Elgin Woman's Club to discuss cardiac rehab

The Elgin Woman's Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Holiday Inn, 495 Airport Road, Elgin.

Chaired by Marian Meadows and hosted by the club's health department, the program will feature a presentation about the cardiac rehab department at Sherman Hospital. The speaker for the program will be Judy Robbins, a certified fitness instructor at Sherman.

The committee for the April meeting includes Beatrice Albright, Leigh Butler, Barbara Ketcham and Marguerite Tabbert.

Members are asked to make reservations no later than Friday by calling the EWC hotline at (847) 622-3614.

The luncheon meeting and program costs $13 and may be paid by check at the door the day of the meeting.

Since the club was founded in 1887, members have supported hundreds of local projects including yearly scholarships to students from the area high schools and their major accomplishment -- the founding of Sherman Hospital in 1888. In addition, members serve as readers in local schools, volunteers in hospitals and other agencies throughout the Elgin area and are active in recycling, conservation, women's health, international affairs and other projects.

Women who want to know more about the Elgin Woman's Club, recognized for more than 120 years as a leading philanthropic organization, can call the hotline. A club member will return the call within 24 hours. As a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, there is a variety of club information on the Web site at www.gfwc.org.