Giving back to the community is part of Vision Computer Solutions’ mission, and thanks to their generosity and the generosity of golf outing attendees, the Jamie Daniels Foundation received $11,000.

By Stacey Winconek

Northville-based Vision Computer Solutions offers IT support to businesses through cyber security, cloud migration, day-to-day tasks and more. However, that isn’t the only way this company supports businesses and the surrounding communities. In fact, a big part of the company’s mission is charity and giving back to the community.

“It’s one of our main things that we try to do, as well as encourage our staff to do, is to get involved and look for opportunities to work with other community agencies and such to try to help out,” says Chuck Lobert, the VP of Sales and Marketing at Vision Computer Solutions. “We try to do what we can to help locally,” he adds, from rehabilitating homes in Detroit to supporting a Northville-based foundation in its efforts to help people with autism find work. “The president of the company, on an annual basis, takes a portion of proceeds and makes sure that we donate it to various charities.”

On July 31, the Jamie Daniels Foundation was awarded $11,000 from Vision Computer Solutions’ charity golf outing. Choosing the Jamie Daniels Foundation as the charity of choice for this golf outing was a no-brainer for Lobert.

“I’m a huge Red Wings fan. I record every single Red Wings game,” Lobert says. “I hear Ken Daniels all the time calling the game, and he talks pretty regularly about the Jamie Daniels Foundation.”

Through those conversations, Lobert learned of Jamie’s story and discovered the ways that the Jamie Daniels Foundation supports those with substance use disorders, as well as those in recovery from substance use disorders.

“It’s very important work,” he says. “Just about everybody in their life at some point within their family or friends has dealt with somebody being an addict, and I think the fact that there’s a terrible stigma and people don’t recognize it as a disease makes it very hard for those that are going through it to reach out and get help, so I think it’s very important the work that they’re doing.”

The charity golf outing, which took place at Fox Hills Golf & Banquet Center in Plymouth, welcomed 90 golfers and featured a silent auction and speeches from both Lobert and Ken Daniels — who shared the “heartbreaking and impactful story” of his son. During his speech, Lobert encouraged people to visit JamieDanielsFoundation.org to learn more about its mission.

“It (the website) helps you to see that this is very real. It could be anybody. It could happen to everybody,” he says. “If we recognize it as a disease like any other, it will help us to celebrate those ones that are battling that, as well.”

If your company would like to support the Jamie Daniels Foundation, please contact Executive Director, Chris Perry at [email protected].