The Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring first responders and military service personnel, is proud to bring its national Tunnel To Towers 5K Run & Walk series to Raleigh, NC. Proceeds from the Triangle area run will benefit Building America’s Bravest program and help build two specially-adapted “Smart Homes” in Fayetteville, NC for military members returning home with devastating injuries.

“These technologically advanced homes are designed and built specifically for each wounded veteran’s needs, thus allowing them to live in the freedom they deserve, the same freedom they served and protected for each of us,” said Lisa Bender, Tunnel to Towers Foundation Assistant Regional Director. “Every day, in every community, our first responders serve, save and sacrifice on the behalf of all Triangle citizens; through honoring their heroism, the Tunnel To Towers Triangle event honors our debts to our bravest veterans.”

Stephen Siller, an off-duty FDNY firefighter and father of five, was on his way to play golf with his brothers on September 11, 2001. When he heard what was happening in lower Manhattan on his scanner, he bravely turned his truck towards the terror. After getting stuck in traffic, Siller ran from the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel to the Twin Towers with 65 pounds of gear. He was last seen helping others escape. The Siller family created the Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation to honor Stephen’s legacy and follow in his footsteps by supporting families who lost loved ones on 9/11 and military members who have been seriously injured in the line of duty.

The Tunnel To Towers Run is a living, breathing memorial tribute to the memory of the heroic life and death of Stephen Siller, the 343 firefighters, and for all who perished and sacrificed their life on 9/11. 

For more information about the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, please visit www.TunnelToTowers.org. To register and for more information about the 5K Run & Walk at Lenovo Center, please visit www.t2trun.org. For more information about Building for America’s Bravest, please visit www.ourbravest.org.

The Tunnel To Towers Foundation 9/11 Mobile Museum will be on display at Lenovo Center on race day, but guests can also visit the Museum in advance. For more information and hours visit here.