Chair of the Board, Spencer R. Moore has selected the Shepherd Center Foundation as the charity to support at the 2024 Annual International Conference. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, Shepherd Center is a private, not-for-profit hospital specializing in medical treatment, research, and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, spine and chronic pain, and other neuromuscular conditions. Shepherd Center Foundation relies on donations to fund programs that change the lives of patients and their families. Donations help fund many vital programs that transform the lives of patients and their families.
To make fundraising for the Shepherd Center Foundation exciting and fun, Spencer has decided on a ‘Chance Auction’ as the activity. We are asking exhibitors, sponsors, and jurisdictions to come to the conference with an item that can be raffled off.
“I am a member of the Board of Trustees at the Shepherd Center and like most who have association with Shepherd, I have a personal story involving them. Shepherd is a life changing facility, and it changed the life of Yusef Smith, a fraternity brother and family friend. Yusef was involved in a serious motor vehicle crash and by all accounts should not have survived it. Grady hospital saved his life. Shepherd Center restored his life. I can’t wait to share Yusef’s story.” - Spencer R. Moore, AAMVA Chair of the Board of Directors |
Attendees will purchase raffle tickets at AAMVA registration and drop ticket(s) into boxes for the item(s) they are interested in winning. The items will be displayed through the Exhibit Hall and ticket sales will remain open for the entire duration of the Exhibit Hall hours. Once the Exhibit Hall closes, items and the raffle tickets will be collected for the drawings. Winners will be announced via the conference mobile app on Thursday, September 26, 2024. All proceeds will go directly to the Shepherd Center Foundation.
There are a few rules for participating:
- We need to know in advance if you will be donating an item, and you must bring the item with you to the conference.
- AAMVA is unable to ship items to winners, so please consider an item that can easily be packed in a suitcase or carry on the plane back home, unless you are willing to handle the shipping of the item.
- Winners MUST be present at the conference to win and collect their prize.
If you would like to participate in the donating an item for the Chance Auction, please fill out the 2024 AIC Charity Donation Form (on Google) by Friday, September 6.
Additional fundraising activities will be announced at a later date.