. >> reporter: josh bulin's retaurant has raised nearly $50,000 in gift cards over the last two days.p into action? >> yeah. i was so fortunate, i didn't have any damage on my personal property, i didn't have anything in the business. that's your sign that it's time to step in and help out your >> reporter: the donations e.- coming straight from restaurant owner's pockets. >> this is the owners stepping in. when we came out of the pandemic, we begged people, please come back to your restaurants. i'll never forget that first night, a full restaurant, feeling that energy again. bowling green kept showing up, so we wanted to let them know we haven't forgot than they showed up. so we're showing up for them. >> reporter: bringing more than 300 gift cards to the donation drive. where they will be distributed to those impacted the hardest. >> here you go. i told him on the way over, another $1,000 coming your way. everybody is rolling out. >> you guys have been phenomenal. no words. >> reporter: this is a tight-knit community. so when hospital officials announced a desperate need for blood,