The Michigan Remembers 9-11 Fund is proud to have hosted the first  Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers 5k Run - Detroit. The event was held September 11, 2011 on Detroit's Belle Isle. 120 people registered for the event and about 20 people volunteered. Across the nation there were 40 other Tunnel to Towers events that day or in the days preceeding the eleventh.

We are honored to be able to send Deputy Brian Salenik and Deputy Shawn Wilson, both of the Oakland County Sheriff's Department to New York City for the National Tunnel to Towers run being held on September 25. Deputy Salenik is currently a fire investigator with Oakland County having served at the National Security Agency after the 9/11 attacks. He is retired from the Army National Guard: he served in Desert Storm. Deputy Wilson is a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps, and currently serves as a reservist. He has completed two tours in Iraq. Both Deputy Salenik and Deputy Wilson traveled to New York City to help with the rescue efforts at ground zero in 2001.

The NYC race retraces the final steps of Stephen Siller, NYFD. Stephen was not on duty on September 11, 2001, but quickly decided to go to the scene to offer help. He found that the Battery Park tunnel from Brooklyn to Manhattan was closed to vehicle traffic, so he ran the 3+ miles, carrying sixty pounds of gear, to the World Trade Center, where he and too many other first responders lost their lives.

We are greatly appreciative of our co-host charities Jam for Vets and USA Cares and our wonderful sponsors - we couldn't have done it without you! And thanks also to all the people who came to event; it was a moving and healthy way to commemorate the lost and honor the heros, and we are looking forward to next year.

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