october 2025
Event Details
Help Support Chicago’s Next Generation Engineers and Innovators!
On October 26 we are holding a special Porsches and Pastries style event with SparkShop that will include opportunities for members to help pack the educational supplies needed by students to build, prototype and experiment, as part of a hands-on engineering learning curriculum designed for Chicago’s 4th and 5th grade, and soon, high school students. SparkShop is the PCA Chicago Region’s 2025 Charity of the Year.
Your participation supports their free, in-school programs, which give students hands-on experience with 8 fields of engineering. SparkShop students develop STEM identity, confidence, and curiosity, equipping them to invent solutions to the problems they’re passionate about.
This fall, SparkShop is growing (by 25%) to work with 50 schools! Over 93% of their students are underrepresented in STEM, on the basis of race, gender, and/or socioeconomic status. SparkShop is a nonprofit that builds free engineering curriculum for Chicago elementary schools that serve low-income and minority students. Their goal is to introduce students to the dynamic opportunities in STEM and equip them with the confidence and knowledge they need to succeed.
This event will be held in the morning on October 26, 2025, 9 am to 12 noon, at club member Andy Bizub’s Midwest Performance Cars in the West Loop, at 2105 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612, just around the corner from SparkShop headquarters. Snacks and beverages will be available.
Get together with friends for a cup of coffee, show off your car, and help to make STEM learning available for Chicago students.
Sponsored By
Midwest Performance Cars
MPC Professionals care about the performance of your import vehicle and overall satisfaction. We stand behind our work with triple the industry standard warranty — 3 years or 100,000 miles. Our integrity, values and morals are clear, we understand you have many choices for your auto service and we aim to be an open book with all the steps and services we perform as part of the MPC experience.
