Tunnel to Towers Run/Walk 2010

Date

Start: Sunday, September 26, 2010 @ 9:30 AM

Address

COFFEY PARK

See Directions section below for more details Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY

Fees

$50 through 9/22/10, $60 after 9/22/10 (no shirt guarantee)
ALL CHILDREN UNDER 12 ARE FREE OF CHARGE

Online Registration Closes

September 25, 2010 11:59 PM EST

FUNDRAISER INFORMATION

INFORMATION: For any questions about registration or fund raising, please contact: givingsupport@active.com or (877)228.4881 (Option 2).

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Run Day Registration/Check in


NO TIMING CHIPS WILL BE GIVEN OUT ON SUNDAY, RACE DAY REGISTRATION. ALSO PLEASE BE ADVISED THE LOCATION FOR SUNDAY REGISTRATION HAS BEEN MOVED TO COFFEY PARK.

TIMING CHIPS

CHIPS ARE ON THE BACK OF THE BIBS THIS YEAR. DO NOT REMOVE. THERE WILL BE NO SHOE CHIPS.

For Directions in a printable Word document

CLICK HERE for directions to Coffey Park.

Run Course

Starts at 9:30 AM Sharp in Brooklyn on the Gowanus approach to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, go through the Tunnel, north onto West Street, left onto Liberty Street, to Battery Park Esplanade, right (east) on North Esplanade, right (south) onto West Street and finishing at West & Vesey Streets.
Please note for your safety, strollers, bicycles and backpacks are not allowed.

Transportation

Limited number of shuttle buses will be available at the South Ferry, Manhattan to Start Area. Shuttle busses also available at Vesey and West Street to Run Start at COFFEY PARK, BROOKLYN, NY.

Last bus departs at 8:45 AM.

TUNNEL TO TOWERS STREET CLOSURES

SUNDAY -SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

* TO GET TO RACE ON TIME THE LAST FERRY YOU MAY TAKE WOULD BE THE 8 AM FERRY

BROOKLYN STREETS AROUND STAGING AREA:
*HAMILTON & HICKS WILL BE CLOSING AT 5:30AM ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
THE BROOKLYN BATTERY TUNNEL WILL CLOSE AT 8AM ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

MANHATTAN SIDE:
* WEST STREET WILL CLOSE AT 7 AM SOUTH OF CHAMBERS
* FDR SOUTH- 8 AM
EXIT FOR BROOKLYN BATTERY TUNNEL CLOSED

Baggage

Baggage check is available, compliments of UPS. Trucks will be available for you to check in your bag(s) at the start, give you a claim check, and you can claim your bag at the finish.

T-Shirt & Bib Pick Up (for pre-registered runners)

NOTICE NEW TIMES AND DAYS FOR T SHIRT PICK UP AND REGISTRATION

Petrides School, 715 Ocean Terrace, Staten Island, WEDNESDAY, Sept 22 & THURSDAY, Sept 23 from 2 pm to 7 pm

ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY-101 MURRARY STREET, NYC, NY, FRIDAY, Sept. 24th and SATURDAY, Sept. 25th, 2010~ From 10 am to 5 pm

A limited number of shirts will be available at the finish line.

Awards and Post-Run Ceremony

Top Three in the following categories:

Male, Female, Firefighters, Police, Armed Services, and Brother for Brother Teams.

Additional Information


Tunnel To Towers Run

Transforming the World with Love, One Child at a Time

The sole purpose of our Foundation is to honor the legacy of love given to us by Stephen Siller, FDNY.
We do this by paying tribute to his heroic life and death, his 342 FDNY brothers, and all those lost on 9/11, through the annual Tunnel To Towers Run. We support the Pediatric Unit of the NYC Firefighter Burn Center and burn centers throughout the nation.
We strive to help children who have lost one or both parents through local community awards and contributions to organizations with a like mission.
*The Stephen Siller, FDNY, 'Let Us Do Good' Children's Foundation is a 501(3)(c) tax-exempt charitable Foundation.*

FUNDRAISING INFORMATION


Are you interested in becoming a fundraiser and helping us to raise more money for the Stephen Siller Foundation?

We are excited to be introducing online fundraising this year along with some wonderful incentives for our fundraisers:

$100.00 - Race Hat
$500,00 - Race Hat and Pullover
$1,000.00 - Two Race Hats and Two Jackets and the PBS Special DVD "For the Love of their Brother"
$2,500.00 - Two Race Hats and Two Jackets and the PBS Special DVD "For the Love of their Brother" and Signed Print From The Artist Gregory Perillo of Firefighter Stephen Siller Running Through The Tunnel...

If you are interested in joining our efforts, please visit www.active.com/donate/SSFDNYCHILDRENSFDTN and click on become a fundraiser to start building your own personal fundraising page.

We sincerely appreciate your efforts to help out cause.

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