Name: Time, Talent & Treasure ft. Joel Ayres of AACF
Uploaded: 2025-06-13T15:11:19.000Z
Duration: 1161
Description: For most of his life, as far back as the late 1960s and early '70s, Joel Ayres has had a heart for addressing the needs of society. His passion for charitable...

For most of his life, as far back as the late 1960s and early '70s, Joel Ayres has had a heart for addressing the needs of society. His passion for charitable work led him to serve on the board of organizations like the Heart Gallery of Sacramento and Big Brothers of Northeast Indiana. Today, Joel is the Executive Director of The Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Foundation, or AACF for short. AACF is a 501c3 nonprofit that helps automotive aftermarket industry members and their families when they need it most.

Before his work with AACF, Joel served on the SEMA Board of Directors and started SEMA Cares in 2007, which oversees all of SEMA’s charitable activities.

Carl Anthony sits down with Joel for this special episode of AutoVision News Radio on the value of sharing our time, talent, and treasure. Joel shares with us the mission of AACF and how SEMA Cares came to fruition. Along the way, Joel takes us back through pivotal moments in his life, including a cancer diagnosis and why he is proud of the legacy his children are carrying on.

AACF Website: https://tinyurl.com/yc2z4v42

SEMA Cares: https://tinyurl.com/mppt7a57

YANG T-Shirt Fundraiser to Support AACF: https://tinyurl.com/4y27r5fv

Heart Gallery of Sacramento: https://tinyurl.com/ycj5mafj

JLevin Communications: https://tinyurl.com/3ceb4265

AutoVision News LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/49jyrd3b