PEOPLE Mag and MLB Invite You To Pitch An “Everyday All-Star”

Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond to do something remarkable for their community? Someone who stands out as a true “All-Star” when it comes to making a difference in the lives of others? If so, step up to the mound and get ready to fire a perfect pitch, cuz PEOPLE magazine and Major League Baseball want to hear about it.

PEOPLE and MLB are teaming up to highlight 30 community superstars (one for each MLB team) in their “All-Star Among Us” campaign. Winners will attend and be honored at the pre-game ceremony of the MLB All-Star game in St. Louis, MO, on July 14th, and one of these awesome individuals will be featured in PEOPLE magazine.

PHOTO: Steve Mcsweeney

It’s simple. Log on to the official web page (click here) and fill out the online entry form, which asks for a photo of your nominee (who must be 16 years or older) accompanied by a 50-words-or-less blurb on why they deserve to be voted a “People All-Star Among Us.” Three finalists per Club will be announced in June, with the final voting taking place online to decide one winner to represent each Club at the game.

The deadline is May 22nd, so head on over to the site and get your vote on. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have someone who shines in your community have their shiny face in a national mag–PEOPLE, no less–the check-out stand dominator!

CELEBS & PROS FACE OFF IN 35TH ANNUAL LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX

20 drivers, 11 turns, 10 laps, 1.97 miles…

Not everyone (yours truly included) knows the difference between a Formula One car vs. a stock car, drag racing vs. sports car racing, or Brickyard vs. backyard. However…I have been to a Grand Prix (oui, in Monaco!), and can vouch for the excitement factor. The thrill just kinda permeates the air…like a nice strong whiff of Goodyear radials.

What’s even more cool is when the race is for a good cause, which is the case next month at the 35th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Professional racer Alex Tagliani cruises past the palm trees in the 2008 Long Beach Grand Prix

PHOTO: Robert Laberge/Getty North America

The event stretches from April 16th-19th, with the main draw–the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race–on Saturday, April 18th, as pro drivers and the Hollywood set tear through the streets of downtown Long Beach in Scion tCs. Celebs participating in this year’s “longest running street race” include Luke Wilson, Keanu Reeves, Alex Trebek, John Hamm, Tim Daly, Raven Symone, Tyson Beckford, and many others.

On Saturday evening, platinum award-winning band Puddle of Mudd will perform at the Tecate Light Rock-N-Roar concert.

Toyota is generously donating $5,000 to Racing For Kids in the name of each celeb racer, and another $5k to the winner’s charity of choice. Since 1991, Toyota has donated $1.7 million on behalf of the race! Also, People magazine will sponsor the “People Pole Award,” donating $15,000 to the celebrity who wins pole position at the qualifying round the day before the race.

2008 winner Aussie driver Will Power gets sprayed with victory bubbly

PHOTO: Spencer Weiner/Los Angeles Times

Race admission starts at $42. Shell out a bit more ($125) and get a 3-day pass with upper level reserved grandstand seats. And for the spendier crowd, prices climb to $795 for extra goodies like pit access, hospitality clubs, and other swanky-swank one might expect for the big bucks.

So get your hairpin turn on and head down to SoCal for a weekend of cheering on your fave speedsters and celebs!