Blankets And Bedding

[Janice]

11:53 am

[Company]

Tuesday

[Janice]

September 11th, 2001

Any available community buildings

Will be converted into shelters

With thousands of passengers arriving at any minute

The town is asking for help with

Well, anything you can do

[Beulah]

Crystal, I saw on the news

That they're looking for blankets and bedding

And maybe some food

[Crystal]

Do you know what they need

And how much?

[Martha (Actor 5)]

I need something to do

[Martha, Crystal & Beulah]

'Cause I can't watch the news anymore

[Annette]

Can I help? Is there something

I need to do something

To keep me from thinking of

All of those scenes on the tube

[Crystal]

I need something to do

'Cause I can't watch the news

[Women]

No, I can't watch the news anymore

In the winter

From the water

Through the wind

If a stranger ends up at your door

[Beulah]

You get on the horn

Hello, this is Beulah Davis down at the Academy

I heard we might be getting some guests

And I thought I'd see if I could help whosever in charge of getting the school organized

How many passengers can we take?

Oh, well, we fit about four hundred students

Yes, we could probably do six hundred

Or sure, seven hundred if we really pack 'em in

When are they coming?

Could be any time now?

Well, I'm glad I phoned

[Oz]

I get a call from Beulah

Looking for anything seven hundred people

From around the world might need

So, I go down to Shoppers and the manager says

To just take what I want off the shelves

Toothbrushes, floss, mouthwash, deodorant

And I'm back at the school when Beulah says

[Beulah]

You know, those planes probably got some babies on 'em

[Oz]

So I'm back to Shoppers for diapers

And we're unpacking 'em when Annette says

[Annette]

You know, those babies are probably gonna be hungry

[Oz]

So I'm back to Shoppers for formula and baby food

And when I get back Beulah says

[Beulah]

You know, those planes are probably filled with women of childbearing age

[Oz]

So

[Beulah]

So I'm back to Shoppers

To pick up as many pads and tampons as they have

[Janice]

The Baptist church needs a hand moving their pews

Doctor O'Brien down at the pharmacy

Is ready to fill any prescriptions

Oh, and the Lions Club is looking for some toilet paper

If you have any extra

[Annette]

Medicine

[Margie]

Toothpaste

[Martha]

Underwear

[Beulah]

Aspirin

[Crystal and Annette]

Jackets our kids grew out of last summer

[Janice]

And down at the station

We're taking donations

Out by the door

[Women]

Holy Jesus, there's more

[Annette]

It's better than being at home alone

Wondering what's really happening

[Margie]

Everyone's phoning

[Annette and Beulah]

We're setting up rooms in the schools

[Margie]

Been crying all afternoon

Wondering what could be done

[Men]

What do we need?

[Annette]

I made a tray of sandwiches

[Beulah]

We need fifty more

[Annette]

Sandwiches?

[Beulah]

Trays!

[MEN]

What do we need?

[Dwight]

Two hundred gym mats

Is that enough?

[Beulah]

You tell me and we'll both know

[Men]

What do we need?

[Janice]

For the love of God, stop bringing toilet paper to the Lions Club

[Men]

How do you know what you need

When you don't know how many

You're needing to feed

When you don't know how many are staying

How long they are staying

We better start praying the weather stays nice

[Women]

In the winter

From the water

In the winter

From the water

In the winter

From the water

[Company]

In the winter

From the water

If a stranger ends up sent by fate

[Annette]

Are we gonna be ready?

[Beulah]

Well, we have to be. Don't we?