11/05/2026
🇺🇸 Thank you to the sponsors and community partners who made our first Greater New Orleans Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk possible!
On November 1, we came together on the Westbank to remember those we lost on September 11, 2001, and honor the first responders and military families whose service and sacrifice are at the heart of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s mission.
From getting the word out before race day to keeping runners hydrated and helping us get everyone safely through the Harvey Tunnel and across the finish line in Gretna, y’all showed up for this event in so many ways. We’re grateful for every dollar donated, every hour volunteered, and every person who helped bring this first 5K to life.
To our sponsors and business partners, thank you!
The Home Depot • Anheuser-Busch • GMC • FOX • Robert Wolfe • Carl E. Panebiango Family Foundation • Boomtown Casino & Hotel New Orleans • Acadian Flooring America • Special Risk Insurance, Inc. VFIS of Miss/Lou • Hard Rock Construction, LLC • BKI • New Orleans Firemen's Federal Credit Union • American Safety LLC • Stirling Properties • RiverShack Gretna • US Fire Apparatus • Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Co. • Lucky Rogers Express Car Care Inc • KaotikDJs and Dj YungTaz • Love 2 Travel • PHX Hydration Energy • Sue Cambre State Farm • Base Logistics LLC • Southern Eagle NOLA
To the agencies and first responders who helped make race day possible, thank you!
City of Gretna, Louisiana • Gretna Police Department and Gretna EMS • Battle of the Badges New Orleans • Louisiana State Police • Jefferson Parish and Jefferson Parish Emergency Management • Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office • West Jefferson Medical Center and LCMC Health • David Crockett Steam Fire Company No.1 • Terrytown 5th District Volunteer Fire Department • Marrero Ragusa Vol. Fire Co. #3 • Live Oak Manor Volunteer Fire Department • Westwego Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 • Marrero Estelle Fire Department • Marrero Harvey Volunteer Fire Company #1 • Harvey Volunteer Fire Company #2 • Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal • JPSO Young Marines • Chris Mickal Photography • Tunnel 2Towers 5k Run/Walk/Climb Biloxi, MS
To the local businesses, groups, and volunteers who gave their time, talent, and resources, thank you!
Ho***rs (Westbank) • Paw Paw’s Bread Pudding • Smoothie King • run tall • Ainsley’s Angels • Team Pack-A-Lunch • Matrana’s Produce • Texas Roadhouse (Harvey, LA - 1631 Westbank Expressway) • Gattuso's Neighborhood Restaurant, Bar & Catering • Joe’s Café Coffee & Donuts • Slidell Army Surplus • Red Knights Motorcycle Club • Combel’s Customs Cruisers • Keith Eccles Art Studio • Westbank Classic Cruisers • Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board and the Office of Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser • JCFA-JAG • McDonogh 26
A special thank-you to Mayor Belinda Cambre Constant, Brett Lawson - Gretna Chief of Police, Deputy Chief Jason DiMarco, and the Gretna City Council, along with Cynthia Lee Sheng - Parish President, Sheriff Joseph Lopinto, Councilmembers Deano Bonano Jefferson Parish Council District 2 and Tim Kerner Jr., and State Representative Pat Connick.
We’re also grateful to Joe Toomy and the Gen. Kelly fireboat crew, Nola Arcement for singing the national anthem, Lester Cambre and the JPSO helicopter crew for the flyover, bagpiper John Rode, and Father Steve Ryan of Shaw High School.
Thank you to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation for trusting us to bring this event to Greater New Orleans. And to everyone featured on these boards, we hope you see how much your support meant to us. If you spot a sponsor or volunteer you know, please tag them in the comments so we can thank them here, too. ❤️
We will never forget their service and sacrifice. Let Us Do Good.
