Annual Tunnel to Towers climb at Freedom Tower raises $1M for heroes in need

The Big Apple’s Tunnel to Towers Foundation kicked off its seventh annual tower climb at One World Trade Center on Sunday to aid the nation’s fallen heroes in memory of first responders…

One thousand climbers rose to the challenge Sunday for the seventh annual Tower Climb at One World Trade Center, raising $1 million for first responders in need.

“You think of the stories from that day, of firefighters in those stairwells saving people,” Frank Siller, T2T chairman and CEO,“They’re going up the stairs and everyone else is going down and outside the building,” Siller said. “It was the greatest rescue effort ever in America. Saved over 25,000 lives, but we lost so many great heroes that day and we’re here to honor those heroes and never forget.”The charity climb is personal for Siller.

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