ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, FDNY FIREFIGHTER STEPHEN SILLER WAS ONE OF 343 DEPARTMENT MEMBERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES WHILE SAVING OTHERS. WE HONOR THEIR SACRIFICE AND ALL 2,977 SOULS LOST THAT DAY.
For 20 years, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation has honored Stephen’s legacy by supporting the heroes who continue to risk life and limb in the line of duty.
To mark its 20th anniversary, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation is delivering 200 mortgage-free homes to our nation’s heroes throughout 2021.
Tunnel to Towers announced the creation of a 110-home “LET US DO GOOD Village” in Land O’ Lakes, FL. The homes are for the Foundation’s program recipients.
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Tunnel to Towers read the names of each of the 7,000+ names of military personnel who have died in America’s response to September 11, 2001, the War on Terror. The ceremony took place on Veterans Day at the Lincoln Memorial.
The Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk NYC, the Foundation’s signature event, returned bigger than ever to retrace FDNY Firefighter Stephen Siller’s final footsteps 20 years later.
Tunnel to Towers Chairman and CEO Frank Siller connected the Pentagon to Shanksville, PA and Ground Zero on foot, walking more than 500-miles through 6 states in 6 weeks to honor the fallen of 9/11, 20 years after America’s darkest day.
Tunnel to Towers read the names of all those who have died from 9/11 related illness at a public ceremony at Ground Zero on September 12.
On Saturday, August 21, 2021, the Tunnel to Towers “NEVER FORGET Concert” celebrated our nation’s greatest heroes and commemorated the 20th anniversary of 9/11. It was broadcast across the nation September 10-12, 2021. The iconic musical event featured performances by Journey, The Chainsmokers, John Fogerty, Ann Wilson, Steve Miller Band with special guest Jesse Colin Young, Lee Brice, Wyclef Jean, Gavin DeGraw, We McDonald, Flo Rida, Danny Rodriguez and Jax with G.E. Smith, serving as musical director.
The Tunnel to Towers Fallen First Responder Home Program has expanded to include first responders who die from 9/11 illnesses and leave behind young children.
