May 27, 2025 • 6 mins
Shelli Sonstein from Q104 stops by to talk about Tunnels to Towers, their mission, and her journey to the 5K! To find out more and donate to team Q104, visit here!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, you know what you hear us talking about the
heroes honored by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in so
many different ways. I was watching another story last night
about how this incredible woman and her kids they now
have been given a mortgage free a home because she
lost her husband. Her husband sacrificed his life serving our
country and thanks to Tunnel to Towers one of the
many I think they did twenty five mortgage free homes yesterday.
(00:22):
That's cool.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Well, ever since.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Twenty fifteen, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation has held this
incredible event called the Tunnel to Towers Tower Climb at
one World Observatory and one World Trade Center here in
New York City. I think about a thousand participants are
climbing one hundred and four stories just giving it. They're
all not only making us more aware of what Tuntle
Tunnel to Towers is all about, but also raising money.
(00:47):
And our official official person in the game every year
is Shelley Sunstein from Q and O four down the
Hall High Shelley.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Elvis, Hello, my friend, So, I am so eternally grateful
to have you allow me to come on your show
to talk about this amazing event because let me tell you,
there are a lot of organizations out there, and a
lot of organizations help first responders, but no one does
(01:16):
it like Tunnel to Towers. Do you know? My involvement
started in twenty fourteen when two cops were assassinated in Brooklyn,
Officers Ramos and lou and Tunnel to Towers paid off
the mortgages for their families, not weeks later, not months later,
(01:39):
days later. Wow. So when they started the World Trade
Center climb, I thought I am in because no one
does it like them.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
It's true, it's true, and they do so many things.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
I mean, you know another thing they do that I
love is they keep the nine to eleven story alive.
There are a lot of kids that go to school
every day and they're never gonnae the story about what
happened on September eleventh, two thousand and one. They keep
those those stories in the headlines for kids and teachers
to teach the kids every single year. Just one of
the many things they do. So you've been climbing the
(02:14):
tower for how many years?
Speaker 3 (02:15):
It's payed out of the nine Okay, I'm obsessed. Tell this.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
You entered the game late early. Actually, I think it's amazing.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
Any any thoughts about what Shelley's doing here and what
we can do to help out. Is it possible for
people to do the actual tunnel to towers? Because you
guys run that walk that right, who are not super
trained at doing this?
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Amateur?
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Yeah you bet? No amateurs allowed. No, it's not. I'm
an amateur. I'm not an athlete. Okay you know? Yeah,
but you trained?
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Are you leading up to it?
Speaker 3 (02:50):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (02:50):
I Doah, what do you do?
Speaker 3 (02:52):
I have a hill up to my house. It's three
quarters of a mile long, and I do that hill
for times once a week because that's the equivalent of
one hundred and four stories. Now, here's the secret to
the World Trade Center. Climb to you know, to get
through it and to have a good time, you know,
(03:13):
record time for yourself. You use the handrail to pull
yourself up. I don't have a handrail on the hill.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Oh okay, right, yeah, well not yet anyway. What is
your record time?
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Though?
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Well, last year, now, I'm very proud. Last year I
entered a new age category and I came yes. So
I was so grateful to be older seventy and I
came in number one among the women and men. Now
here's the obsession part. Everyone who has done this climb,
and I have a team of twenty two. Everyone who's
(03:48):
done it wants to do it again, and the goal
is to beat your own time. You become obsessed. Wow,
but I mean it's obsessed and you're doing good at
the same time, of course.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Wow, Congress, Well yeah, yeah, congratulations.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
Well, don't congratulate me yet. You'll be fine.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
You'll do it, You'll be fine. I'm not worried about
you at all. My money's on that horse, as they say.
But I know, but you know, some people will it's
just a staircase. Well it's one hundred and four stories,
let's keep that in mind.
Speaker 3 (04:18):
And it's not air conditioned.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Oh no, hey absolutely.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
So Look, something that's almost as important as giving and
contributing to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation is learning more
about it and simply go to T two T dot org.
It's t the number two T dot org. You can
actually donate eleven dollars a month. It's so easy at
T two t dot org. And on behalf of our
(04:43):
morning show, we would like to contribute on to sponsor
you and honor you ten thousand dollars to the Tunnel
to Towers Foundation.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Goodness, you guys are the best. I mean really, you're
just you leave me speechless every year with your generosity
and your devote And remember this money is going not
only to help those who the families of the fallen,
but catastrophically wounded veterans, building smart homes for them. And
(05:11):
they're building communities all over the country to end homelessness
among veterans.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
And I know that, you know, Shelley, I shook my head.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
Did you see me shake in my head? She said,
you leave me speechless? Have you ever known Shelley's Sunsteen
to be speechless?
Speaker 3 (05:27):
You guys, can you leave.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
Me nothing else to say? Well, you'll say something because
we all do that. We we love you, Shelley, and
and we're thinking about you. And uh and let's make
sure we let's raise a little extra money to air
condition the staircase. That would be good at the one
World Trade Center. Thank you, Shelley. Congratulations again. It's Tunnel
to Tower Foundation T the number two T dot org
(05:52):
T two t dot org. You can just start out
by learning more about what they do because it'll amaze you.
And then if you want to just get on in
there at eleven. That would be pretty awesome. Thank you
so much. And this running goes right to your team, right.
Speaker 3 (06:06):
If you go to Q one O four three dot
com slash tunnel to Towers, that goes to our team.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Okay, okay, And also if you go to our Elvis
Duran show story on Instagram, we're posting it there as
well as a link. See, we got you covered. There's
no way to escape this. We're going to make sure
you're surrounding bized to get over there. We love you,
Shelly Sunsteen, Thank you right, never left speechless ever
Hey, you know what you hear us talking about the
heroes honored by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in so
many different ways. I was watching another story last night
about how this incredible woman and her kids they now
have been given a mortgage free a home because she
lost her husband. Her husband sacrificed his life serving our
country and thanks to Tunnel to Towers one of the
many I think they did twenty five mortgage free homes yesterday.
(00:22):
That's cool.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Well, ever since.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Twenty fifteen, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation has held this
incredible event called the Tunnel to Towers Tower Climb at
one World Observatory and one World Trade Center here in
New York City. I think about a thousand participants are
climbing one hundred and four stories just giving it. They're
all not only making us more aware of what Tuntle
Tunnel to Towers is all about, but also raising money.
(00:47):
And our official official person in the game every year
is Shelley Sunstein from Q and O four down the
Hall High Shelley.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Elvis, Hello, my friend, So, I am so eternally grateful
to have you allow me to come on your show
to talk about this amazing event because let me tell you,
there are a lot of organizations out there, and a
lot of organizations help first responders, but no one does
(01:16):
it like Tunnel to Towers. Do you know? My involvement
started in twenty fourteen when two cops were assassinated in Brooklyn,
Officers Ramos and lou and Tunnel to Towers paid off
the mortgages for their families, not weeks later, not months later,
(01:39):
days later. Wow. So when they started the World Trade
Center climb, I thought I am in because no one
does it like them.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
It's true, it's true, and they do so many things.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
I mean, you know another thing they do that I
love is they keep the nine to eleven story alive.
There are a lot of kids that go to school
every day and they're never gonnae the story about what
happened on September eleventh, two thousand and one. They keep
those those stories in the headlines for kids and teachers
to teach the kids every single year. Just one of
the many things they do. So you've been climbing the
(02:14):
tower for how many years?
Speaker 3 (02:15):
It's payed out of the nine Okay, I'm obsessed. Tell this.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
You entered the game late early. Actually, I think it's amazing.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
Any any thoughts about what Shelley's doing here and what
we can do to help out. Is it possible for
people to do the actual tunnel to towers? Because you
guys run that walk that right, who are not super
trained at doing this?
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Amateur?
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Yeah you bet? No amateurs allowed. No, it's not. I'm
an amateur. I'm not an athlete. Okay you know? Yeah,
but you trained?
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Are you leading up to it?
Speaker 3 (02:50):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (02:50):
I Doah, what do you do?
Speaker 3 (02:52):
I have a hill up to my house. It's three
quarters of a mile long, and I do that hill
for times once a week because that's the equivalent of
one hundred and four stories. Now, here's the secret to
the World Trade Center. Climb to you know, to get
through it and to have a good time, you know,
(03:13):
record time for yourself. You use the handrail to pull
yourself up. I don't have a handrail on the hill.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Oh okay, right, yeah, well not yet anyway. What is
your record time?
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Though?
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Well, last year, now, I'm very proud. Last year I
entered a new age category and I came yes. So
I was so grateful to be older seventy and I
came in number one among the women and men. Now
here's the obsession part. Everyone who has done this climb,
and I have a team of twenty two. Everyone who's
(03:48):
done it wants to do it again, and the goal
is to beat your own time. You become obsessed. Wow,
but I mean it's obsessed and you're doing good at
the same time, of course.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Wow, Congress, Well yeah, yeah, congratulations.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
Well, don't congratulate me yet. You'll be fine.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
You'll do it, You'll be fine. I'm not worried about
you at all. My money's on that horse, as they say.
But I know, but you know, some people will it's
just a staircase. Well it's one hundred and four stories,
let's keep that in mind.
Speaker 3 (04:18):
And it's not air conditioned.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Oh no, hey absolutely.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
So Look, something that's almost as important as giving and
contributing to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation is learning more
about it and simply go to T two T dot org.
It's t the number two T dot org. You can
actually donate eleven dollars a month. It's so easy at
T two t dot org. And on behalf of our
(04:43):
morning show, we would like to contribute on to sponsor
you and honor you ten thousand dollars to the Tunnel
to Towers Foundation.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Goodness, you guys are the best. I mean really, you're
just you leave me speechless every year with your generosity
and your devote And remember this money is going not
only to help those who the families of the fallen,
but catastrophically wounded veterans, building smart homes for them. And
(05:11):
they're building communities all over the country to end homelessness
among veterans.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
And I know that, you know, Shelley, I shook my head.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
Did you see me shake in my head? She said,
you leave me speechless? Have you ever known Shelley's Sunsteen
to be speechless?
Speaker 3 (05:27):
You guys, can you leave.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
Me nothing else to say? Well, you'll say something because
we all do that. We we love you, Shelley, and
and we're thinking about you. And uh and let's make
sure we let's raise a little extra money to air
condition the staircase. That would be good at the one
World Trade Center. Thank you, Shelley. Congratulations again. It's Tunnel
to Tower Foundation T the number two T dot org
(05:52):
T two t dot org. You can just start out
by learning more about what they do because it'll amaze you.
And then if you want to just get on in
there at eleven. That would be pretty awesome. Thank you
so much. And this running goes right to your team, right.
Speaker 3 (06:06):
If you go to Q one O four three dot
com slash tunnel to Towers, that goes to our team.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Okay, okay, And also if you go to our Elvis
Duran show story on Instagram, we're posting it there as
well as a link. See, we got you covered. There's
no way to escape this. We're going to make sure
you're surrounding bized to get over there. We love you,
Shelly Sunsteen, Thank you right, never left speechless ever
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