Past Events, The ELJ Foundation

Enjoy this recap of past fundraisers and Sponsorships

congrats to ike & ella!!

1st annual young supporters event in 2025!

Beth’s children, Ike and Ella Nierman, held their first annual Young Supporter’s event on Saturday, October 18, 2025.

Over 60 of their close friends came out to George Street Pub in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood on a crisp fall afternoon to watch college football, eat, drink and raise funds to support the ELJ Foundation.

Ike & Ella continued our tradition with the raffle auction. With the combination of donations at the door and the auction, they raised over $2,000 in just a few hours!

We are so proud of both of them and are grateful for the kindness and generosity of all their friends! They both agreed they want to plan to do this again next year. Hope you can join them!!

Thank you!

another successful event in 2025!

The Elizabeth L. Joksimovic Foundation put on another successful fundraiser in 2025. We honored the ultimate “90’s working girl” at the Five and Dime with 80’s and 90’s trivia and more.

It’s hard to believe that Beth has been gone for 19 years. We definitely felt her presence a few weeks ago when we held our second in person fundraiser in 6 years.

It was a beautiful afternoon on the rooftop of the Five and Dime and we cannot thank you enough for keeping her memory alive.

We had wonderful food, yummy drinks and games. The best part is the comradery with old and new friends and family, alike.

A night at the Improv

Thank you to all that attended our first in person event in 5 years! We took a long hiatus starting with COVID and we are thrilled to be back in action doing fundraisers for Beth’s Fund!

Bowling for beth

Beth loved to bowl! The Foundation’s Bowling for Beth fundraisers started all the way back in 2007 and continued until 2018. In 2019 it became Game Night at the Five & Dime.

Game night

In 2019, Bowling for Beth became Game Night at the Five & Dime. We had to take a COVID forced hiatus after that, but we are back in action with our most recent Night at the Improv!

Meet the Author Sponsorship

Past event: 2007-2020. Beth’s Fund is very proud to sponsor the Author Series at the Highland Park Public Library. Beth was a self-taught reader by the age of three. The library was a favorite place to visit for Beth and her family, and we are so pleased to be able to continue Beth’s legacy in such a meaningful way.

Bowling for beth

Beth loved to bowl! The Foundation’s Bowling for Beth fundraisers started all the way back in 2007 and continued until 2018. In 2019 it became Game Night at the Five & Dime.

Game Night

In 2019, Bowling for Beth became Game Night at the Five & Dime. We had to take a COVID forced hiatus after that, but we are back in action with our most recent Night at the Improv!

Meet the Author Sponsorship

Past event: 2007-2020. Beth’s Fund is very proud to sponsor the Author Series at the Highland Park Public Library. Beth was a self-taught reader by the age of three. The library was a favorite place to visit for Beth and her family, and we are so pleased to be able to continue Beth’s legacy in such a meaningful way.

Elizabeth L. Joksimovic Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization under the IRS code. Our EIN is 20-5704412