551531245 You can also dial in using your phone. (For supported devices, tap a one-touch number below to join instantly.) United States: +1 (872) 240-3212
- One-touch: tel:+18722403212,,551531245# Access Code: 551-531-245 |
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Pine Island Food Pantry The food pantry is still collecting donations of Christmas meal fixings for approximately 100 families on this island. Most needed items include green beans and corn, cream soup, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy and sweet potatoes. Personal Care products, such as 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. |
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Attention Holiday Shoppers Don’t forget that .05% 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. |
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Thank you for supporting the Matlacha Hookers! |
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"When my arms can't reach the people I love, I always hug them with my prayers." Snoopy |
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Please contact Webmistress Karen Durand at mhwebmistress@gmail.com with content ideas or updates for the Herald newsletter, published up to 3x per month or for our website. All content will be approved by the board before publication. |
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