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Community Center

Founded in 1979, the Community Center of South Decatur is a non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve and maintain The Solarium at Historic Scottish Rite as a sustainable community resource to be used for the assistance, education and enjoyment of the Decatur community.

2020 Community
Grants

RECIPIENTS INCLUDE:
Decatur Family YMCA

2019 Community
Grants

RECIPIENTS INCLUDE:
Decatur Robotics
DeKalb Library Foundation
L’Arche Atlanta
NAMI

2018 Community
Grants

RECIPIENTS INCLUDE:
A Traves
DCM
DEF
DeKalb Library Foundation
Frank Hamilton School
Our House
REAP
Women’s Resource Center
Wylde Center

Events Hosted
and/or Supported

EVENTS INCLUDE:
BBQ&B Festival
Breakfast with Santa
Capoeira
Chess Club
Drama Club
Girl Scouts
Irish Dance
Jazz Nights


MLK Service Days
MMM
Music Together
Patio Party
Oakhurst Chorus
ONA
School PTA Fundraisers
Sips and Small Plates
Wine Crawl

Breakfast with Santa

This popular annual event has been hosted at the Solarium for a number of years. Children tell Santa their last minute wishes, make Christmas crafts and munch on muffins and fruit! It’s a fun time for all!

PHOTOS

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How You Can Help

Our community saved The Solarium at Historic Scottish Rite through perseverance and dedication. Now it is ours to use and enjoy, as well as continue to support. Help us honor the past by making a donation, make the most of the present, and work for the future. Be a part of this historic building and the community-based programs it houses as it moves into the next 80 years of its life.

Buy a Brick

Preserve your memory in Oakhurst by sponsoring a brick inscribed with your name or that of a loved one prominently set within the front patio of The Solarium, home of the Community Center of South Decatur. With a tax-deductible gift of $50, we will have a brick inscribed with 2 lines (up to 14 total characters on each line) of your choice. Click here for the Brick Inscription Form.

Board Membership

Leah Manley

CCSD President

Ryan Florence

Treasurer

Irene Foran

Secretary

Scot Hollonbeck

Past President

Amy Wilson

Past President

Board Membership

Mark Sanders

Cynthia Varkey

Jenn Wood

Anna Varela

Solarium Usage


Elizabeth Wilson Community House Usage – Summary
Community Use Classes/Meetings
Private Rental Events


2019
153
20


2018
59
14


N/A

Contact

If you would like more information about The Solarium and/or Community Center please take a moment to send us a message.

319 West Hill Street
Decatur, GA 30030

T:404.370.0888

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