Chair of the Board, Bud Craddock had selected the The Providence Center as the charity to support at the 2026 Annual International Conference. The Providence Center helps adults, adolescents, and children affected by psychiatric illnesses, emotional problems, and addictions by providing treatment and supportive services within a community setting.

Donating to The Providence Center helps raise critical funds for over 60 innovative life-saving mental health and addictions care services The Providence Center provides for the community including a new Patient Care Fund which aims to increase access to services for adults, children and their families. 

To make fundraising for The Providence Center exciting and fun, Bud 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. 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 Mobile App on Thursday, October 1, 2026. All proceeds will go directly to The Providence Center.  

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 out the google form—2026 AIC Charity Donation Form—by September 15th.