10/07/2025
This past event, The Jelani Day Fundraising Gala. was held in Chicago Iilinous. This event is an annual event with a purpose that we were excited to be a part of this year.
Jelani Day was a 25-year-old Illinois State University graduate student who went missing in August 2021 and was found dead in the Illinois River in September 2021. The coroner ruled his death as drowning, but the circumstances surrounding it, including his car being found hidden in a "sundown town" and the manner of death being undetermined, remain a mystery,
Jelani’s mother, Carmen Bolden-Day created the Jelani Day foundation to ensure no family regardless of race will be denied access to the humanity, resources, support, commitment, and momentum needed to effectively and efficiently search for their missing loved one.
This beautiful family was such a pleasure to work with and we thank them for having us to come play a small part for such an important cause.
