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SUMMARY:2009 Tunnel to Towers Run
DESCRIPTION:(If you would like to Sponsor me click http://www.active.c
 om/donate/tunneltotowersrun09/jlevitsk )\n\nThe run follows the footst
 eps of Stephen Siller, a FDNY firefighter, who was on his way to meet 
 his brothers for a golf game on the morning of 9-11. Stephen heard the
  call on his personal scanner and turned his car around in Brooklyn to
  respond off-duty. After stopping at his station in Brooklyn to get hi
 s gear, he was stopped at the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, as so many othe
 rs were, and could drive no further. Stephen chose to throw his 80 lbs
  of fire fighting gear on his back, abandon his car and run through th
 e tunnel to the World Trade Center. Stephen became one of the 343 fire
 men lost on that day. He is survived by his wife and five small childr
 en and his six brothers and sisters. After months of being consumed by
  grief, the Siller family made a decision to celebrate Stephen’s lif
 e. They called the City of New York and asked if they could shut down 
 the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel once a year and run a race to follow their
  brother’s footsteps. To their disbelief, the city immediately said 
 yes. Today, the entire race is still run 100% by volunteers of the Sil
 ler family and is not a corporate-run race. The money raised goes to t
 he Stephen Siller, FDNY, “Let Us Do Good” Children’s foundation.
  This foundation benefits children who have lost one or both parents. 
 With 22,000 participants in 2007 & 2008, the foundation has raised mil
 lions of dollars and has benefitted orphans including, but not limited
  to, orphans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and Hurricane Katrina in
  addition to orphans local to the New York City area.\n\nThe Sillers l
 ine the tunnel with 343 American Flags representing each fireman lost.
  It is also lined with 343 banners, each printed with the face and nam
 e of each one of the firemen lost. The flag bearers are all firemen, p
 olice officers and construction workers representing the largest group
 s of people lost on that day. Firemen from all over the world come to 
 the race and run in their turnouts to emulate Stephen’s last footste
 ps. London Fire Brigade has sent over 200 firefighters and family memb
 ers for several years in a row.\n\nPlease see the host group (link on 
 the right-hand side of the page) to see photos, videos and communicate
  further with other participants.\n\nPlease refer to the official webs
 ite: www.TunnelToTowersRun.org for further details\n\n(If you would li
 ke to Sponsor me click http://www.active.com/donate/tunneltotowersrun0
 9/jlevitsk )\n\nFor more information visit https://my.firefighternatio
 n.com/events/2009-tunnel-to-towers-run
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090927T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090927T234500
CATEGORIES:causes, fundraiser
LOCATION:The run/walk route will start in Brooklyn, through Brooklyn-B
 attery Tunnel, ending at Freedom Tower
WEBSITE:http://www.TunnelToTowersRun.org
URL:http://www.TunnelToTowersRun.org
CONTACT:7189871931
ORGANIZER:
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 evitsky":https://my.firefighternation.com/profile/JoshuaLevitsky
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