GOOD NEWS MONDAY / BIG BRO SETS OFF ON BENEVOLENT BIKE RIDE FOR HIS 9/11 LITTLE SIS

A Florida father and brother with deep ties to the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks plans to cross the country by bicycle in spring 2026, riding from San Diego to St. Augustine to raise money for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. 

The effort, titled “A Ride to Remember,” is being led by Patrick McGarry, who says the ride is both a personal act of remembrance and a fundraising mission. 

According to the event site, McGarry aims to raise $100,000 for the foundation, which supports first responders, Gold Star families, and catastrophically injured veterans, and was created to honor firefighter Stephen Siller, who died on Sept. 11, 2001. 

McGarry recounts watching the attacks unfold from Montana, more than 2,000 miles away, and learning that his sister Katie was trapped at Windows on the World. He also describes working on the 95th floor of the South Tower during the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, an earlier attack that left him with memories he says were rekindled on 9 11. 

The coast to coast ride, which began yesterday, is meant to turn grief into action and keep faith with a pledge to “Never Forget” loved ones, colleagues, and the firefighters and police officers who died. 

 Information, updates, and the donation link are posted here (cut and paste): https://www.aridetoremember2026.com/