Upcoming Events Sat, April 29- Island Outdoor Market 9 am- 2 pm at Fishers of Men Lutheran Church 10360 Stringfellow Rd in SJC. Volunteers needed. This is the last one of the season! Contact Linda Bohacek 715-579-5009. Mon, May 1- Board Meeting starting at 6 pm. Location TBA. Thurs, May 4- PIE Fishing Derby Committee Meeting starting at 6 pm, Knight's Landing 16499 Porto Bello St in Bokeelia. Fri, Sat, and Sun, May 5, 6, and 7- Belk Charity Days 2342 Surfside Blvd in Cape Coral. Volunteers needed. See details below. Sat, May 6- Shred Day 11 am - 1 pm at Pine Island United Methodist Church, 5701 Pine Island Rd, in Bokeelia close to the center. See details below. Sat, May 6- Blood Drive 10 am - 3 pm at Miceli's, 3930 Pine Island Rd in Matlacha. Appointments are strongly encouraged. See details below. Mon, May 8- General Membership Meeting starting promptly at 6:30 pm. Location TBA. Sat, May 13- USPS Stamping Out Hunger Food Drive starting at 9:30 am at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church 12175 Stringfellow Road in Bokeelia. See details below. Sun, May 21- PIE Fishing Derby at Jug Creek and Knights Landing. See details 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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Hello Hookers! Well, they say April showers bring May flowers, but last week's showers brought more than flowers... more like PTSD and additional water damage to some of our Sisters' and fellow Islanders' homes. If you were affected by this, my thoughts and prayers are with you.
I've been Chaplain for four months now, and I have to tell you, it's been pretty inspirational! Although individual outreach has been rather slow due to other programs we've had in place, just being a part of the Board and seeing behind the scenes how much work and effort goes into every event, no matter how big or small, is amazing. There are so many different skills and personalities amongst us, and both of these virtues are really what it takes to pull all these events off. So if you haven't signed up yet to volunteer for one of these events, please do. You won't regret it!
I'd also like to thank you for putting up with my jokes once a month. Standing in front of you all takes me out of my comfort zone and it's really been a wonderful experience.
Before I go, here's a quote that seems to fit well at this juncture in our lives.
"I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles." -Audrey Hepburn
May the spirit lift you up,
Tania Watkins
Chaplin |
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Carolyn Ryzanych's mother passed away on Easter Sunday. Please send your condolences and notes offering comfort to Carolyn (Paul) at: 5600 Blyth Court Bokeelia, FL 33922 |
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Anna VanKirk is in charge of the kids craft area of the Pine Island Elementary Fishing Derby in May. She needs help with cutting fish tails prior to the event. This is something easy that you can do while watching TV from home! Please contact Anna 239-258-1218 ASAP. Anna is also looking for volunteers to help out at the event on May 21. |
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A shout out and huge thank you to Jill and Jim Filgut for putting up the new bank of shelves in the storage unit and to Joanne Correia for making arrangements to purchase and deliver them! |
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Saturday, April 29 9 AM - 2 PM Fishers of Men Lutheran Church 10360 Stringfellow Rd, Saint James City Keep It Local! This great event is continuing to encourage people to shop and support our local island community throughout the year. This is the last one of the season! The Matlacha Hookers will be there and could use your help. Contact Linda Bohacek 715-579-5009 |
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Belk Charity Days May 5, 6, & 7 |
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Friday, May 5th through Sunday, May 7th. The store at Surfside opens at 10 am each day and we have been invited to participate. We will be onsite selling vouchers for $5 each which gives the shopper $5 off their next purchase. And we keep 100% of the $5 for each voucher sold! They will have special sales going on all weekend and these coupons are stackable. VOLUNTEERS are needed and we are not the only group that's been invited. So, please reach out to DJ as soon as you can with the date and time slot that you would like to volunteer, and I can reserve those time slots in advance! Call and leave a message or text DJ at 239-910-3829. (For starters, I'll take the 5:30pm to 7:30pm slot on Friday evening; anyone care to join me?) |
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Free Shred Day Event May 6 |
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The Greater Pine Island Elks Lodge #2871 will again be hosting a FREE Shred Day for the Pine Island Community. From 11 am to 1 pm on Saturday, May 6, residents can bring banker-sized boxes or 13 lb. plastic bags of documents to the Pine Island United Methodist Church, 5701 Pine Island Rd, Bokeelia, FL 33922, and have their documents shredded securely and safely by Shred It Direct. A drive-thru format in the church parking lot will be used. While FREE, monetary donations will be accepted to benefit the award-winning Pine Island Leaders of Tomorrow (PILOT) free after school enrichment program. |
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USPS Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive 5/13 |
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The following information has been shared with the Matlacha Hookers: For this year's 2023 USPS Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive we have created pineislanduspsfooddrive@gmail.com to handle all email correspondence. If you plan on volunteering the day of the event or know anyone interested in getting involved, please contact us at your earliest convenience so we can get everyone into positions for the day. We need volunteers in the areas of: Collecting Boxes Drivers Hall Setup Weigh In Sorting Donations Expiration Verification Hall Breakdown As the event gets closer we will only communicate with registered volunteers from this email to avoid overburdening anyone with unnecessary emails. Thanks, Guy & Connie D'Alessio Guy D'Alessio 917-774-7397 Connie D'Alessio 917-584-8569 |
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Pine Island Elementary Fishing Derby |
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The next meeting for the planning committee will be Thursday, May 4th at Knight's Landing at 6pm! We will be reviewing the needs for volunteers and will have sign up sheets for all members at the May 8th General Membership meeting. |
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Tournament Merchandise is available for purchase. Find us around town or at the next meeting. Also you can reach out to Julia as well to get Hooked up! Hats $25 Long Sleeve Shirts $25 Short Sleeve Shirts $20 Tournament Rulers $10 |
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Pine Island Food Pantry News |
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The Food Pantry is in need of the following items: laundry detergent, canned diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, instant mashed potatoes, jelly, all types of crackers (saltines, Ritz, Townhouse, oyster/soup), egg noodles, and pasta (elbow macaroni, penne, ziti). 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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