Woman's Board of Rush University Raises $500,000 at 89th Fashion Show Benefit

It was an evening of fashion, friends, and giving back at the 89th Annual Woman’s Board of Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) fashion benefit “InSIGHTS” that took place on Thursday, October 1st at Morgan Manufacturing. Known to be one of the most impressive social gatherings of the year, over 650 people came out to watch philanthropists, sports figures and leading Chicagoans walk the runway in a variety of designs from retailers Chalk, Jill Sander, Johnnie-O, Lake Forest Shop, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, MAJE, Neapolitan, Oscar de la Renta, P.45, Ralph Lauren, Sandro, and Wilfred Newman.

Models included Ryan Chiaverini (Windy City LIVE), Anna Davlantes (WGN Radio), Dan Proft (host of Chicago’s Morning Answer), Hunter HIllenmeyer (former Chicago Bear), Mike Magee (Chicago Fire Soccer), Joe Minoso (Chicago Fire), Nazr Mohammed (Chicago Bulls), Brittney Payton (WGN’s Chicago’s Best), Sarah Spain (ESPN radio), to name a few.

“This annual fundraising event is about fashion bringing together members of our community to raise money for cancer treatment and research at Rush University Medical Center,” explains Sarah Bogan, Fashion Show Chair. “It was great to see the families and friends of our models cheer them on as they walked the runway!”

Approxmiately $500,000 was raised to support Bioinformatics, which combines computer science, statistics and mathematics with insights by doctors and researchers to provide individualized medical treatment. This is the fifth year for the Woman’s Board and their five- year commitment to raise $2.5 million for the Rush Cancer Center.

The Rush University Medical Center Woman’s Board Fashion Show Benefit continues to be the longest continuously running charitable fashion show in the country. To date, it has raised approximately $20 million. The mission of The Woman’s Board of Rush University Medical Center is to work in partnership with the Medical Center to provide the very best care for its patients, and to support the Medical Center’s education and research endeavors, community service programs, and relationships which enhance excellence in patient care for the diverse communities of the Chicago area, now and in the future. The Woman’s Board has endowed Chairs in Pediatrics and Child Psychiatry, endowed a College of Nursing Scholarship and directed funds to the Medical Center’s most promising and important programs, in excess of $30 million.