Sen. John Albers: Issues Winter Storm Response

Your Georgia – State of Emergency – Desk:

Sen. John Albers ( R – Roswell) has released the following statement in response to the winter storm that affected metro Atlanta and the surrounding areas:

“There is much to learn from the winter weather and significant opportunities to improve. However, I hope everyone takes a moment to realize how Georgians came together. Here is a small example of some ordinary people, doing extraordinary things:

· A Sandy Springs police officer delivered a baby on I-285
· School teachers and staff worked as much as 36 hours straight taking care of students
· People with 4WD cars went back onto roads to bring people home, gas or food
· A father walked 6 miles in the snow to his daughter’s school so she would not spend her first night away from home alone
· Business owners opened their doors all night to provide food and shelter
· The City of Roswell towed abandoned cars to parking lots at no charge to the owners
· Home owners opened their homes to strangers to provide a meal and warm place to sleep
· People brought food, sleeping bags and pillows for students to spend the night at school
· Firefighters, Police Officers and Soldiers did what they do best – served and protected
· Random acts of kindness were in abundance from neighbors, coworkers, friends and strangers