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Jim Carrey helping to raise donations for relief fund through worldwide telethon
23 Sep 2001 by Dana
(JCO Editor)
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The star-studded event aired from secret locations in New York, Los Angeles and London, with celebrities not only performing songs and honorable mentions of episodes of the "real heroes" that survived the terror attacks, but also answering phone calls from viewers willing to donate.
An unusual phone bank. © Joint Network Benefit Inc. |
Jim Carrey told the touching story of two survivors who carried a woman in a wheelchair 68 stories down the stairs to escape from the twin towers because she had been unable to save herself, without even knowing her name. He also answered the phone to take donations from viewers.
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