The Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation has donated $20,000 to support SC National Guard families impacted by flooding.
Frank Siller, Chairman and CEO of the Tunnel To Towers organization, said "The South Carolina National Guard, along with Fort Jackson, have played a key role in the tremendous success of the Tunnel To Towers 5K Run/Walk in Columbia since it first began three years ago."
"In recognition of that," Siller went on, "and the fact that the mission of Tunnel To Towers is to support first responders and our military service members, we cannot think of a more fitting way to meet that mission than to provide real, tangible assistance to them at this time."
The Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation is providing $20,000 worth of Home Depot gift cards to South Carolina National Guard families throughout the state who were impacted directly by the historic flood.
The Midlands, and the City of Columbia, have had a close connection to the organization: Catherine Christman, cousin of the late New York Firefighter Steven Siller, tells WIS 10 that she made the City of Columbia her home for the last fifteen years, having recently relocated just days ahead before the flood.
The annual Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers 5K Columbia Run/Walk is held every September, in memory of Siller, who lost his life on 9/11. When the call went out for firefighters to respond to the World Trade Center towers, Siller ran to help, carrying over 60 pounds of firefighting gear, through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel that passes underneath the East River that connects Brooklyn to Manhattan. Siller was one of 343 firefighters that lost their life on that day.
The run is held in a number of cities around the country each year in honor and recognition of the sacrifice of first responders and the military.
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