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Events

Resilient By Nature
Rush Copley Medical Center

Resilient by Nature: Rush Copley Gala

June 5, 2026 | Lisle, Illinois

Join us in supporting Rush Copley's Waterford Place Cancer Resource Center. The theme recognizes that resilience lives within each person who walks through the doors at Waterford Place. 

Rich Harvest Farms logo featuring a red R, H and F on top of a tree
Rush Copley Medical Center

Rich Harvest Classic

June 22, 2026 | Rich Harvest Farms, Sugar Grove, IL

This golf tournament, which is in its 29th year, will benefit Waterford Place Cancer Resource Center. 

Anchor Cross Society Annual Celebration
Rush University System for Health

Anchor Cross Society Annual Celebration

June 23, 2026 | Chicago

Join Fran Edwardson, Rush trustee and Anchor Cross Society chair, and Dr. Omar Lateef, president and CEO of Rush, as we celebrate the extraordinary impact of Anchor Cross Society members. At Rush, education, research and clinical innovation come together to transform lives and communities. On June 23, you'll connect with leaders and experts from across Rush and hear how your support powers academic health care — advancing research, preparing future health professionals and delivering innovative care to the patients and communities we serve.

Contact Deepa Prasad, senior director of annual giving, at deepa_prasad@rush.edu for more information.

Learn more about the Anchor Cross Society.
Two participants in Swim Across America's Chicago Open Water Swim splash in the water at Ohio Street Beach.
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Swim Across America’s Chicago Open Water Swim

Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026 | Ohio Street Beach, Chicago

Join swimmers of all ages and skill levels in beautiful Lake Michigan to support cancer research and leading-edge patient care at Rush. You can also volunteer or participate virtually to fuel advancements in cancer care.

For more information about º£½ÇÔ­´´ events, please contact Mary Hayes at mary_hayes@rush.edu.

For more information about Rush Copley Medical Center events, please contact Kaitlin Lizik at kaitlin_a_lizik@rush.edu.