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INTRODUCTION

From Celebration to Service Lithonia’s historic Woman’s Club as its 2012 service project.
Built in the late 1920s with locally mined granite, the building

In its third year as a collaborative effort, the Red and Green served as Dekalb County’s first library and is currently
Scene (R&GS) Holiday Party 2011 gathered participants owned by the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance. This
of SIX organizations from Atlanta’s sustainable and design project includes a detailed evaluation of the building and the
community, including members of The American Institute development of a report that will indicate recommendations
of Architects (AIA)-Atlanta, American Society of Heating, to upgrade the building for sustainable public use and to

Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), propose recommendations for the surrounding area as a
Construction Management Association of America (CMAA), tourist, entertainment and recreation district for Lithonia.
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) Atlanta Chapter, These recommendations will complement earlier studies

the Georgia Chapter of the International Interior Design completed for the city of Lithonia.
Association (IIDA Georgia), and U.S. Green Building Council
(USGBC) Georgia Branch. While the celebration takes place
in one night, the service has just begun. An annual service
project is supported by proceeds from the industry’s annual

Red and Green Scene (R&GS) end of the year holiday
celebration, in addition to volunteered professional services
from R&GS member organizations, and with special support

from the Society for Marketing Professional Services
(SMPS).

This year, the Outreach Committee for the Red and Green
Scene gathered once again to give back to the community in

a collaborative manner. The Committee elected to work on
a project for the good of the citizens of Lithonia by adopting

4 RAGS 2012 Dedicated Corner Stone