About SI Chico

77 Years Changing Lives

SI Chico is a strong, vibrant chapter of Soroptimist International*. We are diverse group of women with over 125 active club members. SI Chico strives to uphold the ideals, principles and values of Soroptimist International.

Chartered in 1930, SI Chico is proud to include generations of caring, focused women devoted to making a better world in Chico and beyond.

SI Chico raises money through service projects like the Home, Garden & Antique Show to fund many local, national and international causes.

If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a Soroptimist please see us at the Soroptimist booth located at the entrance. SI Chico will be holding mini information sessions throughout the weekend. See event calendar for times.

The Club’s service activities include local and international projects. Most recently, these projects include the following:

• Donated to Chico Friends of the Library
• Purchased benches for Bidwell Park
• Sacramento River Preservation Trust
• Helped refurbish rooms for Chico’s Catalyst safe house
• Donated to Butte County Search and Rescue for rescue equipment in vehicles
• Chico High School Science Fair sponsor
• Donated to Butte County Independent Living Program to aid foster youth
• Provided scholarships for Sunshine Kids Bicycle Camp
• Donated to Salvation Army Food Pantry
• Provided Christmas Baskets for the elderly and homebound in Chico
• Supported North Valley Catholic Social Services “Adopt a Family” program and their “Pregnant and Parenting Teens” program
• Presented a $75,000 award to the Salvation Army for their project of a women’s wing at their Chico Adult Rehabilitation Facility
• Provided Namaste House orphans with scholarships
• Supported international projects in Nara, Japan; St. Albans, England; and Makati, Phillipines
• Supported a facility for orphans and the elderly in Zambia
• Supported women in Zambia starting their own businesses
• Supported an AIDS orphanage in Tanzania
• Sponsored Seeds of Learning Project Scholarship for a child in Nicaragua

Soroptimists work to improve the lives of women and children

*Soroptimist International is a worldwide, non-profit organization of women who support local, national and international communities through projects and activities based on awareness, advocacy and action. Over 90,000 members span the globe in 3,000 clubs in over 126 countries and territories.