Kearny Local 21
team members
prepare for the
run.
New Jersey State Corrections
Local 105 came out
in full force.
TUNNEL VISION
Bergen County Police Academy sent 68 recruits to run in the
Lincoln Tunnel Challenge 5K.
Port Authority New York and New Jersey Pipes and Drums
opened the ceremony.
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APRIL 2016
30th Annual Lincoln Tunnel Challenge
5K is the vision of a successful fundraiser
On a brisk 32-degree April 10 morning, the south tube of the Lincoln Tunnel was
closed to motor vehicle traffic to allow runners to raise funds for Special Olympics
New Jersey in the 30th Annual Lincoln Tunnel Challenge 5K.
Port Authority New York and New Jersey Pipes and Drums opened the day with
a performance that warmed up more than 2,700 runners who had lined up at the
Weehawken bus terminal before running the length of the tunnel and back for the
5K.
“It’s cool to run from one end of the tunnel from New Jersey to New York,”
acknowledged NJ State Executive Board Member and Raritan Township Local 337
State Delegate Meg Hammond, who volunteers her time to assist Special Olympics
New Jersey. “People are passionate about it because it’s for a good cause.”
Weehawken Local 15 and Port Authority Local 116 worked around the clock to
close the south tube the night before the race, degrease the road and ventilate clean
air in-and-out of the tunnel every 90 seconds as runners sped through.
NJ State PBA members were well represented as teams from Kearny Local 21,
State Corrections Local 105, Fort Lee Local 245 and many more Locals participated
alongside 68 Bergen County Police Academy recruits who strapped on their
running shoes to support the cause.
“We needed members to show up, put a couple bucks in and the HY 8