On Sunday December 12th the Cutchogue Fire Department hosted its Ninth Annual "Stuff The Sleigh 5k Race".

Now in it's ninth year, the race raised money for the Cutchogue Fire Department Scholarship fund and other charities supported by CFD. A portion of the proceeds will support donations to the American Parkinsons Diesase Assosciation and the Firefighters Cancer Support Network.

Over 250 participants turned out for this years race that was run under sunny skies and temperatures in the 50's.

The morning's festivities began with a Children's fun run as a group energetic children ran a shortened race to the firehouse where they were met by Santa Claus at the finish line. Santa applauded all the children and presented special awards to each participant.

At 10:00 am the group massed in front of the firehouse for the start of the 5k race, eagerly awaiting the start. Once Santa gave the word the race began with the runners following a scenic 5k course through New Suffolk. The race would end at the firehouse where a reception including awards, clam chowder and refreshments were served.

The race also served as a Toy drive, as all participants were asked to bring a new toy to "Stuff the Sleigh" for needy families during the Christmas Holiday. The sleigh was filled with several hundred gifts by days end.

A list of Times and the winners is listed below:

Overall Results: https://www.elitefeats.com/race-results.asp?ID=22180
Results by name: https://www.elitefeats.com/Bibs/?ID=22180

Photos from the race & finishers: https://www.facebook.com/elitefeats/

The Officers and Members of the Cutchogue Fire Department would like to thank everyone for their support of this event and we eagerly look forward welcoming you back to next years race.

Congratulation to our brother and sisters of the Southold Fire Department who once again took home the prize for the largest group entry.

Thank you to all of our sponsors for the event that included the following major sponsors:

Coster-Heppner Funeral Home

Legend's

Michael Curtin 3256 Foundation

Kolb Mehcanical

Brauns Seafood

Mattituck Enviormental

Santa's Christmas Tree Farm

Peconic Bay Winery

Cutchogue Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary

Bubka Law Group

Regan Benz Mackenzie CPA's

Chris Mohr Lanscaping

Corazzini Asphalt

Orlowski Hardware

Tower Fasteners

Mattituck FD

Other Race Sponsors included the following:

North Fork Real Estate
North Fork Sanitation
Buzz Chew
Wendy's Deli
East Marion FD
Gym Nest
L.I. Proliner
Lucas Ford
Lupton and Luce Insurance
Suffolk Coba
Douglas Elliman
Andrea Parks

Thank you to the race organizer; Ex-Chief Tom Shalvey Jr. for all his hard work in making this event a success year after year.