Mayor's Cup, Awards' Banquet, & Picnic

Mayor's Cup Metro Junior Tournament and Picnic

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Click here to see pictures from the Awards' Banquet & Picnic!

The Mayor’s Cup Metro Junior Tournament is a non-sanctioned junior tournament that is open to children of all ages and ability levels.  Sponsored by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and the MPS Division of Recreation and Community Services, the tournament offers girls and boys a chance to compete in four age separate divisions – 10 & under, 12 & under, 14 & under, and 16 & under.  Part of the MTEF First Serve tournament schedule, the Mayor’s Cup serves as a summer-ending event that celebrates the successful conclusion of the Summer Tennis & Reading Program.

The culmination of the four day event is the Mayor’s Cup awards ceremony & picnic.  This year, Mayor Tom Barrett and Alderman Willie Wade were the guests of honor.  The picnic featured an awards' presentation honoring leaders in both tennis and academics.

The Mayor’s Cup is part of MTEF’s vision to build social cohesion through dedicated youth programs, utilizing relationships that MTEF has with the residents of Sherman Park and the overall Milwaukee community. Relationships forged on the active use of public green space between people of diverse economic backgrounds and ethnically and racially diverse people, will eventually lead to better educated children, healthier family lifestyles, positive conflict resolution skills, and, eventually, higher education and career attainment.

Through the experience in the summer-ending Mayor’s Cup Metro Junior Tournament & Picnic, we introduce young people from Sherman Park to other young leaders from the Greater Milwaukee community who participated in similar programs across the City. The youngsters who take part in our programs, and in the tournament, are made up of various nationalities, races, and color.  Through the positive experiences they have in our programs, they will help spread peace and better understanding in their communities and wherever life may take them.