2022-23
As the 2022-23 school year opens at colleges and universities across the country and students and faculty begin to meet face-to-face, Josh’s Fund looks forward to reconnecting with student organizations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in hopes that their philanthropic work can be directed to Josh’s Fund, as it has over many years. We look forward as well to resiliency support events to be held both by the Siteman Cancer Center’s Josh Gottheil Memorial Fund for Resiliency Support and by the newly established Josh Gottheil Memorial Nurse Resiliency Fund at Carle Health.
2020-22
As the Covid Pandemic hit the world, everyone and everything was affected. Our organization has always worked to support nurses because we know they are on the frontlines and can make the difference between life and death for their patients. The pandemic has highlighted this fact even more and we continue to call them what they are—heroes.
Josh’s Fund was of course affected by the world-wide shutdown as well but our supporters came through with generous donations including some via Amazon Smile and book royalties from My Name Is Blue, and event sponsors adjusted to the current reality. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes Jewish Hospital/Washington University held the Josh Gottheil Memorial Resiliency Symposium virtually; the Oncology Nursing Foundation awarded Career Development Awards for a record number of oncology nurses working with bone marrow and stem cell patients who were able to attend educational conferences virtually; Eric Schor held his Facebook Birthday Fundraiser which is traditionally a virtual event. The Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity was unable to hold the Gottheil Cup ice hockey match as the ice arena was closed along with most areas for students to gather on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, but they held a fundraiser for Josh’s Fund in cooperation with Chipotle.
2019
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Fifth Annual Gottheil Cup
U of I Ice Arena – March
Eric Schor’s Birthday
Facebook Fundraiser
March
Launch of Fred Gottheil’s
My Name Is Blue
Urbana, IL – April
Eric Roberts’s Birthday
Facebook Fundraiser
May
The Josh Gottheil Memorial Resiliency Symposium
St. Louis, MO – May
Past Events
Each of the performances and events listed here were held as benefits. The Throwing Muses, the Flaming Lips, The Pixies, were all top bands that Josh had brought to Champaign-Urbana and immediately upon word of his death they offered to come to town to perform as benefits for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Since that time the Josh Gottheil Memorial Fund for Lymphoma Research has been the beneficiary of the performances, events and fundraisers that follow.
Performances
The Throwing Muses
Mable’s with Titanic Love Affair, Hot Glue Gun, Bowery Boys –1989
The Flaming Lips
Tritos with Titanic Love Affair – 1989
The Pixies
Foellinger Auditorium sponsored by StarCourse with Titanic Love Affaiir, Little Engine – 1989
Localpalooza
sponsored by WPGU, Kam’s, Star Course at Foellinger Auditorium with 10-Year-Old’s Nirvana Cover Band, Soulstice, Moon Seven Times, JambuRiver, Bludgers, Charming Beggars – 1994
Jam for Josh
Foellinger Auditorium with Luna with Sarge, Menthol, Hum – 1997
Tanya Donnelley
Mabel’s with Space Age Polymers, Lanterna– 1997
Pay or Play by Ward Gollings
The High Dive with The Poster Children, The Outnumbered, Cowboy X – 2009
The Pygmalion Festival 2014, 2015, 2016
To honor the memory of Josh Gottheil and his contributions to the Champaign-Urbana music scene Josh’s Fund was named the official charity of The Pygmalion Festival
Special Recognition
Seth Fein, Henry Frayne, Tony Poulos
Events



Matt George’s Ace Leukemia II-VII, 1994-1997, 2000, 2002
Featuring Jeff George and Walter Payton and scores of other NFL and University of Illinois football players, and TV personality, comedian and author Jeff Foxworthy.
Robert Auler’s Champaign County Colts Baseball Team
Colts vs. Springfield Rifles, Illini Field, July 20, 1995
University of Illinois BLOCK I
“JOSH’S FUND” formation – 2004
Dulak Pilates Center—Cynthia Lochard Master Class Fundraiser for Josh’s Fund, 2014
Tailgates
Between the years 1994 and 2009, hundreds of students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, wearing tee-shirts proclaiming “Help Fight Cancer,” volunteered to raise funds at U of I football tailgate gatherings, often early on a cold Saturday morning or on a too warm Saturday afternoon. Many of these volunteers told how their lives were touched cancer, in some cases by losing loved ones—a sister or brother, a mother or father, a grandparent or a friend. At times a visiting friend or family member joined in the effort, including moms, dads and siblings. The names of the many students and others who volunteered for to raise funds at the tailgates are not listed here but their generosity, resulted in major contributions to Josh’s Fund during those years.
Special recognition:
Eric Edwards, Sally Campbell, Charlotte Reeder
Student Fundraisers
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign fraternities, sororities, dorms, and other residences, clubs or other student organizations that have organized and/or contributed to fund raisers and worked to garner contributions from fellow students, other individuals, and businesses.
Special recognition:
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Every year since 2002 the SigEps have dedicated their philanthropic efforts to Josh’s Fund and have proven themselves to be among its most loyal and generous supporters. Their enthusiastic work on behalf of Josh’s Fund remains constant. In 2015 they established the Gottheil Cup, an ice hockey game played at the University of Ilinois at Urbana-Champaign Ice Arena that they plan to be an annual event. The SigEps have been joined by Acacia, Delta Tau Delta, and Phi Delta Theta fraternities to vie for the Gottheil Cup. This event brings cheering audiences of U of I students as well as friends and family members to see excellent hockey and raise major donations for Josh’s Fund.
Sigma Phi Epsilon – Illinois Alpha received the Honor of Philias Award for the philanthropic work they do for the Josh Gottheil Memorial Fund for Lymphoma Research on August 4, 2017.
Presented at the 55th Grand Chapter Conclave of Sigma Phi Epsilon, this award recognizes an individual or group who has in a unique and unselfish way performed an act or demonstrated love and affection, bringing to life the third cardinal principle of the fraternity, brotherly love. With thanks to Jack & Kate Wheeler who established the Honor of Philias award.
Acacia
- with Delta Tau Delta, Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Phi Epsilon, Gottheil Cup Hockey Match – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
- Pool Tournament – 1996
Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity
- Hockey Raffle 2003
- Mom’s Day Auction- 2004, 2005
Alpha Phi Omega Sorority
- Performance at Lincoln Hall – 1998
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
- Fall Classic 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament – 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
Atius and Sachem Honorary Societies
- College Challenge – 1995
Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity
- Raffle – 1993
- Golf Tournament – 1995
- Garcia Pizza on the Commerce Quad -2000
Delta Tau Delta
- with Acacia, Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Phi Epsilon, Gottheil Cup Hockey Match – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Inter-Fraternity Council
- Greek Reunion – 1995
- Greek Week – 1995 (with Panhellenic)
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
- Golf Outing – 1995
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
- Reggae Dance – 2000
- Back to School Bash – 2005, 2007
Phi Delta Theta
- with Acacia, Delta Tau Delta and Sigma Phi Epsilon, Gottheil Cup Hockey Match – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity
with Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority,
Pi Beta Phi Sorority,
Phi Mu Sorority
- Mud Volleyball Tournament– 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997
Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity
and Chi Omega Sorority
- Greek Feud – 1999
Psi Upsilon Fraternity
and Delta Zeta Sorority
- Cookout on the Quad – 1996
Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity with Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity and Illinipac
- Win Fred Gottheil’s Money, Hillel Foundation – 2000
- Win Fred Gottheil’s Money, Hillel Foundation – 2002
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
- Monopoly Tournament – 2000
- Jog for Josh 5K Race with Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
- Jog for Josh 5K Race with Delta Zeta Sorority – 2006, 2007, 2008
- Jog for Josh 5k Race with Gamma Phi Beta Sorority – 2009, 2010, 2011
- Barn Dance at Farm Lake – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Gottheil Cup Hockey Tournament with Acacia, Delta Tau Delta and Phi Delta Theta Fraternities, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Townsend Hall
- Sam’s Town Pajama party – 2000
Other student organizations
sponsoring or co-sponsoring
past events:
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority
Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity
Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraterntiy
Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honorary
Alpha Omega Pi Sorority
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
The Art Club
Bromley Hall
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Delta Gamma Sorority
4-H House Sorority
Farmhouse Fraternity
Forbes Hall
Golden Key National Honor Society
Hillel Foundation
Hopkins Hall
Illinois Lacrosse Club
Interfraternity Council
Kappa Delta Sorority
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Newman Residents Club
Panhellenic Council
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Phi Beta Nu Business Fraternity
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Phi Gamma Nu Business Fraternity
Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity
Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority
Pre-Law Club
Presby House Fund
Sachem Junior Activities Honorary
Sigma Kappa Fraternity
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Snyder Hall