On February 15, 2018 Rizzo delivered an emotional speech at the vigil for the school shooting victims in Parkland, Florida. Rizzo was a graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and a longtime Parkland resident. "I grew up at Stoneman Douglas [High School]," an emotional Rizzo said. Rizzo met with survivors of the massacre before a game with the Marlins where he helped donate $305,000 to the National Compassion Fund, with all of the funds going directly to all victims and their families.