The Altrurian Literary Club began as a social club. Soon after, it evolved into an organization dedicated to improving the community through volunteerism.
The Club changed its name to The Woman's Club of Indio (WCI). WCI became affiliated with the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC).
The Woman's Club of Indio clubhouse was completed on the corner of Miles Avenue and King Street. The clubhouse is still in use today as a church.
Woman's Club member Dr. June McCarroll proposed painting a center line on state highways. The California Highway Commission adopted the measure.
For environmental and health reasons, the Gnat Abatement District was successfully created through lobbying and the support of The Woman's Club of Indio.
The WCI clubhouse was used as a USO club for soldiers stationed in nearby bases in World War II. The Woman's Club of Indio also created a High School Scholarship Program for qualifying Indio high school students.
Members worked in hospitals and doctors’ offices counting polio shot registration cards for county records. They established a county record of 5,200 cards counted in two days.
The Woman's Club of Indio sold it's clubhouse due to the rising costs of maintenance and property taxes.
The Woman's Club of Indio adopted the Coachella Valley History Museum to preserve the history of the Woman's Club and the Coachella Valley. In 2007, the Woman's Club adopted the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission and to this day helps by serving meals and filling the pantry.
WCI celebrated 100 years of service to the community. A Woman's Club of Indio Centennial Exhibition opened at the Coachella Valley History Museum in 2011 and ran until June of 2012.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, WCI members made over 4,000 non-sew masks for Eisenhower Hospital, 2,400 washable masks for the National Guard, grocery store workers, foster children, animal hospital workers, nursing home workers and residents, and urgent care workers. WCI also provided an appreciation lunch for JFK Hospital staff and National Guardsmen.
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