Elm Grove Community Foundation, Inc

The Elm Grove Community Foundation would like to thank Molson Coors and Beer Capitol Distributing for returning as our Bier & Wein Tent Sponsor! If you're participating in this year's 0.5K Race, make sure to stop at the half way point for Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. Oktoberfest! AND Molson Coors has some pretty epic prizes lined up for this year's Stein Holding Contest! We're so grateful to have your continued support of the Elm Grove Community Foundation!

Thank you Honest Teeth Dentistry for your continued support of the Elm Grove Community Foundation! We're thrilled to have you back as our 2024 Presenting Sponsor! Oktoberfest wouldn't be the success that it is without your amazing support! Danke Schoen!

The Elm Grove Community Foundation recognized the Village of Elm Grove DPW this week during National Public Works Week for their tireless efforts to keep our village looking great, clearing the roads after snow storms, and much, much more. Board members expressed our gratitude and provided lunch and cake to the team as a small way to express our thanks for what they do for the Village all year!

We’re thrilled to have supported the Elm Grove Wisconsin Police Department by partnering with the Elm Grove Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association to bring these e-bikes to the village! What a perfect day to test them out!!

Funds raised through our annual Oktoberfest event and end of the year appeal help make our granting program possible! We’re thrilled to support the Elm Grove Wisconsin Police Department and the community by purchasing this new speed trailer! Remember, the speed limit in Elm Grove is 25mph! Let’s be safe out there!!

Our new speed trailer that was purchased with the generous help of the Elm Grove Community Foundation has been deployed on Elmhurst Parkway to help reduce speeds along the detour route.

Click the below link to access the online speed trailer request form. We fill requests as the unit becomes available.

https://elmgrovewi.org/200/Speed-Trailer

If any of these are yours from Oktoberfest, come down to the village park and collect them!

That’s a wrap on the EGCF Oktoberfest! Thank you to everyone that attended and made it our best one yet!! We’ll see you the 3rd weekend in September, 2024! 🍻🥨🍻🥨

2023 Elm Grove Community Foundation Oktoberfest is officially underway!! 🥨🍻🇩🇪

Start planning your dinner at this year's Oktoberfest! We would like to thank our amazing food vendors for putting together some spectacular menus! A HUGE thank you to 18 Acres Food Truck, Chick-fil-A Brookfield Square, Cuppa Tosa, Kettle Range Meat Co., Great Harvest of Elm Grove, Nothing bundt cakes Brookfield, wi, Pop's Kettle Corn and Romero’s Taco Truck!

LAST CALL!!! Well, you guys did it, we are nearly sold out for this year's 0.5K race sponsored by O'Donoghue's Irish Pub! We have less than 30 spots remaining which means, if you were planning on registering on race day, we most likely will be sold out! This is not a joke, we're just giving you a heads up so you can't be upset if you miss out on this year's annual race...and that limited edition t-shirt, we know there's many of you that just do this race for the shirt...okay and maybe the beer too! ALSO, we're thrilled to share that Elm Grove's very own JOHN BERENS, will kick things off at 3PM with our Pre-Race program! Get ready for lots of laughs and a fun way to kick off Oktoberfest! Prost!

https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/ElmGrove/05KOktoberfestFunRun

The Elm Grove Community Foundation Oktoberfest Festivities start tomorrow evening! We hope you'll join us for a fun and exciting weekend!

DJ Jesse Robinson to perform at Oktoberfest!

Jesse Robinson plays a vinyl only DJ set from his collection of records from over 40 years of digging for the perfect beat. A curated journey through music from the 60’s till now through multiple genres. Thank you Jesse for your continued support of Oktoberfest and the Elm Grove Community Foundation.

The 0.5K Race...for the rest of us, would not be possible without the continued support of the Weber Physical Therapy Group! Participants taking part in this year's 0.5K, make sure to stop by the Medical Tent for a tasty snack to get you to the finish! Thank you Weber Physical Therapy Group for your continued support of the Elm Grove Community Foundation!

We are days away from our biggest fundraiser of the year, our Oktoberfest Celebration and 0.5K Race. We are so thankful for our dedicated sponsors who enable us to raise money for community outreach and grants that benefit Elm Grove. Today's featured sponsor is Elm Grove Beer Garden by Third Space! We are thrilled to have Third Space a part of this year's Oktoberfest and are so grateful for their support of the Elm Grove Community Foundation! Prost!

Stein Racing in Elm Grove? NEW for 2023, participants have to run a designated length and back while carrying a liter stein full of beer without spilling. The person who ends the race with the most beer in their mug wins! Danke Schoen DoeringandCo. Real Estate LLC for being our 2023 Stein Racing Sponsor! We are so grateful for your continued support of Oktoberfest and the Elm Grove Community Foundation!

The Elm Grove Community Foundation would like to welcome Riv/Crete Ready Mix as this year's Friday Night Music Sponsor! Thank you for your support!

We're thrilled to welcome Aerial Work Platforms to this year's Oktoberfest celebration! AWP is the proud sponsor of our 0.5K Packet Pick Up, 0.5K Race Bib and our 2023 0.5K Finishers Medal which is a cow bell this year!! Thank you Aerial Work Platforms for your generous support, we truly cannot thank you enough!

Thank you WaterStone Bank for returning as our 2023 Raise Your Pint Sponsor! We're thrilled that you're back with us! Thank you for your continued support of Oktoberfest and the Elm Grove Community Foundation!

The Elm Grove Community Foundation would like to thank another returning sponsor that has been a part of Oktoberfest/0.5K since the start...THANK YOU Uptown Motors! We're so incredibly grateful to have you back with us again this year!

In 2018, the Elm Grove Community Foundation 0.5K, the RACE for the rest of us, was born! And since that inaugural race, O'Donoghue's Irish Pub has been a huge supporter of not only the 0.5K but of the foundation! Thank you O'Donoghue's and happy 5th Anniversary...yeah, it's the 5th because we had to take a year off, you know that year that we're done talking about! Don't forget runners...we mean walkers, beer drinkers, slackers, etc...The "Race" will start at O'Donoghue's Irish Pub!!

The Elm Grove Community Foundation would like to thank Molson Coors and Beer Capitol Distributing for returning as our Bier & Wein Tent Sponsor! If you're participating in this year's 0.5K Race, make sure to stop at the half way point for Leinenkugel Brewing Co. Oktoberfest! We're so grateful to have your continued support of the Elm Grove Community Foundation!

The Elm Grove Community Foundation is thrilled to once again have Honest Teeth Dentistry as our Presenting Sponsor of this year's Oktoberfest! This event couldn't be possible without their continued support!!

Attention runners, walkers and beer lovers, our Early Bird Special is about to end, yes, sweet deals eventually have to come to an end! Going through the end of day, August 5, you can still save on your 0.5K registration fee! Don’t slack and pay full price…register today!

"The World's Most Important Race in the History of the World, Ever" is a tongue-in-cheek event that not only lampoons the typical 5K, but also those made-for-overachievers-obstacle-course-adventure-races (warning, this race is too short for adventure racing which means there is no adventure racing)! This race is more of a walk/run beer parade from O'Donoghue's Irish Pub to the Village Park Oktoberfest grounds to kick off the festivities. Children are encouraged to participate and will enjoy root beer along the course. Adults over 21 will enjoy some great brews along the way.

Make sure to register today for one of the most anticipated events of the year! Prost!

https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/ElmGrove/05KOktoberfestFunRun

Registration for the Elm Grove Community Foundation's Annual 0.5K, presented by Honest Teeth Dentistry and sponsored by O'Donoghue's Irish Pub is OFFICIALLY OPEN! We have an Early Bird Special going through the end of day, August 5!

"The World's Most Important Race in the History of the World, Ever" is a tongue-in-cheek event that not only lampoons the typical 5K, but also those made-for-overachievers-obstacle-course-adventure-races (warning, this race is too short for adventure racing which means there is no adventure racing)! This race is more of a walk/run beer parade from O'Donoghue's Irish Pub to the Village Park Oktoberfest grounds to kick off the festivities. Children are encouraged to participate and will enjoy root beer along the course. Adults over 21 will enjoy some great brews along the way.

Make sure to register today for one of the most anticipated events of the year! Prost!

https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/ElmGrove/05KOktoberfestFunRun

Our village is currently looking to fill some of the below summer positions! If you know of any teenagers/college kids coming home for the summer that might be interested, please have them apply!!

Our favorite weekend in Elm Grove is here!! Can’t wait to celebrate Oktoberfest this weekend!

The Elm Grove Community Foundation Oktoberfest & 0.5K Weekend is HERE!

The festivities START tomorrow, Friday, September 16! Don't forget to pick up your race packet between 5PM - 8PM tomorrow evening so you're ready for the start line on Saturday! We look forward to a fun and memorable weekend with YOU!