[Janice (spoken)]
11:53 am
[Company (spoken)]
Tuesday!
[Janice (spoken)]
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]
I need something to do
[Female company]
'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.
[Female company]
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 a horn!
[Beulah (spoken)]
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
whoever's in charge in
getting the school organized.
How many passengers can we take?
Oh, well. We fit about 400 students-
Yes, we could probably do 600
or sure, 700 if we really pack 'em in.
When are they coming?
Could be anytime now?
Well, I'm glad I phoned!
[Oz (spoken)]
I get a call from Beulah
looking for anything 700 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 (spoken)]
You know those planes probably
got some babies on 'em.
[Oz (spoken)]
So, I'm back to Shoppers for diapers
and we're unpacking 'em
when Annette says:
[Anette (spoken)]
You know those babies are
probably gonna be hungry.
[Oz (spoken)]
So I'm back to Shoppers
for formula and baby food
and when I get back, Beulah says:
[Beulah (spoken)]
You know those planes are probably filled
with women of childbearing age.
[Oz (spoken)]
So...
[Beulah (spoken)]
So I'm back to Shoppers
to pick up as many pads and
tampons as they have.
[Janice (spoken)]
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 & Annette]
Jackets our kids grew out of last summer.
[Janice]
And down at the station,
we're taking donations
out by the door.
[Female company]
Holy Jesus, there's more!
[Annette]
It's better than being at home alone
wondering what's really happening.
[Margie]
Everyone's phoning!
[Annette & Beulah]
We're setting up rooms in the schools
[Margie]
Been crying all afternoon
wondering what could be done!
[Male company]
What do we need?
[Annette (spoken)]
I made a tray of sandwiches
[Beulah (spoken)]
We need 50 more
[Annette (spoken)]
Sandwiches?
[Beulah (spoken)]
Trays!
[Male company]
What do we need?
[Man #1]
200 gym mats. Is that enough?
[Beulah]
You tell me and we'll both know!
[Male company]
What do we need?
[Janice]
For the love of God,
stop bringing toilet paper
to the Lions Club!
[Male company]
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.
[Female company]
In the winter,
from the water,
through the wind.
In the winter,
from the water,
through the wind.
In the winter,
from the water,
through the wind.
[Company]
In the winter,
from the water.
If a stranger ends up sent by fate
[Annette (spoken)]
Are we gonna be ready?
[Beulah (spoken)]
Well, we have to be, don't we?