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Tunnel to Tower Foundation
Murrieta, California, November 20, 2012 –
Chris Kuran, Founder and President of Waterstone Faucets, announced that the Murrieta based company will be donating kitchen faucets and accessories to each new home built by the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The Foundation, in partnership with the Gary Sinise Foundation, Building for America’s Bravest, donates smart homes for America’s most disabled veterans. Going forward, each new home built, will feature Waterstone kitchen faucet suites and accessories.
The Building for America’s bravest project is dear to Waterstone’s President Chris Kuran’s heart. As a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and former US Marine Corps officer, Mr. Kuran continues to serve his country through Waterstone’s donation to wounded veterans. Since Mr. Kuran founded Waterstone in 1999, the company has grown into one of the leading high end kitchen faucet manufacturers. Each faucet is designed, engineered and made in America. “Waterstone is fueled by the faith that we are building a lasting company that truly cares about its customers,” said Mr. Kuran. “Our employees are redefining pride in American Ingenuity every day. We are proud that our donation will honor our countries most disabled veterans, and will help ease their difficulties as they return to civilian life.”
The first home to feature Waterstone Faucets was dedicated on Veteran’s Day this year in Jefferson City, Missouri. Marine Corps CPL Tyler Huffman was paralyzed after being shot in Afghanistan by a sniper in December 2010. He, and his wife and young son, were excited to move into the new smart home which was custom designed to CPL Huffman’s needs. Currently, the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Tower Foundation and the Gary Sinise Foundation have partnered to build fifteen homes to be built, with three having been completed to date. A Waterstone Kitchen faucet ‘suite’ has been provided to each of the three homes and will be donated to each of the remaining projects.
About Waterstone Faucets
Waterstone Faucets was started in 1999 by its founder and president Chris Kuran. All of Waterstone faucets are designed, engineered and made in America. Waterstone specializes in blending artistry and technology into designs made tough enough to endure a lifetime of use. Waterstone Faucets continues its unprecedented growth and has recently moved into their new 42,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Murrieta, California. Their faucet ‘suites’ have been featured in Kitchen & Bath Design News and California Homes Magazine.
Waterstone Faucet is redefining pride in American ingenuity every day – one faucet at a time. Nobody does what Waterstone does…Nobody!
About the Gary Sinise Foundation:
The Gary Sinise Foundation is dedicated to serving the Nation by honoring our defenders, veterans, first responders, their families and those in need by creating and supporting unique programs designed to entertain, educate, inspire, strengthen and build communities. For more information, go to www.GarySiniseFoundation.org.
About The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation:
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, named after fallen NY firefighter Stephen Siller, is best known for its annual Tunnel to Towers Run which follows Siller’s heroic run from a blocked-off Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the World Trade Center in a desperate bid to save lives. The Run, held the last Sunday of each September, attracts 30,000 participants from around the world. Since the beginning in 2011, cities all across America, including some of the largest have held their versions of the Tunnel to Towers Run and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Foundation’s “Building for America’s Bravest” program. For more information, go to www.TunneltoTowers.org.
