Phoning Home

[CLAUDE, spoken]
1:15 a.m

[ALL, spoken]
Wednesday

[CLAUDE, spoken]
September 12th. Crisis counselors are called
To Gander Academy

[BEULAH, spoken]
The plane people — they're exhausted — but
They don't want to sleep. And we're standing
There, ready with all that food. But that's not
What they wanted. They wanted phones

[JANICE, spoken]
1:45 a.m. — Six phones are put on tables for
The Plane People to use free of charge
— lined up alongside the road by the Newtel
Building

[BEULAH, spoken]
An hour later, they set up 20 more phones

[CLAUDE, spoken]
An hour after that, there's 75 phones and computers
With internet — all being used ‘round
The clock

[PASSENGER 5]
Hello? Yes, it's me

[BOB]
Dad, I'm okay
It's okay

[HANNAH]
I'm calling from Canada

[KEVIN J.]
Safe and sound here on the ground
In Iceland

[KEVIN T.]
No, Newfoundland

[BOB]
Yeah

[ALL]
We just saw the news

[HANNAH]
Have you heard yet from Kev?

[KEVIN J.]
Or Celena

[PASSENGER 5]
Call Micah

[PASSENGER 7]
And Lauren

[KEVIN T.]
My parents

[PASSENGER 6]
My aunt!

[DIANE]
It's Diane, no I'm fine
Where's David?
Oh, thank God!