NEW ALBANY, Ind. (WDRB) -- Friday night, as another winter storm blanketed Kentuckiana with another layer of snow, one woman was donating her time to help people stuck in their homes.
Since the first winter storm on Sunday, people are doing good in their communities and stepping up to help their neighbors in need. Mandee Green is one of them.
"How this is and the bumpiness and the in and out, this is how a lot of the roads that we've been on picking people up have been," Green told WDRB Friday evening.Â
During Sunday's first snowfall, she started getting essential workers to work at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany.Â
"We've been through tornadoes (ourselves). We've been through storm damage, and people showed up for us when they were never asked, and they were just there," she said. "So, to me, I believe paying it forward is a huge deal."
Since then, it's become anything that anyone needs, like groceries.
"It was getting a little rocky and she has an all-wheel drive vehicle, but still, with the roads being as slick as they are, and I told her absolutely, we would be more than happy to help, that we're here for anybody in the community that needs us," Green said about one neighbor in need.
Friday, Green helped someone in need of a prescription for her 93-year-old grandmother.
"It is just so nice to have people that will drive, that do have vehicles that are safe to drive in it more," said Heidi Kraft, who was getting help. "More so for health care workers and people that absolutely have to be out in this and don't have any other options. It is so nice that people are willing to put themselves out there in these conditions."
The roads in New Albany were less than ideal after the snow really started coming down Friday night.
"You all can kind of see firsthand what we have been dealing with, and the community, in general, when they say, you know, like our roads aren't clear, here's a prime example as to what's not clear," said Green.
Around 6 p.m. Friday, WDRB saw some cars sliding, even at 15 mph.Â
Whether it's a medication run right down the street or a farther trip, Green will go the distance to pay it forward to keep the community she loves safe.
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