New York Jets owner Woody Johnson will be honored at Tunnel to Towers' annual gala for his decade-long partnership with the organization, which provides mortgage-free smart homes to disabled servicemen and housing for homeless veterans. Johnson's philanthropy with Tunnel to Towers began in 2014 when he donated $1 million to their Building for America’s Bravest program. The gala will take place in December, where Johnson will receive the Follow the Footsteps Award. Tunnel to Towers Chairman and CEO Frank Siller praised Johnson's contributions, saying that his organization is grateful for Johnson's unwavering support over the past 12 years.
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Woody Johnson, the owner of the New York Jets, is being honored at the annual gala of the organization Tunnel to Towers. This recognition comes after a decade-long partnership between Johnson and Tunnel to Towers, which was founded in 2001 to aid 9/11 first responders, veterans, and their families. Through this partnership, six catastrophically injured veterans are now living in specially adapted smart homes thanks to donations from Johnson's Betty Wood Johnson Foundation. Johnson donated $1 million to the group's Building for America’s Bravest program in 2014, and recently surprised Command Sergeant Major William "Bud" McElroy with a new mortgage-free smart home. Tunnel to Towers also provides housing for homeless veterans.
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New York Jets owner Woody Johnson is being honored at Tunnel to Towers' annual gala being held later this year for his decade-long partnership with the organization.
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Tunnel to Towers, founded in 2001 to aid 9/11 first responders, veterans and their families, has been providing mortgage-free smart homes to disabled servicemen as well as housing for homeless veterans.
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Johnson's philanthropy with Tunnel to Towers began in 2014 when he donated $1 million to the group's Building for America’s Bravest program.
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Last month, Johnson and Tunnel to Towers surprised Command Sergeant Major William "Bud" McElroy with a new mortgage-free smart home.
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"Tunnel to Towers' extraordinary work is a constant reminder of the importance of honoring the memory of the heroes who demonstrated courage and made the ultimate sacrifice for this country," Johnson told Fox News Digital.
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"Over the past two decades they have channeled grief into action, and it's a privilege to be recognized by such an honorable group.
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"Woody Johnson has been standing with our families for more than a decade, and he's never once asked for anything in return," Tunnel to Towers Chairman and CEO Frank Siller said in a statement.
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"Because of Woody, his family, and the Betty Wood Johnson Foundation, six catastrophically injured veterans are living in specially adapted smart homes today, and first responder families across this country are keeping their homes."
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"My brother Stephen ran toward people who needed him without asking what it would cost him — Woody has been doing the same thing for twelve years.
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There's no one more deserving of the Follow the Footsteps Award, which we will be presenting to him at our gala in December," Siller added.
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The gala honoring Johnson will take place in December.
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Johnson previously served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom during the first Trump administration and is a founding trustee of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
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