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Women’s International Border Club

Chula Vista, California, USA

Friendship across borders in Chula Vista since 2005.

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2005year our club was founded
17sister clubs on four continents
90+nationalities in the WCI family
1986WCI founded in Washington, D.C.

About us

The Women’s International Border Club keeps growing: we now have 56 members of many nationalities, including American, German, Austrian, Mexican, Indian, Bolivian, Peruvian, Iranian and Brazilian.

We mark the year with themed events, from Valentine’s Day and International Women’s Day to flower arranging for Mother’s Day, a citrus-picking breakfast on a member’s farm, a summer picnic by the sea and a Halloween costume party.

Our founder, Vilma Boettcher, first imagined a club spanning the USA and Mexico. Crossing the border made that hard, so a second club was started in the San Diego area instead, and the two clubs still meet once a year.

What we do

  • International Women’s Day and Valentine’s Day celebrations
  • Spring citrus picking on a member’s farm
  • Summer picnic at the beach
  • Annual swap event and raffle
  • Monthly birthday club

Photos

  • Valentine’s Day in red

    Valentine’s Day in red

  • International Women’s Day in purple

    International Women’s Day in purple

  • Breakfast on the citrus farm

    Breakfast on the citrus farm

  • A membership meeting

    A membership meeting

Club news

  1. A new board for 2026

    Our January membership meeting elected a new board led by President Marie-Luise Sczyrbowski.

Our club in the WCI family

“Our strength is having luncheons, that is what we do very well…”
Elizabeth LongPresident, Women's International Border Club · WCI Today, July 15, 2020

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Friends from everywhere

Meet women of many nationalities who know what it is like to start over in a new place.

Culture and learning

Talks, trips, cooking, languages and traditions, shared over coffee and at our events.

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