Join the NYC Alumni Chapter for the Tunnels to Towers charity 5K on Sunday, Sept. 26 at 9:30 a.m. The race starts at the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel in NYC. In order to arrive at the race on time you must be on the last ferry leaving at 8 a.m.. Boats leaving from Pier 11 at the South Street Seaport will drop you at the startline. Be sure to meet up with the Elon group in Coffey Park and wear your ELON gear.
Register online before Sept. 22 at www.tunneltotowersrun.org/register.html. There is a $50 registration fee before Sept. 22 and a $60 fee if you register after that date. All children under the age of 12 are free.
Proceeds from the race benefit The Stephen Siller, FDNY, ‘Let Us Do Good’ Children’s Foundation which was created to serve the needs of children who have lost one or more parents. The Foundation sponsors educational scholarships, counseling, financial support and other related activities in an effort to bring hope and healing to these children. The Foundation honors the heroic life and death of Stephen Siller, FDNY, who lost both his parents by the time he was 10 years old. It is a non-profit organization.
The sole purpose of our Foundation is to honor the legacy of love given to us by Stephen Siller, FDNY. We do this by paying tribute to his heroic life and death, his 342 FDNY brothers, and all those lost on 9/11, through the annual Tunnel To Towers Run. We support the Pediatric Unit of the NYC Firefighter Burn Center and burn centers throughout the nation. We strive to help children who have lost one or both parents through local community awards and contributions to organizations with a like mission.