2012 City Birthday Party & MVP Contest

Annual City Birthday Party to Celebrate Milwaukee's Status as a Big League City Jan. 31

Nominate & Vote for Your Big League City MVP in Business, Arts, Non-Profit, more beginning today - Jan. 24

Milwaukee…It doesn’t get any bigger than this! The Milwaukee Press Club is proud to celebrate the City of Milwaukee’s 166^th birthday and its status as a Big League City. In addition to the championship performances of our professional and college sports teams, the City of Milwaukee boasts big league business, arts, non-profits and more. The Press Club has also unveiled the Big League City MVP Contest that will lead up to the annual City of Milwaukee Birthday Party to be held January 31, 2012 at the Grain Exchange in the Mackie Building at 225 E. Michigan St. in Milwaukee from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Attendees will enjoy gourmet food, a cash bar, big league networking, a memento of the evening and more.

Each year, the annual City Birthday Party brings together the “best of the bigs” from Milwaukee - more than 500 movers, shakers and newsmakers from the southeastern Wisconsin region annually join Mayor Barrett, members of the Milwaukee Common Council, and the Milwaukee Press Club to start the new year on a positive note.  It’s annually called one of the top networking events in the city, and is considered a “must attend” among many local business and community leaders. This year, the event offers an opportunity for the community to vote for its MVPs in several different categories. 

Big League MVP Contest: Who are YOUR Big League City MVPs? Nominate and vote often!

The City of Milwaukee is proud to be home to MVPs at an individual and organizational level who make this City a great place to live and work.

Please nominate your individual or corporate/organizational candidate in each category below,
and feel free to ramp up voting efforts between January 9, 2012 and January 29, 2012. People are encouraged to vote as often as they like for their favorite candidate(s).

Winners of the Big League MVP Contest will be announced at the City Birthday Party event on January 31^st. See contest page for full contest rules.

Big League City MVP Categories:

1. Business: business leader or business headquartered in the City of Milwaukee (or within a 10-mile radius)

2. Arts: arts leader, artist, arts organization, arts & entertainment destination headquartered in the City of Milwaukee (or within a 10-mile radius)

3. Philanthropy: individual philanthropist or philanthropy organization making the largest impact on the City of Milwaukee

4. Education: teacher, administrator, school, school system in the City of Milwaukee

5. Professional sports: sports team, individual athlete, coach, sports administrator in Wisconsin

6. College sports: sports team, individual athlete, coach, sports administrator in Southeast Wisconsin

7. Dining/hospitality: individual restaurant, restaurant group, individual hotel, hotel group headquartered or located in the City of Milwaukee or within a 10-mile radius

8. Elected official (Milwaukee City or County): CURRENT elected official in the City of Milwaukee or Milwaukee County ONLY

9. Civic: community leader and/or organization making the biggest impact on the City of Milwaukee

10. Religion: individual leaders making the biggest impact on the City of Milwaukee

11. Media: personality or media group serving the Milwaukee demographic market area (DMA)

Those interested in attending or learning more about the Big League City of Milwaukee’s 166th Birthday Party can register immediately at www.milwaukeepressclub.org. Official contest rules and entry instructions will be available on the site beginning January 9, 2012. Information is also available by following the Milwaukee Press Club on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MKEPressClub , or follow the hashtag #MKEbdayparty.

Dating back to 1885, the Milwaukee Press Club is the oldest continuously operating press club in North America.  It currently has more than 300 members, representing a diverse community of media-focused professionals from nearly every local media outlet, and with a strong constituency of public relations and marketing professionals and individuals with an interest in the press.

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