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Past winners

Three Lyons Creative has had the privilege of working with some amazing organizations that are working hard to fight for their communities and create a positive social impact in Detroit. Read a little about the past 3LC Thanksgiving Contest winners below.
Alternatives for Girls - 2017

​Founded in 1987, Alternatives For Girls is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, located in southwest Detroit. We serve homeless and high-risk girls and young women through shelter, after-school programming, and street outreach. Our goal is to help girls avoid exploitation, stay in school, graduate, go on to college, and build stable and successful futures.

"Thank you so much, Three Lyons Creative, for selecting Alternatives For Girls as the winner of the video prize this year! We are honored to have been selected. Alternatives For Girls is located in southwest Detroit, and serves homeless and high-risk girls and young women. We have a very small marketing budget, and do not have the resources to create videos about our work. This generous gift will help us further our mission by highlighting our impact in a unique way! Thank you!"
AFG received a Video Prize.
Garage Cultural - NOIS - 2017

​In 2016 due to rising costs for retail space, SW lost an important anchor, our local coffee shop. It had come to serve as a “community living room” where we gathered to discuss community concerns, politics, art, collective identity, & economic development opportunities. Garage Cultural's new project, NOIS (Neighborhood Office & Incubator Space), the project which needs a logo/branding, will recreate that dynamic & expand on it by creating a community-driven collaborative workspace/resource center with programming designed to support small social enterprise, home-based food services & commodities, and artist by working to remove barriers that keep them in the informal economy. The project will renovate a 3200 sq ft storefront; adding a public coffee shop, locally-sourced retail and 20 affordable workspaces, and provide these entrepreneurs with the foot traffic & visibility needed to increase their revenue; all accessible to Spanish/English speakers.

"Thank you all so much! Not just for selecting us, but for doing this every year with a different group!"
NOIS received a Branding Prize. The work is still in progress and schedule for completion by the end of 2018.
Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO) - 2016

​Neighborhood Service Organization’s (NSO) compassionate and professional staff provides services that have impacted countless children, youth, adults, seniors, families, and communities since 1955. NSO’s empowering programs and services provide assistance for: older adults with mental illness; children, youth, and adults with developmental disabilities; youth leadership and advocacy training; year-round workforce development for youth, young adults and their parents; homeless recovery services; housing development; community outreach for psychiatric emergencies; call hotline for emergency shelter and housing resources in Detroit; training; and volunteer opportunities for individuals, groups, and organizations.

"We are thrilled that you have selected NSO!  Thanks so much – we are so honored. I look forward to connecting with you on the project plan."
NSO received a Video Prize.