Helping hands: Vibe Credit Union employees volunteer 300+ hours; Detroit Auto Dealers Association Fund grants $300,000

Employees at Novi-based Vibe Credit Union volunteered more than 300 hours in partnership with Waterford Twp. nonprofit, Disaster Relief at Work (DRAW).

Over the past year, DRAW and Vibe Credit Union employees have worked together on three successful DRAW volunteer events, resulting in 328 Vibe volunteer hours dedicated to disaster relief efforts in the United States, according to a press release from Vibe.

“In July, 30+ Vibe volunteers helped DRAW prepare and load more than $45k in furnishings that were used to replace most of the school furniture at an elementary school in East Detroit, a community that was wrecked by the Detroit floods of 2021. We are incredibly grateful for the support of Vibe Credit Union,” said Greg Martin, Executive Director from DRAW.

Volunteers will also be assisting DRAW in the nonprofit’s 6th annual 5K Bucket Run on Saturday, Sept. 16, with proceeds to benefit victims of natural disasters.

Throughout the year, Vibe Credit Union employees also volunteered with other organizations such as Metro Food Rescue, and helped Hope Against Trafficking with its Spring Clean-Up event, May 20.

For more information and participant registration, visit www.drawbuckets.org/5k.

For more information, visit vibecreditunion.com or call 248-735-9500.

The Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) Charitable Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced that it has made nine grants totaling $300,000 to support nonprofits, according to a press release.

The DADA Charitable Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation supports nonprofits that benefit children and youth in grades pre-K-12 in Southeast Michigan.

The fund is supported by proceeds from the North American International Detroit Auto Show Charity Preview.

“The Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation Fund is an example of the power of endowment to deliver on a donor’s wishes during good times and bad,” said Community Foundation President Richard (Ric) DeVore.

The DADA Charitable Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation received more than 60 applications totaling over $2.5 million in requests for 2023. The nine approved grants range from $25,000 to $50,000.

This year’s grants to Oakland County organizations include:

• Corewell Health Center for Exceptional Families (Southfield) — $34,500 for behavioral analysis training and credentialing for therapists treating youth with autism spectrum disorder.

• Detroit Institute for Children (Commerce Township) — $45,000 for an expanded learning program for youth and families with special needs.

• Lawrence Technological University (Southfield) — $25,000 for a program expansion for middle school girls in STEM and engineering.

• Crimestoppers (The Alliance For A Safer, Greater Detroit) (Southfield) — $25,000 for a conflict resolution program expansion for vulnerable youth and parents in Detroit.

Other organizations receiving funds include: Growth Works Incorporated of Plymouth — $45,500; SOS Community Services of Ypsilanti — $25,000; The Michigan Hispanic Collaborative of Ann Arbor — $25,000; The Yunion of Detroit — $50,000 and Wellspring of Detroit — $25,000.

This year’s North American International Detroit Auto Show Charity Preview gala is Friday, Sept. 15, during the Detroit Auto Show at Huntington Place. For more information, visit https://naias.com.

For more information about the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, visit www.cfsem.org.

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