The 23rd Annual Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk NYC is Sunday, September 29, 2024
19 Agosto 2024 - 8:00AM
On Sunday, September 29, nearly 40,000 people will participate in
the
23rd Annual Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk NYC.
The 5K course retraces the final footsteps of FDNY Firefighter
Stephen Siller on September 11, 2001, from the Brooklyn-Battery
Tunnel to the Twin Towers.
This annual event pays homage to the 343 FDNY firefighters, 23
NYPD officers, 37 PAPD officers, 3 court officers, and thousands of
civilians who lost their lives on that fateful day, as well as
those who have lost their lives in the decades since to
9/11-related illnesses and the Global War on Terror.
Three-time GRAMMY ® Award-winning Southern rock group Zac
Brown Band will headline the Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk NYC
post-run concert on Vesey Street.
Since their debut, Zac Brown Band has sold over 30.5 million
singles and 9.3 million albums, amassed over 11 billion catalog
streams, and achieved 16 #1 radio singles, making them only the
second act to top both the Country and Active Rock formats. This
year, the band continues to solidify their status as a powerhouse
in the music industry with the upcoming release of their new
single, “Two Blue Chairs and You,” dropping on Friday, August 23,
while headlining numerous shows, including the inaugural “Cape Town
Country” festival in Cape Town, South Africa, and wrapping up their
dynamic performances on Kenny Chesney’s SUN GOES DOWN Tour.
“Zac Brown Band has a long history of supporting America’s
veterans and active service members. We are grateful to have them
join us at this year’s Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk NYC, as
we honor my brother and all those who were lost on September 11,
2001, and in the years since,” said Tunnel to Towers Chairman &
CEO Frank Siller.
Register now for the Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk NYC by
visiting T2T.org.
About the Tunnel to Towers FoundationBorn from the
tragedy of 9/11, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation carries out its
mission to “do good,” by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star
and fallen first responder families with young children and
building specially adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured
veterans and first responders. Tunnel to Towers is also committed
to eradicating veteran homelessness and helping America Never
Forget September 11, 2001. Visit T2T.org to learn more and follow
Tunnel to Towers on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
About Zac Brown BandZac Brown Band is a multi-platinum,
GRAMMY ® Award-winning, Southern rock group led by front man
Zac Brown. Throughout their career spanning more than a decade, Zac
Brown Band has had six consecutive albums reach the top 10 of the
Billboard 200 and five consecutive albums debut at #1 on
Billboard’s Country Albums chart. To date, the group has won three
GRAMMY ® Awards, including Best New Artist in 2010, sold
more than 30.5 million singles, 9.3 million albums, amassed over
11.2 billion catalog streams, achieved 16 #1 radio singles and are
the second act to top both the Country and Active Rock formats. Zac
Brown Band has headlined 9 North American Tours and currently holds
the record for most consecutive sold-out shows at the iconic Fenway
Park. Symbolic of their massive success at the ballpark, in July
2022, Zac Brown Band was inducted into the Fenway Music Hall of
Fame, joining music icons Paul McCartney and Billy Joel. Since
their debut, Zac Brown Band has developed a reputation with critics
and fans alike as one of the most dynamic live performers, marked
by strong musicianship that defies genre boundaries.
Caroline Magyarits
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
caroline.magyarits@t2t.org
JONESWORKS
Zac Brown Band
zbb@jonesworks.com