Variety reported on September 20th that Vin Diesel recruited Sly Stallone, John Herzfeld and Lawrence Bender to create the Entertainment Community Ground Zero Relief Fund to raise money to assist families of victims and survivors of the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11.
So far Robert DeNiro, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DeCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and many other celebrities have agreed to participate. The benefit is being planned with 100% of the raised funds going to the relief fund.
Thanks to Alain for the tip! – Craig Zablo (September 22, 2001)