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WHY RANK?

1 - Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development
Our central mission is to motivate youth to reach their highest potential. We have designed programs based on Mrs. Parks philosophy of "Quiet Strength" which engages youth in hands-on experiences to build practical day-to-day living skills. We promote multicultural participation in our program to provide youth with a cross-cultural exposure for nurturing a global and inclusive perspective.
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1 - African Dance Works
African Dance Works is committed to promoting healthy communities through cultural enrichment, character development, and physical fitness.
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1 - EarthWorks Garden
As a society, we have become dangerously disconnected from the land and the sources of food that sustain life. We have detached ourselves from the real source of wealth - a respectful and reverent relationship with the land. In 1998, I felt a calling to start a garden at my workplace, the Capuchin Soup Kitchen. The response was overwhelming and positive. That small plot of land grew into what is our Urban Farm project today. EarthWorks Garden seeks to restore our connection to the environment and community in keeping with the tradition of our spiritual patron, St. Francis. It is a working study in social justice and in knowing the origin of the food we eat. This project relies on the gracious donations of time from volunteers and materials from sponsors. Neighbors and friends of all ages, incomes and faiths join us in our work. I hope that you will visit us and see what a special project EarthWorks Garden has become.
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1 - Greening of Detroit
he Greening of Detroit was founded in 1989 to improve the quality of life in Detroit by guiding and inspiring the reforestation of Detroit's neighborhoods, boulevards and parks through tree planting projects and educational programs. Over the years The Greening has expanded its outreach to include a broad sector of greening activities. Its mission reflects this growth: “Guide and inspire the growth of a ‘greener’ Detroit through planting and educational programs, environmental leadership, advocacy, and by building community capacity.” Annually, The Greening hosts planting projects, ranging from full park restorations to streetscape renovations and massive street tree plantings to the creation of community and family vegetable gardens.
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1 - The Detroit Rose Society
The purpose of the Detroit Rose Society is to foster the growth of roses in the home garden and to disseminate the knowledge, beauty, grandeur and the loveliness of the rose. As members, we promote, nurture, scrutinize and improve rose culture. The Detroit Rose Society holds monthly meetings in which rose culture is the foremost subject of interest.
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1 - Michigan Animal Adoption Network, Ferndale
First and foremost among the two operations of the Michigan Animal Adoption Network is our Animal Care Network (ACN), a dedicated group of volunteers spending time each weekend in low income areas in suburban Wayne and Oakland counties providing relief to strictly outdoor pets. The difference that the ACN has made in the many neighborhoods they visit is phenomenal. Volunteers are not only dedicated to rescuing the animals but are also committed to rehabilitating. The ACN could not be prouder of the hard work of our volunteers and the results of this program.
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1 - GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE OF MICHIGAN
Our mission is to locate suitable adoptive homes for homeless and displaced Golden Retrievers while simultaneously providing shelter, food, companionship and medical care to the Goldens. We are also committed to educating the public on all aspects of ownership. This would include care giving, population control, proper diet and exercise, and the importance of regular veterinarian visits.
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1 - Michigan Basset Rescue - Waterford
Michigan Basset Rescue is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1992. Since then, our primary goal has remained the same: to find permanent homes for bassets in need. MBR does not receive any local, state, or federal funding. Instead, MBR is funded solely by private donations and fundraising events. Most of the money we receive goes toward veterinary care for the rescued bassets, including any required surgeries, spay/neutering, vaccinations, heartworm teatment and more. Other expenditures go toward shelter fees, boarding, transportation expenses, food, grooming, rescue tags, collars, leashes, miscellaneous fundraising expenses and foster care expenses.
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1 - Detroit Dog Parks
The ideal dog park is a designated, fenced-in area where people can bring their dogs to play and run off-leash. A dog park can be a great place to share and distribute information pertaining to dog care and training. For dog owners with limited mobility, it can be a place to socialize with other dog owners and exercise their dogs. A report on off-leash dog parks by Portland Parks and Recreation states that "There is a newly identified parks user group: Dogs and their owners. This user group is drawn to parks for open space, fresh air, exercise and socialization for themselves and their pets. Coming to a park is their chosen form of recreation, much the same as jogging or biking. They are legitimate park users."
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1 - Detroit Kennel Club Dog
The first Detroit Kennel Club benched dog show was held in April of 1916 at the Detroit Armory. There were four judges and catalogs cost twenty-five cents. The 1917 catalog lists over 250 Detroit Kennel Club members, many from the moneyed families of Detroit. In its first few years of existence, the location of the show alternated between the Armory and the Michigan State Fairgrounds, and the time of year of the event varied as well. By the 1920s, the show had moved to the Detroit Convention Hall located at Cass, Woodward and Canfield Avenues, the site of the current Vernors bottling plant. The annual benched show soon afterward became a March tradition, and the catalog price rose to fifty cents! In 1949, the show moved back to the Fairgrounds, where it remained until its relocation to Cobo Hall in 1964.
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