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Shirley Ryan ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91 team members thank all who participated in our 16th Annual on Nov. 3, 2024! Together, we surpassed our fundraising goal to raise more than $1.4 million ¡ª an all-time record. These dollars help fuel our mission and ensure we can continue to help our patients achieve the best outcomes in their recovery journeys.
We are grateful for all of the SkyRise participants, volunteers and donors ¡ª as well as our friends at the Willis Tower and SkyDeck Chicago ¡ª who made this year such a success!
Hope to see you at SkyRise Chicago 2025. Registration will open in summer 2025 for next year¡¯s climb!
Fast Facts about SkyRise Chicago 2024
- 2,192 people participated in SkyRise, including those who climbed to the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower, handcycled the equivalent distance or participated virtually.
- Participants ranged from ages 8 to 83 ¡ª representing 28 states and countries, including Australia, Canada, England, Japan, Poland, Singapore and Switzerland.
- 159 teams participated and fundraised together, including patient and family teams, corporate teams, and Shirley Ryan ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91 employees.
- Our fastest climber scaled the Willis Tower in just over 13 minutes!
- SkyRise was covered extensively through more than 120 stories in local, regional and national print, online and broadcast media.
Since its inception in 2009, SkyRise Chicago has generated a whopping $15.75 million in revenue ¡ª critical funds that support our programs that rely on philanthropic funding, from charity care and research to our community-based quality of life programs.
