included Plunger toss, mirror cleaning, caulk a joint and drywall repair and many of the winners came from Omni Properties, ConAm Management, Fairfield Development and Urban Property Management.
It wasn ' t long before we could sense growing interest from the membership as the event grew to a few hundred participants. We eventually began utilizing Wings Over the Rockies Museum for the event until we grew out of that space.
At some point early on, Mark Williams and I scratched out how the event might look on a national level. With great support from the National Apartment Association, we were able to introduce a national format, that eventually grew to over 70 events.
Prior to its official first national event in Cincinnati, we pulled together many of the parts and pieces for a trial run with the Apartment Association of Colorado Springs( now Southern Colorado.) We had paper tablecloths, mockup games and the race car event with timer was introduced. All of our proofs of concepts were tested live, and we learned at this event that outdoor events were too risky, as a late afternoon thunderstorm opened up and poured over all our test equipment.
A few weeks later, we were in Cincinnati for the official Maintenance Mania event, which was the first time we ever saw the new games and competition sets. Some parts and pieces arrived via Fed Ex the morning of the event. There were roughly two hundred attendees and they had a
great time. NAA ' s Maintenance Mania which carried on for another 15 years.
Though it was the national evnet discontinued by NAA in 2023, Colorado Maintenance Mania lives on! Along with our long-standing partnership with HD Supply, new games were developed in 2024 that could be replicated each year. And quality education as ever remains a critical priority for AAMD. Now back at the National Western, the event will have a chance to continue to grow for years to come!
Ed Schell is Regional Sales Manager at Lowe ' s Pro Supply.
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