The local community is rallying around a family who lost their home to a fire Tuesday night. Kiely Hallford and her children, Willow and Anthony, were not hurt but lost everything in the blaze.
The HUB of Habersham is now collecting donations to help them. The family needs clothes and shoes in the following sizes:
- Kiely, age 22: Size 16 pants, large shirts; size 8 shoes;
- Willow, age 5: Size 5-7 children’s clothes; size 12 toddler shoes;
- Anthony, age 4: Size 4-6 toddler clothes; size 11 toddler shoes.
The Hallfords also need bed linens and blankets. For Christmas, HUB is asking for donated gifts for the children. Willow wants a Disney dollhouse, while Anthony likes dinosaurs.
Donations may be dropped off at HUB (Habersham United Believers) on the old Faith Christian Academy campus at 2664 Highway 197 South in Mt. Airy.
For more information about donations and drop-offs, text 706-768-0345.
‘We need prayer and support’
The camper Kiely and her children lived in went up in flames late at night on Nov.14. None of them were home at the time. Kiely was at work. Her kids were staying with their great-grandparents next door.
“All of a sudden they heard an explosion and jumped up and looked out the back window, and the camper was engulfed in flames,” says Kiely’s mom, Shauna Hallford.
“When the fire department got there, they evacuated my mom, dad, and the kids from their mobile home because they have a gas tank behind their house.”
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
Shauna says the loss has been difficult on her daughter. Kiely and the kids moved in with her grandparents. The family is now trying to remodel a house next door for them, but it needs wiring and a good bit of work before it’s habitable.
“We’re trying to get her life back,” Shauna says.
She adds that many people are trying to help. Beyond the donations, “We need a lot of prayer and support. ”
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