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Welcome to Florida International Club
Naples, Florida, USA
A caring, creative community in Naples since 1986.
About us
Welcome to Florida International Club was founded in 1986 by Marian Adair at the Hilton Hotel on Marco Island, modeled on the Welcome to Washington International Club. Our purpose is “Building Bridges of International Understanding”, and in 2026 we celebrate our 40th anniversary!
Our members come from 48 countries and from across the U.S., and we welcome 15 to 20 new members every year. Monthly luncheons with guest speakers, more than 20 interest groups and our “Beyond Us” volunteer projects keep our calendar full, and our Zoom series “Let’s Go On A Trip Together” connects us with sister clubs around the world. About half of our members were born outside the U.S., and our common language is English.
New members are sponsored by a current member: you come as a guest to one luncheon and one interest group or special event, then apply online when applications open each November.
Every two years our club gives its own Marian Adair Award to a member who has made a special difference.
What we do
- More than 20 interest groups, from French, German, Italian and Spanish conversation to Ikebana, theatre and “AI and You”
- Les Gourmets and Early International Dining at restaurants of many nationalities
- Docent-led tours at the Baker Museum
- “Beyond Us” monthly volunteer projects
- Monthly Zoom series “Let’s Go On A Trip Together” with sister clubs
- International Luncheon in traditional attire
- New Member Tea and Platinum Tea for 20-year members
Photos
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Celebrating together
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International Luncheon: members in the attire of more than 35 nations
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Members of the Welcome to Florida International Club
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An interest group meets
Club news
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Happy 40th anniversary!
Welcome to Florida International Club celebrates 40 years of friendship, cultural exchange and giving back.
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At the Biennial Conference in Indonesia
Our representatives joined sister clubs from around the world at the WCI 17th Biennial Conference in Jakarta and Yogyakarta.
Our club in the WCI family
“Being in a leadership position requires constant interaction with people, and is something that I find very rewarding…”
WCI presidents from our club
- Eshrat Demougeot2000–2003
- Donna Suddeth2003–2005
Thank you
Our club supports the Marian Wood Adair Founder’s Fund, which helps education and gender-equality projects.
About the Fund ›Why women join a WCI club
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.
A voice beyond the club
Join sister clubs at International Conferences and in WCI’s work at the United Nations.
Sister clubs nearby and around the world
All 18 clubs ›- USABroward International Women's ClubFort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
- USAInternational Women's Club of New EnglandMaine, USA
- USAInternational Women's Club of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- GermanyAnglo-German International Women's Association e.V.Hamburg, Germany
- GuamChinese Ladies' Association of GuamGuam
- IsraelInternational Women's Club IsraelIsrael
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