

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Operation Uplift Inc.'s 37th Annual Dr. MLK Jr. Celebration and Black-Tie Community Awards Gala
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Fellow Township Supporters and Friends,

We are overjoyed and have some Great News to share! In January 2026, Operation Uplift, Inc. is celebrating 58 years of providing community service to the Proviso Township area. As such, we would like you to share with us as we celebrate the legacy of Dr. King and honor Black Excellence in our community’s High Achievers.
 
You are warmly invited to follow the crowd and join us at our 37th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration and Community Awards Black-Tie Gala Event entitled, “RE-CLAMING THE DREAM IN A PERILOUS TIME,” Saturday, January 17, 2026, at the MARROITT CHICAGO-OAKBROOK - Grand Ball Room 1401 W. 22nd Street Oakbrook, IL.  60523. 

This event will be geared toward fostering human rights and generational empowerment in our local communities.

This event will garner financial support for Operation Uplift, Inc. and Its West Town Museum of Cultural History which has provided 58 years of job training and historic preservation services to low and medium income, unemployed and untrained youths, and adults of the Proviso Township villages.
 
At this star-studded event, you will join in and remember the great passion of Dr. King’s life. The House Band for this Stellar Celebration will be CONQUEST: "The Band. ". BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!

The Stepper’s Complimentary Cocktail &amp; Hors d'oeuvres Hour begins at 5:00 P.M and the program starts promptly at 6:00 P.M., with dinner and awards to follow throughout the evening. 

The Souvenir Book ad deadline is December 26, 2025.   Your tax-deductible donation is $125.00. Corporate Tickets are $150.00. The deadline for all ticket sales is December 31, 2025. 
There will be NO TICKETS sold at the event. 
 
For tickets or ad information, you may contact us at (708) 343-3554 or email us at operationupliftinc@gmail.com.  In the Subject include: #DRMLKJrGala2026

See You There!!!

Yours for Community, 

George E. Stone II, Executive Director
Northica H. Stone, President/CEO Emeritus (Posthumous)
Edward L. Millon, Chairman

Operation Uplift Inc. And it's West Town Museum of Cultural History
104. S. 5th Ave.
Maywood, IL 60153
operationupliftinc@gmail.com
(708) 343-3554
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oak-brook/operation-uplift-incs-37th-annual-dr-mlk-jr-celebration-and-black-tie-community-awards-gala/200029368526844
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, workshops, nonprofit, martin-luther-king-day
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029368526844?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=oak+brook-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Oak Brook
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Chicago Marriott Oak Brook
- **lat**: 41.8460351
- **long**: -87.9529627
- **full address**: Chicago Marriott Oak Brook, 1401 W 22nd St, Oak Brook, IL 60523-2009, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Operation UpLift INC. And It's WEST TOWN Museum of Cultural History (https://allevents.in/org/operation-uplift-inc-and-its-west-town-museum-of-cultural-history/27250134)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Chicago Marriott Oak Brook, 1401 W 22nd St, Oak Brook, IL 60523-2009, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Operation UpLift INC. And It's WEST TOWN Museum of Cultural History
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, workshops, nonprofit, martin-luther-king-day
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Operation Uplift Inc.'s 37th Annual Dr. MLK Jr. Celebration and Black-Tie Community Awards Gala ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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