08/19/2026
🏎️ Maintenance… Start Your Engines! Let’s celebrate the hardworking professionals who keep everything running at full speed.🚦
Join us on Wednesday, September 23rd, from 12:00 – 3:00 PM at Gateway Kartplex (inside the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois) for an afternoon packed with speed, food, and fun. This exciting maintenance appreciation event will feature go-kart racing, outdoor games, great food, and plenty of friendly competition. 🍔🌭🥤
Rev up your competitive spirit as prizes are awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the races! Spectators are welcome to attend and cheer on their teams, making this a fantastic opportunity for camaraderie and team building. Spectator tickets are available for only $20 and include food and refreshments.
Thanks to the generosity of our amazing sponsors, tickets for maintenance professionals are FREE and include racing, prizes, food, and refreshments.
🏁TICKETS ARE LIMITED FOR RACERS, and pre-registration is required. 🚨
Learn more about the event and registration at: https://www.slaa.org/events/2026-maintenance-appreciation-day-
08/18/2026
Thank you to everyone who attended Finance Day at the SLAA Office. This annual full-day program is one of the most requested classes at SLAA. Attendees learn budgeting skills, financial management, and more. Thank you to our instructor, Charisse Earhart, for sharing her knowledge and experience.
And, a big THANK YOU to the following sponsors:
✨Angelina Kovalenko - i3 Fiber from i3 Broadband
✨Allie Hesselmeyer - Handyman Hardware & Lumber
✨Chris Chleboun - Allied Appliance, Div. of Indoff
07/21/2026
We are excited to announce the launch of the NAAPAC Summer Sweepstakes, which runs through September 30! Tickets are $25 each or earn a bonus entry for every $100 contributed (five entries for $100). 🎟
You could win your choice from these fantastic prizes:
⭐Red Rocks Amphitheatre Experience – Two tickets to an available performance of your choice, three days/two nights in a boutique hotel, plus a Visa gift card for airfare or other expenses.
⭐Your Choice Sports Package – Reserved tickets for two to an NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, MLS, or PGA regular season event, three days/two nights hotel stay, plus a $2,000 Visa gift card for airfare or other expenses.
⭐All-Inclusive Retreat in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico – Experience a luxurious, all-inclusive getaway for five days/four nights at Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos for two. Includes an $1,800 Visa gift card for airfare and other expenses.
⭐$5,000 Gift Card Toward a Luxury Watch – Put it toward the timepiece of your choice from top luxury brands.
⭐White Stallion Ranch Getaway – Five days/four nights for two in Tucson, Arizona. Airport transfers, all meals, horseback riding, plus rock climbing, target shooting, archery, and fat tire e-bikes. Includes a $1,100 Visa gift card for airfare or other expenses.
👉Click here to enter today: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/Zt7NqQ?vid=1rgj6x
NAAPAC has disbursed $1,733,000 this cycle, with $811,500 of it this year alone, fueling the industry's voice on Capitol Hill. We've raised approximately $600,000 toward our $1.2 million goal, running a bit behind pace. As we head into a critical fall stretch, your support makes the difference. Thank you for your ongoing support and all you do for our industry.
07/21/2026