Matlacha Hookers present first 12 business grants
To the editor:
The Matlacha Hookers is a 501c3 woman’s charitable non-profit organization. Our organization has had members from Matlacha and the Greater Pine Island area, as well as Cape Coral, North Fort Myers and For Myers, for over 25 years.
We are proud and honored to announce that the first set of grant winners was announced, and several checks were given out on Monday, July 10, 2023, at the American Legion.
The response from the Greater Pine Island Community is always amazing. We want to express a big thank you to all the businesses that applied for the grants as well as our volunteers who helped make this grant project run smoothly.
We are so thankful that more than 15 Pine Island area businesses applied for the first set of grants.
Here is the list of the 12 grants that are awarded to businesses in alphabetical order: AdPrint Craft, Calusa Bug Spray, Creative Coast Preschool, Franks’ Bobcat Services, Kinetic Touch Massage & Wellness, Matlacha Gallery and Gifts, Nauti Tiki Seasonings, Premier Growers Inc, Sacred Souls, Sweeney’s SOS, Salty Girls Island Café, Trader’s Hitching Post
Finally, thank you to the Matlacha Hurricane Committee to our Matlacha Hookers, who made this grant process a success.
Please mark your calendars for the second set of Hurricane Ian Grants, which will open again for 10 Greater Pine Island and Matlacha Businesses and new, this time, 5 Non-Profits that are not nationally or state-affiliated, again on Sunday, Monday, Aug. 14 through Sept. 28, 2023, the first year anniversary of Hurricane Ian.
More information about the criteria to qualify and how to apply for a grant will be posted in the second week of August by our organization. You can visit our website, matlachahookers.org, our Facebook page or find it in the Eagle.
Matlacha Hookers
Matlacha/Pine Island