Starlight Theatre hosts blood drive

With no shows currently on the stage, Starlight Theatre decided to host a blood drive to get people through the gates and give back to the community.

IT'S BEEN ALL TOO QUIETFOR SEVERAL MONTHS ATTHE PLACES WHERECROWDS USUALLY GATHERIN THE CITY.STARLIGHT THEATER IS NOEXCEPTION.BUT WHAT DO YOU DOWHEN THE SHOW CAN'TGO ON?41 ACTION NEWS VIDEOJOURNALIST JOHN BATTENSHOWS US.'IT'S QUIET' HERE.BARB SCHULTESTARLIGHT VP COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT"IT'S BEEN A REALLY WEIRDSUMMER AT STARLIGHTFOR ALL OF US."SO WHEN THEY SAW ACHANCE TO GET PEOPLETHROUGH THE GATES,THEY WEREN'T 'GOING TOTHROW AWAY THEIR SHOT'.BARB"THIS YEAR OBVIOUSLY WENEEDED SOME THINGSTHAT WE MIGHT BE ABLETO DO OUT HERE AND SO IREACHED OUT AND THEYWERE THRILLED."CHELSEY SMITHCOMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER"OUR BUSINESSES, OURSCHOOLS, OUR CHURCHESTHAT WE NORMALLY RELYON, THAT WE NORMALLYGO TO FOR BLOOD DRIVES,ARE CLOSED."THE SIGN'S RIGHT.

THIS ISIMPORTANT.

IT HELPSPEOPLE 'STAY ALIVE'.CHELSEY"OUR BLOOD SUPPLY WENEED IT TO BE AT AROUNDA SEVEN DAY SUPPLY INORDER FOR US TO SAFELYSUPPLY ALL OF OURHOSPITALS HERE IN THEKANSAS CITY AREA.

ANDBEYOND, RIGHT NOWWE'RE AT ABOUT A THREEDAY SUPPLY.'THEY'RE TAKING ALL THEPRECAUTIONS; FACEMASKS, TEMPERATURECHECKS AND DISTANCING.THEY SAY 'HISTORY HASIT'S EYE ON YOU', ON ALLOF US, SO 'BLOW US ALLAWAY' AND COME DONATE.'WHAT COMES NEXT?'BARB"LIKE EVERYONE WE'REHOPING THAT WE RETURNTO SOME SORT OFNORMALCY AS WE GO INTO2021 AND CAN HAVE OURBROADWAY SHOWS, CANHAVE OUR CONCERTSNEXT YEAR, CAN DOCORPORATE AND OTHEREVENTS.

BUT IN THEMEANTIME IF WE'RE ABLETO DO THINGS LIKE THISIT'S GREAT."THAT'S RIGHT, THEY'RESURE 'YOU'LL BE BACK'.JOHN BATTEN 41 ACT