Stone Forest in the Community

Recent Community Activities

January 2010: Stone Forest collecting coats and blankets for homeless

ATLANTA (January 19, 2010)—Throughout the winter and fall, Stone Forest has been collecting coats and blankets for metro Atlanta’s homeless.

The area has experienced record-breaking temperatures this season with so many people ill-prepared to deal with the below-freezing temperatures. Please consider dropping off your gently used jackets and blankets to Stone Forest so they can be distributed to those in need.

About Stone Forest
Stone Forest is dedicated to being an inspiring destination and outdoor living showcase featuring superior products and customer service. Stone Forest offers the largest and best selection of natural stone and the highest quality hardscape materials available in the Atlanta metro area, including water gardening and concrete paving products. Stone Forest carries the top brand names and leading product lines from Belgard, Pavestone, Eldorado and Aquascape. The Stone Forest indoor and outdoor showroom is the perfect place to plan any outdoor living project. Visit www.stoneforest.net for more information.
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June 2009: Stone Forest donates product for local 5K

ATLANTA (June 29, 2009)—Stone Forest Materials was proud to support RunCobb through the donation of natural stone products for the inaugural Summer Solstice XC Challenge hosted on Jun 20, 2009.

More than 200 runners participated in the five kilometer race held at Cobb County Corps Property in West Cobb. RunCobb is a nonprofit organization that advocates running in Cobb County through support of trail development and area park maintenance. RunCobb further supports the athletic hobby by recognizing local youth, high school and community runners. All proceeds from the race will help RunCobb further its running advocacy mission.

Stone Forest was proud to donate natural stone to use as course markers and trophies for the winners.

June, 2009: Stone Forest Contributes to Eco-Friendly Home & Community

Stone Forest is proud to promote environmental responsibility and eco-friendly homes as a sponsor and contributing partner to Greenhaven, Atlanta’s newest model for green building and sustainable design. Greenhaven Home is located in Chelsea Landing, East Cobb’s first eco-friendly neighborhood. Greenhaven will carry the US Green Building Council’s LEED for Homes certification as well as showcase the latest in green building techniques, sustainable design, state-of-the-art-technology and energy efficiency.

Stone Forest supports Greenhaven through its expertise, service and product donations. Stone Forest helped Greenhaven developers to create a permeable driveway using Pavestone permeable pavers which allow rainwater to soak into the ground and return to the natural water table unlike traditional concrete driveways. Stone Forest also partnered with promatch contractor Iris Blade to create a beautiful water feature which recycles rainwater and uses energy efficient pumps to circulate the water. Finally, Stone Forest supplied Greenhaven with natural stone garnishments, a beautiful circular courtyard patio incorporating Crab Orchard Slab stone and several aesthetically pleasing dry creek beds made of smooth river rock and garden boulders.

The Greenhaven showhome will be open for public tours July 10 through August 9. Please visit www.greenhavenhome.com for more information.

Tuesday May 19th,2009: MALTA’s 25th Year Anniversary Celebration

Join us as MALTA Celebrates its 25th Year Anniversary with dinner, drinks and music at Centennial Olympic Park on Tuesday May 19, 2009. Food will be catered by Huckleberry’s Barbecue. All members and non-members are invited. To register or for more information visit Malta’s website.

Tuesday May 19th, 2009
Drinks start at 5:30pm
Dinner starts at 6:30pm
$25 for members, $25 for non-members, children age 12 and under: $10

Saturday May, 16th 2009: Smyrna Garden Tour

Come out to see all the beautiful gardens Smyrna and Vinings have to offer at the 1st annual Smyrna Garden Tour on Saturday May 16th, 2009. Representatives from Stone Forest will be on site to help you with any hardscaping and landscaping questions you might have. Check out the Keep Smyrna Beautiful Website for more information.

Saturday May 16th, 2009
10am to 5pm
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 day of event.
Tickets are available at Carter’s Pharmacy and Karen’s Gifts, Backyard Feed and Seed, Pie-in-the-Sky and The Smyrna Community Center.

Wednesday May 13th, 2009 Rain Harvest and Permeable Paver at North Metro Tech

Chad Carroll and Kelly Bors have been invited to speak to students at North Metro Technical College about Rain Harvesting and Permeable Paver Systems. Sustainability in landscaping and horticulture is the focus of the course and there is no better way to protect and preserve our natural resources than reusing water with these systems. Rain harvesting can be described as capturing rain water and storing it for future use instead of forcing it into drainage areas where it will can cause erosion and eventually leave the watershed before it has a chance to replenish the aquifers locally. Permeable paver systems are similar to rain harvesting systems except the water is slowly allowed to return to the aquifers instead of being contained for future use. Permeable paver systems can be used in place of large unsightly retention and detention ponds creating more usable space in residential and commercial applications. Both systems can be combined to produce a viable Eco friendly solution to areas affected by drought conditions and limited resources.

Tuesday May 12th, 2009 KBA Luncheon

Join us Tuesday May 12th for the Kennesaw Business Association’ s monthly luncheon. Always good food and great speakers each month.

Time:

11:00 am – Networking Starts
11:30 am – Buffet Opens
12:00 PM – Meeting Starts
1:00 PM – Meeting Ends

Location: KSU Continuing Ed Building

Saturday & Sunday April 18th & 19th, 2009: Kennesaw’s Big Shanty Festival

Stone Forest will be a part of the fun and festivities as the City of Kennesaw and Kennesaw Businesss Association hosts the 33rd annual Big Shanty Festival. This is a weekend packed with the largest arts and crafts in North Georgia, rich history, loads of entertainment, great food and even a parade. Come enjoy the weekend with us. Click here for more information.

Admission is free.
Downtown Kennesaw.
Saturday, April 18, 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. (Parade at 9:30am)
Sunday, April 19, 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday March 21st, 2009: Touch a Truck Day

You can find us at Touch-a-Truck Day on March 21st at the Kennesaw Depot. We will be handing out coupons for special discounts. This is an opportunity to see the heavy equipment used in the hardscaping business. We will have a dump truck, a semi truck and a flatbed delivery truck complete with a forklift that attaches to the back. Bring the kids and meet us there.
9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Tuesday March 17th, 2009 Kennesaw Business Association’s Live After Five

The Kennesaw Business Association is hosting Alive After Five on March 17th. This is a great opportunity for members of the KBA to meet some of our staff..

Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Location: The Windsor on Hwy 41 in Kennesaw

March 10th, 2009: Kennesaw Business Association Luncheon

Join us Tuesday March 10th for the Kennesaw Business Association’ s monthly luncheon. Always good food and great speakers each month.

Time:

11:00 am – Networking Starts
11:30 am – Buffet Opens
12:00 PM – Meeting Starts
1:00 PM – Meeting Ends

Location: KSU Continuing Ed Building

Tuesday March 10th, 2009: MALTA North Georgia Meeting

Join us at the MALTA North Georgia Meeting at Skinners Nursery on March 10th. Mathew Chappell of UGA will be speaking on Woody ornamentals. For more information see MALTA’s website.
Time: TBD

Tuesday Febuary 24th, 2009: Business to Business Expo

We will be at the Kennesaw Business Association Business-to-Business Expo on February 24th from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. Held at the Kennesaw Community Center, we are looking forward to this opportunity to introduce ourselves to the local community and fellow business owners. They will be giving away door prizes as well as food. Stop by and say hello.