Upcoming Events Mon., May 9 - General Meeting at Goldy's Chicken Shack. Doors open at 5 pm and the meeting starts at 6:30 pm. Don't forget to bring your food pantry donations and recycled luau baskets. 12 Scholarships will be awarded during the meeting. Sat., May 14 - Stamp Out Hunger USPS Food Drive - to benefit the Pine Island Food Pantry. See below for volunteer help needed the day of the event. Sun., May 15 - Cars & Coffee & Outdoor Market at the VFW from 9 am - 2 pm. The Hookers Merchandise Team will have a booth there. Mon., May 30 - VFW and American Legion Memorial Day Ceremony with wreath laying to honor the fallen at VFW at 10 am. Guest speaker will be PIE Principal Millins with students providing musical entertainment. Mon., Jun 20 - 11th Annual Island Luau Start-Up Meeting at SJCCC starting at 6:30 pm. Mon., Jul 4 - Pine Island Parade. The Matlacha Hookers will have a float. More details to follow.
Month of July - PIE School Supply Drive and FISH Clothing for Kids drive/adoption.
Sat., Jul 16 - Mini MangoMania - Save the Date! Island location to follow. Members are encouraged to visit the website for up to date news, meeting minutes, financials, merchandise and committee event forms. |
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THE May GENERAL MEETING Monday, May 9 Goldy's Chicken Shack 3015 SW Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral, FL 33991 Doors open at 5 pm. Food will be available to purchase. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm. Please bring Food Pantry donations and Luau baskets for recycling. 12 Scholarships will be awarded during the meeting. Matlacha Hooker General Meeting Virtual Meeting Link
Mon, May 9, 2022 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/957749205
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (224) 501-3412
Access Code: 957-749-205
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Madam Letter Happy Mother's Day! Bert's was not selected as one of the winners in the First Horizon Bank 'Back to Business' Contest. But Koucky's Pottery in Bokeelia was awarded the Second Prize!! Congratulations to Nancy and Chuck Koucky! |
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Anytime one of our island businesses or organizations is recognized is a win for the Greater Pine Island area. Thanks again to those that showed up and appeared in the video (which was fun to make) and especially to those of you that voted! |
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And speaking of being recognized - YOU DID IT!! The Matlacha Hookers is the 2022 Best Service Organization per the Pine Island Eagle newspaper readers and those that voted in our community!! That could not have happened without YOUR effort and support throughout the year. Congratulations to all of you! |
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We had 18 Donors at our May Blood Drive Saturday and collected 16 units. That means that up to 48 can receive lifesaving help from our efforts. Stop by Olde Fish House, please say Thank You for co-hosting this drive. Our next Drive will be in August with details to follow. If you missed this one and can donate, the American Legion is hosting a Drive with OneBlood on Monday, May 16th from 10:00am until 3:00pm. Remember that they serve lunch Monday through Friday from 11:30am until 2:00pm and that lunch is always open to the public. Four more volunteers are needed for the Annual Postal Carriers Food Drive on Saturday, May 14th; two for the morning shift and two more for the afternoon shift. More details are in this Herald; call Peg to sign up. I'm working the afternoon shift, come join me. Julia Gaylor, Monica Kochel and Deb Syring will be the Co-Chairs for the 2022 Pine Island Elementary Fishing Tournament & Derby! The date this year is Sunday, November 6th at Olde Fish House. Anita Jannotti and I will be Co-Chairs for the 4th of July Parade and we will have a planning meeting or two in June. Please let us know if you would like to be involved or be in the Parade. This is LAST CALL for gently worn bras! I have a box ready to go but can fit a few more. We are donating to another 501(c)3 called 'Free The Girls'. They exist to help women rescued from sex trafficking. Check out their website for more information at www.freethegirls.org. Do you have experience or enjoy writing and/or applying for Grants? If so, we have a challenge for you! Please let me know. The new owner of our Storage Unit is called '24/7StoreIt' and our access has changed. If you need access, please see me for details. Finally, I hope to see you on Monday at Goldy's. We are awarding Twelve Scholarships this year! Also, Goldy's has a Wine Special. If you purchase a Matlacha Hookers' Wine Glass from them, they will fill it with wine for $4.50 instead of $6.50. They purchased quite a few at the Luau for this purpose. Stay amazing, Madam DJ |
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Card Shower We have a Sister Hooker that needs some good wishes. Bev Kindred has been battling health issues for several years, and her time is near. She and her husband Roger sold their home in Matlacha and moved to Punta Gorda a few years ago to be closer to her brother. Well, she needs some cheering up and kind thoughts. Please send your best wishes this week. Bev Kindred (& Roger Kindred) 536 Crystal Lakes Road, Gilmanton Iron Works, NH 03837 |
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New Note Card Designs Are Now Available Cards are 4.5"x 6" with scalloped front edge with a blank white inside Each card is unique and priced at 3 cards for $5 |
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Our new Hooker note cards are here and will be available to purchase at our May 9th meeting at Goldy's. These colorful and very special note cards were created by ZotArtz and the kids at the Anne Carlsen Center in Jamestown, ND. ZotArtz creates art differently than anyone else - as many of the ArtFest volunteers and attendees may have seen first hand this year. Rather than finding ways for people with disabilities to participate in activities for non-disabled people, Dwayne Zot creates entirely new art activities and projects for people with disabilities and invites those without disabilities to join in. Everyone from preschool children to senior adults can stamp, draw, roll and print to make their artwork. It's all play, but participants learn, explore and develop skills while having fun together. Parents, friends and family members can share the experience, pride and delight that creating art can bring - together. Each card is unique and at 3 cards for $5 - a bargain. Stock up and relax with a pen while composing a snail mail to one of your favorite friends, kids or parents. They will not only enjoy hearing from you but also seeing and learning about how you as a Hooker continue to make a positive difference in our community. |
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Island Luau Planning meeting Monday, June 20th- 6:30 @ SJCCC Next Island Luau meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Feb 26, 2023 @ the SJCCC. Please come and offer your skills. What are your talents or interests? Are they in Food Prep? Decorating? Collecting items? Making phone calls? Helping with set-up? Helping with Tear down? There are many areas that could use you. We need you to volunteer. Let's make this event even better.
VIRTUAL ISLAND LUAU TEAM MEETING - June 2022
Mon, Jun 20, 2022 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM https://meet.goto.com/469673597 You can also dial in using your phone. (For supported devices, tap a one-touch number below to join instantly.) United States: +1 (224) 501-3412 - One-touch: tel:+12245013412,,469673597# Access Code: 469-673-597 |
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USPS Carrier Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Saturday, May 14 |
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The Hookers are needed We need to staff two shifts on Saturday 9:30-12:30 or 12:30-4:00pm at the Catholic Church on Stringfellow Road. A light lunch will be provided for all volunteers. We will be sorting all the donated food, A sign up sheet will be available at the May General meeting or feel free to email Lorie Tidwell at lorah.tidwell@gmail.com or call 202.294.4901 to sign up. ALL donated food stays on the Island. This is a great and much needed activity and Hooker's have traditionally risen to the occasion to provide support. |
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The Food Pantry Everyday Pantry Needs include peanut butter and jelly, saltines, ramen noodle multi packs, hamburger helper and personal care products, such as, feminine hygiene products, toothpaste and toothbrushes, laundry detergent, shampoo, deodorant, razors, dish soap, size 6 diapers or pull ups and small/medium size adult diapers. Nonperishable donations can also be dropped off at the following locations: Winn-Dixie, V.F.W., American Legion, Moose, Elks, Centennial Bank, the Matlacha Post Office or at the pantry when it is open on Monday and Thursdays, 8:30 am - 10:30 am. Visit pineislandfoodpantry.org to learn more. Thank you! |
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VFW Post #4353 Cars & Coffee & Outdoor Market Sunday, May 15 from 9 AM - 2 PM 8150 Stringfellow Rd, SJC The Hookers Merchandise team will have a booth at this event. The outdoor market will include the Everglades Chapter of the Porsche Club of America. |
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**IMPORTANT WEBSITE ACCESS INFORMATION** The website Members ONLY pages have been updated and are accessible on the HOME page in two sections. The 2022 Password is 20HMP22 and only needs to be entered one time on the Members only page. Members need to email the Secretary at matlachahookers@matlachahookers.org to have their membership verified before receiving the new password. Questions? Contact Vice Madam Julia |
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Don’t forget that 0.5% of all of your purchases will be automatically donated to the Matlacha Hookers if you, - Select Matlacha Hookers as your charity and then,
- Enter Amazon through the Amazon Smile each time you shop.
Thank you for supporting us all year long! |
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Herald and website content submissions, along with questions or concerns should be sent to Karen Durand at MHwebmistress@gmail.com. Please do not email to Karen by 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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