When a blizzard like Stella strikes, there are bound to be plenty of difficulties - especially when it comes to digging yourself out of a foot or more of snow.

While clearing their own driveways must have been more than enough work in itself, plenty of local residents are providing a helping hand to their neighbors in a time of need.Debbie Sorensen reported that members of her Albrightsville Living Facebook group offered their assistance and equipment for the benefit of friends and strangers alike."I saw this was posted in my Albrightsville Living Facebook Group this morning: I've got 10 gallons of gas and a snowblower! Anyone in IML needs help tomorrow message me. I won't charge but coffee is mandatory!" Sorensen said on Tuesday.The poster, Jim Lounsbury, was humble about the offer."It was really no big deal," Lounsbury said. "Just trying to help my community."Daryl Schnell said that he received some much-needed help from a neighbor with a back-hoe, who happens to put a cap on his charges, no matter what the job entails."Love that guy," Schnell said. "Only ever asks for 10 bucks and always balks whenever I give him more. I keep telling him how much time and effort he's saving me."Tamaqua resident David Kern saw groups of neighbors come together to assist those who required a little extra help."A few of the neighbors got together and we worked to clean off our cars, then we all helped out two neighbors who needed it," Kern said. "Some know I have been having health issues, when they saw me out, they came out right away to help me."Pam Schaeffer said that there was a similar community effort in Lehighton."Our whole neighborhood works together," she said.And, of course, there were plenty of upstanding kids who jumped into action when they were needed."My 10-year-old son saw our neighbor digging her car out and immediately went out to help her," Amanda Bombico said.In the aftermath of Stella, it seems that the good old-fashioned neighborly attitude is still alive and well, with locals ready to pitch in and help when the rain - or, in this case, snow - starts to pour.Just remember to provide a cup of coffee or cocoa to anyone who helps you out with snow removal. It's exactly what a good neighbor would do.