Donnellson hosting Tunnel to Towers event July 4th

DONNELLSON - The 4th Annual Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk will take place in Donnellson on the 4th of July Holiday.
The wildly popular event to raise funds for those impacted by the 9/11 attack on the United States has generated thousands of dollars locally to help families impacted by the 2001 tragedy.
The event is being organized again by Julie Humes and registration for the 5K run/walk is open online at http://donnellsonrunwalk.t2t.org.
Registered walkers and runners will have the opportunity to create their own profile pages that will feature their personal photos and individual stories. Additionally, participants can compete to raise the most funds and recruit the most friends to their team.
The event will honor and celebrate Donnellson, Iowa first responders—fire, police, EMTs, paramedics—as well as military service heroes who serve, sacrifice, and protect us every day. 
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation was established in memory of a fallen 9/11 firefighter, Stephen Siller, who lost his life on 9/11.  
Stephen, who was off duty when the first plane hit, drove to his Brooklyn firehouse and retrieved over 60 pounds of his gear, then sought the quickest route to the World Trade Center. Finding the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel blocked, in a supreme act of heroism, Stephen ran about three miles with that gear, to the Twin Towers, where he perished.
Stephen’s six much-older brothers and sisters, who had raised him after Stephen was orphaned at age 10, subsequently established the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in his honor. Its signature event is the Tunnel to Towers 5K Run/Walk held in New York City  in September each year. The event, which draws over 30,000 participants from all over the world, follows in Stephen’s heroic footsteps on 9/11.
Start of the day's events will be located at Donnellson Fire Department, 616 N. Main Street, at 8 a.m.
The Donnellson 5K Run & Walk is one of more than 80 runs, walks, and tower/stadium climbs around the country in support of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
For more information or questions, please contact Donnellson@T2T.org.
Tunnel to Towers is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing services for the nation’s first responders and military. Through its Smart Home Program, dozens of customized high-tech “smart homes” have been built throughout the country for catastrophically injured service members. These homes, created primarily for those who are now triple-and quadruple-amputees because of IED explosions, have specialized features that can be controlled with an iPad to help these heroes lead an independent life. The First Responder Home Program pays the mortgages for the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty who leave behind young children. The Foundation’s goal is to ensure stability and security to these families facing sudden tragic loss. The Gold Star Family Home Program honors the legacy of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country by providing the surviving spouses and young children with mortgage-free homes. The Foundation has also committed to ending veteran homelessness nationwide through its Homeless Veteran Program. Since its inception, the Foundation has provided housing assistance and services to more than 10,000 of America’s homeless veterans in their time of need.
For more information please visit http://runwalkdonnellson.t2t.org  and http://www.T2Trun.org.