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Upcoming Events

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MAY30

Chicago Gospel Festival

(Millennium Park) May 30 through June 1, The Challenge will join the Chicago Gospel Festival.  The Challenge will have computers on hand all three days of the Fest so attendees can join The Challenge online...
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MAY31

Chicago Gospel Festival

(Millennium Park) May 30 through June 1, The Challenge will join the Chicago Gospel Festival.  The Challenge will have computers on hand all three days of the Fest so atendees can join The Challenge online ...
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JUN01

Chicago Gospel Festival

(Millennium Park) May 30 through June 1, The Challenge will join the Chicago Gospel Festival.  The Challenge will have computers on hand all three days of the Fest so attendees can join The Challenge online...
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Past Events

MAY16

Steve Harvey Morning Show Live Broadcast

(Cobo Conference CenterOne Washington Blvd.) Dr. Ian will join Steve Harvey at his live broadcast from the Cobo Conference Center in Detroit. The Challenge will be there with eshots photos, which attendees can keep as "before" s...
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APR13

Mt. Zion Full Gospel Baptist Church

(2261 Murfreesboro Pike & 7594 Old Hickory Blvd.) The Challenge is making a triple stop in Nashville, TN on Sunday, April 13. Two church locations in the morning and a college campus event in the afternoon! Dr. Ian will issue The Challenge to the...
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APR13

Nashville Get Fit Day

(Tennessee State University, Kean Hall Gymnasium) The Challenge is making a triple stop in Nashville, TN on Sunday, April 13. Two church locations in the morning and a college campus event in the afternoon! Dr. Ian will issue The Challenge to the...
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APR08

Tom Joyner Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day

() Tuesday, April 8th, the Tom Joyner Morning Show kicks off their “Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day”.  Dr. Ian will go on the air with Tom Joyner to support this effort and The Challenge wil...
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APR07

Challenge One-Year Anniversary

(253 Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Blvd.) The Challenge is celebrating its one-year anniversary and marking April as “50 Million Pound Challenge Month.”  On April 7, 2008, Dr. Ian will kick-off the month-long anniversary celebration by...
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News

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MAY07

The Challenge Kicks off 2nd Year – Tops 2 Million Pounds Lost, Half a Million Gain Healthier Lives

Free Health Initiative offers New Tools, Teams to help People Take off Pounds, Take Control of Health, Make it Your ChallengeChicago –“Give up the pounds, not the fight,” The 50 Million Pound Challeng...
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MAY06

The Challenge and Dr. Ian join the Chicago Gospel Fest

Soon after its one-year anniversary and topping 2 million pounds, The Challenge and Dr. Ian join the Chicago Gospel Fest  Chicago –As part of its effort to spread “the gospel of healthy living,”...
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SEP22

New Yorkers say “I Love The Challenge,” join in record numbers

Weekend of Fitness, Faith & Good Fun in Big Apple Delivers Big Push Towards Campaign’s Million-Pound Milestone Dr. Ian Smith’s 50 Million Pound Challenge went to the Big Apple for a weekend of sp...
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SEP02

New York, NY - Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

New Yorkers say “I Love The Challenge,” join in record numbers Weekend of Fitness, Faith & Good Fun in Big Apple Delivers Big Push Towards Campaign’s Million-Pound Milestone Dr. Ian Smith’s 50...
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AUG25

Milwaukee Gets the Fever, Cheers 50 Million Pound Challenge as the Cure

Enthusiastic Crowd Turns Out in Force to Fight Epidemic of Excess Weight, Celebrate Passing Half Million Pound Mark Dr. Ian Smith and The 50 Million Pound Challenge got a glorious sunny-day welcome i...
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Press

Press Kit Documents

MAY07

The Challenge Kicks off 2nd Year – Tops 2 Million Pounds Lost, Half a Million Gain Healthier Lives


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MAY06

The Challenge and Dr. Ian join the Chicago Gospel Fest


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JAN29

50 Million Pound Challenge Teams Up with Churches to Spread the “Gospel of Healthy Living”


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