Bishop Eddie Long and Pastor Noel Jones Confirmed for Clear Channel Radio Chicago and State Farm Insurance Presents "Uplift! Chicago" an Evolution of V103's Expo for Today's Black Woman
Bishop Eddie Long
Pastor Noel Jones
Chicago, IL (BlackNews.com) - Event producer Merry Green, President and CEO of Merry Green Promotions Group (MGPG), confirms Bishop Eddie Long and Pastor Noel Jones for Clear Channel Radio Chicago and State Farm Insurance Presents Uplift! Chicago. The announcement highlights MGPG's commitment to broadening the event demographics, and embracing Chicago's diverse faith-based community. The mega-exposition will run Thursday thru Sunday, May 3 - 6, 2007 - McCormick Place, Chicago.
Uplift! Chicago [www.upliftchicago.com], an evolution of V103's Expo for Today's Black Woman, is an event MGPG has produced for the past fourteen years. Event creator and proprietor Merry Green comments, "We're building on an incredible brand - V103's Expo for Today's Black Woman - with UPLIFT! Chicago, that will super serve our existing audience (African American women and the entire African American community) and will open the doors for even more, including the diverse faith-based community."
Uplift! Chicago will bring together the nations leading inspirational icons, motivational powerhouses, and popular performers. Bishop Eddie Long and Pastor Noel Jones are among the nation's foremost spiritual leaders. Bishop Long's New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia has a membership of over 30,000. In 2006 Bishop Long, officiated the home going ceremony for Mrs. Coretta Scott King. Pastor Noel Jones is the brother of singer Grace Jones, and author of several books, including, The Battle for the Mind: How You Can Think the Thoughts of God. His congregation includes former gang members alongside many in show business.
Uplift! Chicago will also feature relevant seminars, panel discussions, a youth summit, and a literary café with notable authors; a corporate and small vendor's business marketplace, together with specialty pavilions such as financial empowerment, and nutrition & wellness. Uplift! Chicago sponsors include: Clear Channel Radio Chicago, State Farm Insurance, V103, WGCI, INSPIRATION 1390AM, 1035KISS-FM, WLIT, WNUA, WVON, ABC-7/WLS-TV, American Airlines, the Chicago Defender, and University of Chicago Hospital.
About Merry Green Promotions Group:
Established in 1996, Merry Green Promotions Group, Inc. (MGPG) is a full-service communications firm, specializing in event planning and production, public relations and community outreach. As well as Uplift! Chicago and V103's Expo for Today's Black Woman, the firm has developed successful campaigns for Philadelphia Eagle's Donavon McNabb All-Star Weekend, the Annual Chicago Football Classic and Tavis Smiley's Blacks in Technology Conference, among many other noteworthy events. Merry Green Promotions Group: Making a Difference, One Event at a Time! Visit MGPG: www.merrygreenpromotions.com
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