Joe Jackson n Marshall Thompson (Chi-Lites) Birthday Weekend celebration n Jackson Museum Fundraiser

[Kermit Henderson]

Joe Jackson with www.WeMakeSuperStars.com members

This was right after Joe Jackson had breakfast with Jerome Garner, Kermit Henderson and Lloyd216 in the Chicago area Saturday August 22,2009

[Jacque]

Joe Jackson with www.WeMakeSuperStars.com members

[Jacque]

More information at:http://www.myspace.com/leaderofthechilites
The Chi-Lites FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Joseph “Joe” Jackson Kicks Off Fundraising For New Jackson Cultural Center With Chicago Birthday Bash Los Angeles, CA -- Jackson family patriarch and entertainment industry businessman Joseph Jackson announced plans Tuesday for a dual birthday bash with Chi-Lites leader Marshall Thompson in Chicago suburb Tinley Park on Saturday, August 22, 2009. Best known as the father of Michael Jackson and founder of the Jackson Five, Jackson is also known for his popular birthday celebrations each year. This year’s party will serve as the debut fundraiser for a new cultural center Jackson plans to develop in his family hometown of Gary, Indiana. “I wanted to give back to the city of Gary,” says Jackson. “This is where it all started for us, and we wanted to give them something that would create jobs and give visitors an entertaining, educational place to stop and enjoy.” The multi-functional center will be located at the corner of W 25th Avenue and Grant Street in Gary, and will include a large hotel, restaurants, a memorabilia museum, a movie theater, a performing arts theater and a recording studio. The five-acre parcel is located close to Interstate 80, and sees traffic of more than 100,000 vehicles daily. Like Jackson, the city hopes the center will give Gary - at one time a booming steel mill town - an economic and cultural boost for residents and visitors alike. Festivities for Jackson and Thompson’s birthday bash and fundraiser start at 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 22 in Tinley Park. The event is sponsored by Mar-Ance Records, where Marshall is founder and CEO, and BlueStar Technologies, Inc. founder and DVD pioneer Erick Hansen. Prominent Chicago-area business owners Odie and Sharon Anderson will host the event. Jackson plans to host a number of other fundraising celebrations for the cultural center throughout the summer.

[Jacque]

Mar-Ance records and blue star technologies Inc.

invites you to celebrate the birthday of

Joseph "Joe" Jackson

and

Marshall Thompson

Saturday August 22, 2009

6:00pm - Until

5 Athena Court
Tinley Park, Illinois 60477

Hosted by Odie and Sharon Anderson