About a week after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, Michael Fredericks and Jon Novello, from the renowned Michigan funk band “Global Village,” wanted to do something to help the victims.

“We were just talking over e-mail and were both really flustered,” Novello said. “It just kind of grew out of there.”

That idea spawned “Give,” an all-day music festival on Sunday at Trippers, 354 Frandor Ave., in Lansing. All proceeds from ticket and food and beverage sales - even half of the waitresses tips and all of the video game machine profits - will be donated to the Red Cross 2001 Terrorist Disaster Relief Fund.

“My employees really wanted to do something and they got me really fired up about it,” said Jim Tripp, owner of Trippers. “It’s going to be a great day with the entire Lansing community coming together to support New York and its causes - both Lansing and Michigan State.”

Novello said this was a unique opportunity to bring a lot of people together who would normally not be in the same area - such as older folks going to see a band at a sports bar.

“We wanted to bring people together for a real positive kind of thing and it became this neat idea,” he said. “We never anticipated it to be as big as it is so far.

“So many people wanted to do something and that was why we brought in such a wide variety of music such as acoustic pop, classic rock, punk rock and even an R&B group.”

Some of the bands on the bill include Huckleberry Groove, Foster Kids, Fat Amy, Kung Fu Diesel, Smooth Daddy and 19 Wheels.

“Every musician we’ve talked to has been amazingly cool,” Novello said. “They have no egos and no expectations, they just want to come, help out, play and be part of it.”

Kevin Meyer is the attorney and president of Meridian Entertainment Group, the group who booked the performers.

“There is a real positive feeling among the bands,” Meyer said.

“Most everyone we contacted were very interested and if for some reason they aren’t on the list, it’s because they were physically unavailable.”

Meyer said there will be a plethora of musical styles portrayed, pleasing even the most stubborn listener’s taste.

“There will be some funk, horn bands, alternative rock bands and acoustic rock bands,” he said. “People will be playing everything from original music to Motown and classic rock.

“If you’ve got any kind of musical taste, it’s going to be represented there.”

Jeff Olson, an employee for Meridian Entertainment Group, said this is a great way for people to help out the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

“You can go down there, eat some food, drink some beer and listen to music all while helping people out,” he said.

“If people turn out, there is a potential to generate quite a bit of money.”

Novello is hoping to bring in at least 1,000 patrons throughout the course of Sunday.

“More is better since this is a fund-raiser,” he said. “I’ve never done anything like this before and it’s so amazing - it’s just mind-boggling.”

Doors open at noon and the bands begin at 1 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for those 12 and under. Call (517)336-0717 for more information.