On this day when Mehron is once again participating in the Tunnel to Towers Run in New York City, NY, which commemorates the bravery of Firefighter Stephen Siller and all of the 342 Firefighters who gave their lives on September 11, 2001 in an effort to save those trapped in the towering infernos, The Mehron Blog presents a widely read blog from September 30, 2008 titled:
Tunnel to Towers Run - NYC, NY
On Sunday September 28, 2008 the 7th Tunnel to Towers Run took place in New York City, NY. The Tunnel to Towers Run follows the path that off duty Firefighter Stephen Siller took on the morning of 9/11/01 when he ran through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel towards the engulfed World Trade Centers to assist in the rescue operations. Stephen was driving to meet his three older brothers when he heard the news about the World Trade Center. He turned his car around and drove towards Manhattan. He was stopped at the Entrance to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. Not to be deterred, the young father of 5 young children, hauled his 70 pounds of firefighting equipment over his shoulder and ran over 3 miles to the Twin Towers. A few hours later Stephen Siller, Husband, Father of 5, Brother, Uncle, Firefighter, Hero, was among the 342 New York City Firefighters who never came back from that tour of Duty.
In Honor of Stephen Siller and all of the 342 New York Firefighters his Family organized a Living Memorial to commemorate his short life. The Tunnel to Towers Run which follows in Stephen's 9/11/01 footsteps from Brooklyn to the Twin Towers raises funds for The Stephen Siller/FDNY "Let Us Do Good" Children's Foundations.
Mehron, a proud sponsor of the Tunnel to Towers Run donated the Face Painting Makeup. Shelli Farber, Product Sales and Education Manager of Mehron, Inc. leads a tireless effort in organizing the Mehron Face Painting Booth. Everyone at Mehron is proud of Shelli Farber and her volunteers for their altruistic efforts, their time, skills, and creativity in bringing some sunshine and fun into the lives of the Community at this Living Commemoration. All of us at Mehron would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to Shelli Farber and the Volunteers, pictured below from left to right Sharon, Pam, Mimi, Jesse, and Anna Maria, as photographed by Shelli at this year's event.
Shelli and her volunteers painted countless faces and then donated their "tips" to another very giving person, Deva Prem, who is a face painter from Brooklyn, NY. Deva is suffering from cancer and treatments are very costly. In the midst of her own tribulations, Deva uses her innate skills and unique artistic imagination to paint the heads of cancer patients who have lost their hair due to treatment.
To the Siller Family, Mehron thanks you for letting us be a part of this Living Memorial in commemoration of the 342 New York City Firefighters who answered the alarm on 9/11/01.
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