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December 4, 2013 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 6, No. 49
Mother, toddler Milton loves its veterans jump from blaze Love Project THE MILTON LOVE PROJECT — HEARTS FOR VETERANS »
Family recovering, community offering support
makes hearts for soldiers By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com
MILTON, Ga. – A famous song once said, “All you need is love.” For residents in Milton, they take that to heart, giving love to those who need it. The Milton Love Project sets out to help the needy in Milton. Whether they have lost a loved one or are in need of just a little TLC, the people of the project set out to help, often in the form of little wooden signs hand-painted and placed in yards. Each sign has words of encouragement. This year for Veterans Day, Nov. 11, the Milton Love Project set out to give love to the troops. Debbie Daviadoff headed the Hearts for Veterans Project in an effort to give thanks and recognition to veterans living in Milton. These hearts will be displayed every year on Memorial Day, July 4 and Veterans Day. In five days, they were able to construct, paint and deliver a grand total of 91 “Hearts for Veterans.” With the help from neighboring children and friendly souls, they got it done. “I know a few veterans, and one thing that had been mentioned to me in the past was that people always do things to honor deceased veterans, but nobody ever does anything to thank living veterans,” Daviadoff said. The hearts were assembled with help from veteran Terry
By JONATHAN COPSEY joanthan@northfulton.com MILTON, Ga. – The Milton community is rallying around a local family after a mother and her toddler were forced to jump out a second floor window. Their family is without a home after their house was engulfed in flames and smoke Nov. 22. The home, in the White Columns neighborhood in Milton, was completely destroyed in the fire, which was reported just before 7 a.m. The family of nine – the parents and seven children ages 3-16 – were getting ready for the day when they
spotted the flames, said Milton Fire Chief Robert Edgar. “The daughter ran into the father’s room and said the house was on fire,” Edgar said. Flames were quickly making their way up a wall. “They were amazed at how quickly the fire had progressed and multiplied in size.” The mother ran upstairs to grab the family’s toddler and was trapped when smoke became too thick. Edgar said she was forced to jump from a second floor window, carrying the child. Both were taken to Grady Hospital. The child was released hours later but the mother received injuries from the fall as well as burns, Edgar said. She was discharged from the hospital Nov. 23. The father was taken to
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Alyssa and Kelsey Sayre lie down with heart signs they created for local veterans. Allen, then painted with love by Natalie Fiacco, Kiera Jones, Matt and Charlie Paulus, Alyssa and Kelsey Sayre and Ashley Martin. Aidan Fitzpatrick helped deliver and install the hearts in the yards of veterans’ homes, along with
several adult volunteers. The hearts were placed on the front lawns of local veterans just in time for Veterans Day. In response, Daviadoff said
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A Milton family lost their home Friday, Nov. 22, after a fire destroyed it.