KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When the snow comes down, the 'Snow Squad' rolls out.
The group of Midwest Krawlers volunteers hit the roads to make sure first responders got to work.
Midwest Krawlers member Adriane Handy is spearheading the Snow Squad this year and said the group added a handful of dispatchers to handle phone calls.
Volunteers can all work from home and keep their eyes on a Google document to see who has a ride and who still needs one.
"We get everybody logged into everything and then we just go," Handy said, "and as much as we can get somebody to a rider as quickly as possible that's our goal."
Last year, the group helped more than 200 people. Handy said she remembers one of her riders last year was a pregnant nurse listed as essential personnel.
"She cried," Handy said. "She said, 'I couldn't get out and my patients would be lost without me.'"
Wendi Norton became a volunteer this year. She said the organization hits close to home for her because she's a registered nurse and other hospital workers saved her life when she had a stroke.
"What better way to give back than to help the people who saved me get to where they needed to be to help somebody else?" Norton said.
Handy said the group is still working a few of the kinks out, but they're happy to help the people who help so many others.
"When there's so much bad that goes on, I just love being a part of something good," Handy said.
