HOLMDEL, N.J. – October 30, 2026 -- The Victory Foundation's second annual gala raised more than $500,000 and lifted the foundation's two-year fundraising total to $1 million, while Victory Home Remodeling committed $100,000 to Tunnel to Towers.
More than 600 guests attended the October 18 event at Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, New Jersey. Attendees included employees, business partners, nonprofit representatives, veterans and first responders. Companies named among the honored guests were Miter Brand, Alliant Bank, QXO and PURE Finance.
Proceeds go to Tunnel to Towers and FightStrong Foundation
The funds support the Victory Foundation's mission and its two featured nonprofit partners, Tunnel to Towers and the FightStrong Foundation. The foundation is concentrating its support on Tunnel to Towers because the group's work matches its three pillars: mental health, physical recovery and emotional wellness. Tunnel to Towers runs programs that include mortgage-free homes for qualifying families and housing for catastrophically injured veterans.
Live auction offers travel packages and sports memorabilia
The live auction featured sports memorabilia and luxury travel packages to Italy, Ireland, Nashville and Denver, among other destinations.
The venue included a 360-degree tunnel tribute to Stephen Siller, the New York City firefighter who died on September 11, 2001, and inspired Tunnel to Towers. Other installations included letters from families of first responders lost on September 11 and a wall of donated ties with messages for veterans entering the civilian workforce.
Executives and a veteran address the guests
Speakers included CEO Bill Winters, CBXO Bennett Andelman and Joey Nigro, Victory's Community Impact Specialist, along with Tunnel to Towers representatives. Veteran Beau Wise described losing two brothers in military service.
Winters said the company's belief is that "building a better world begins with a commitment to something greater than oneself."