Press release submitted on behalf of PCS.
PCS Company’s fourth annual September 11 charity golf outing raised $8,800 to support the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which supports programs for America’s military and first responders, and provides mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families, as well as specially adapted smart homes for injured veterans and first responders.
For the past four years, PCS Company has held the golf outing to raise funds for charitable organizations.
This year’s event carried particular significance as it marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Nearly 3,000 people were killed, including 343 New York City firefighters who rushed into the World Trade Center to help others escape.
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation was established in memory of firefighter Stephen Siller, who had completed his shift and was on his way to play golf with his brothers when he heard about the attacks. He turned around and headed toward Manhattan, reaching the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, which he discovered was closed to traffic. He then strapped on approximately 60 pounds of firefighting gear and ran through the tunnel toward the World Trade Center to help others. The husband and father of five never returned home.
Since its founding, Tunnel to Towers has carried forward a mission to “let us do good” — a mantra Siller’s parents instilled in him. It has provided more than 1,700 mortgage-free homes to first responders, veterans and their families. This year, the foundation planned to deliver 343 mortgage-free homes in memory of Siller and the other fallen firefighters.
Following a moment of silence to remember those who lost their lives in the attacks, PCS Company President Angela Elsey paid tribute to the heroes who, she said, “chose courage over fear” on September 11 to help others.
“The events of September 11 changed our country and left a lasting legacy of courage and service. The actions of people like Stephen Siller continue to inspire us,” she said after the event. “We’re honored to pay tribute to him and the other heroes of that day, and to support Tunnel to Towers, which has done such great work to support the heroes and families who serve our country.”
Twenty-two sponsors supported PCS Company’s golf outing. They included:
- Advanced Carrier Technologies
- Blue Water Industrial Supply Inc.
- Bontaz Group USA
- CaptureMore
- CEO Inc.
- Cintas
- Continental Carton
- Custom Mold
- Eclipse Mold
- Elite Mold & Engineering Inc.
- EMO Trans
- iD Additives
- International Mold Steel (IMS)
- M.R. Mold & Engineering Corp.
- Midwest Mold
- NEXT Industries
- Next Step Communications
- Prime Mold
- PTA Plastics
- Slide Products
- Special Springs
- Wipfli
PCS Company is grateful to its employees, customers, partners and golf outing participants for helping make the event possible.
About PCS Company
PCS Company is a Misumi Group Company based in Metro Detroit’s Fraser, Michigan.
Founded in 1950, PCS Company is a team of industry experts providing solutions and innovative products for the plastics injection molding, mold making, and die casting industries. We are committed to our mission of being the industry’s leading provider of high-quality, competitively priced products and services while providing the highest level of customer service.
We offer standard, off the shelf, and custom, made-to-order die and mold making supplies throughout North America. Our product categories include mold bases, mold components, molding supplies and solutions, hot runner systems, cutting tools, and our latest advancement into additive manufacturing. We partner with our customers to provide innovative products and solutions that improve ROI and make our customers successful. Our team of experts are located nationwide to best service you. We have U.S. facilities in Fraser, Michigan, and Torrance, California. Our international presence continues into Canada and Mexico to expand our reach throughout North America.