Worthy Cause Blog: Tunnel to Towers Foundation Unveils Home Renovations for Fallen FDNY Lieutenant in Honor of Giving Tuesday

Tunnel to Towers Foundation Unveils Home Renovations for Fallen FDNY Lieutenant in Honor of Giving Tuesday

FDNY Lt. Joseph Stach Jr. passed away from 9/11-related cancer in 2018

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is honored to unveil the renovations made to the home of fallen FDNY Lieutenant Joseph Stach Jr. in honor of Giving Tuesday.

Lt. Stach passed away in 2018 from 9/11-related pancreatic cancer.

In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, Stach spent 72 straight hours at Ground Zero searching for survivors and continued to work at the site for weeks to try and bring closure to victims’ families.

After joining the FDNY in 1990, he retired in 2010 after spending 20 years keeping New Yorkers safe.

He left behind his wife JoAnn, and their five children. In 2021, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation paid off the mortgage on the family’s home for the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and surprised the family with renovations made to the home in honor of Giving Tuesday.

“This has truly been the most incredible experience of my life. To become a member of this incredible family…chosen family. Taken in, protected, and loved by a group of amazing humans is overwhelming. I will be eternally grateful for everything T2T has done for us,” said JoAnn Stach.

Tunnel to Towers gutted the family’s Valley Cottage home and installed new insulation, flooring tile, and appliances. The Foundation also installed new siding and windows.

“Giving Tuesday is a day to pay it forward. There is no better way to usher in the holiday season than to thank and support those who put their lives on the line every day so we can safely celebrate with our loved ones,” said Frank Siller, CEO and Chairman of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.Since 9/11, Tunnel to Towers has been helping America’s heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building custom-designed smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders.

About the Tunnel to Towers Foundation
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is dedicated to honoring the sacrifice of FDNY Firefighter Stephen Siller, who laid down his life to save others on September 11, 2001. For more than 20 years the Foundation has supported our nation’s first responders, veterans, and their families by providing these heroes and the families they leave behind with mortgage-free homes. For more about the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and its commitment to DO GOOD, please visit T2T.org.

Source: Tunnel To Towers Foundation

We are still on a mission to raise $25,000 for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation this year and we are getting close! We do this by donating to them a portion of our income from homes we sell.

As you know Tunnel to Towers Foundation does AMAZING work in helping our nation’s first responders, veterans, and their families by providing these heroes and the families they leave behind with mortgage-free homes. They are also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness and aiding the victims of major U.S. disasters.

SO, YOUR REFERRALS REALLY DO HELP OUR HEROES.....

Who do you know considering buying or selling
a home you could refer to our real estate sales team?
Not only will they benefit from our award-winning
real estate service, a very worthy cause will benefit as well.

I want to make it easy to refer your friends, neighbors, associates, or family members considering making a move, so here are your options:

You can go to www.HelpUsHelpTheHeroes.com and enter their contact info online or forward the link to whom you know considering a move.
Of course, you can always call me direct as well at 813-359-0880.

Over a decade of helping hundreds of families sell their homes and/or buy another, we have met some wonderful, loving, caring people. People like you! So those you know considering a move that we help you have my word that we will do our very best in helping them buy or sell the place they call home.

I hope you and your loved ones have an extra special Holiday Season filled with much joy and happiness.

Ernest Van Glahn
Selling Your Home and Getting Top Dollar!
Call me TODAY for a free consultation.
813-359-0880