“Baba O’Riley” by The Who, performed at the Concert for New York City. The event was organized by Robin Hood and attended by the men and women who responded first to the attacks of 9/11 as well as victims’ families. Listen and watch other clips from the concert here and see the whole concert on VH1 today at 4pm or on our Facebook page.
Rudy Giuliani, The Concert for New York City
Listen and watch other clips from the concert. In a special six-hour telecast, The Concert for New York will air in its entirety on VH1 today from 4pm-10pm.
Bill Clinton, The Concert for New York City.
Watch President Clinton and others at The Concert for New York City, rebroadcast in full, tomorrow on VH1 at 4pm or streaming on our Facebook Page.
Every family that lost someone on 9/11 received a $5,000 check from Robin Hood. In return, we received heartwarming letters of thanks. Through these letters, we learned about the people we helped and the loved ones they had lost. Mary-Louise Parker reads a letter from a woman honoring the life of her husband.
It is hard to believe that 10 years have passed since 9/11. Five weeks after the tragedy, Robin Hood organized The Concert for New York City as a way to raise money for the relief effort and bring some cheer to a dark time. Ed Burns hosts as VH1 rebroadcasts the entire concert tomorrow at 4pm.
We received many heartfelt letters sent by the wives, husbands and mothers of 9/11 victims. Here, Harvey Weinstein reads a letter from an employer who provided information on a victim’s wife so that she could receive a check from Robin Hood.
Jim Carrey, Concert for New York City
Listen and watch other clips from the concert. In a special six-hour telecast, The Concert for New York City will air in its entirety, Sunday on VH1 from 4pm-10pm.
Every single family who lost someone on 9/11 received a check for $5,000 from Robin Hood just in time for the holidays, without having to fill out an application for assistance.
Ten years after 9/11, the victim’s children and families, and the families of rescue and recovery workers - our heroes - still require mental health services that remain unfunded.
