On Sunday December 11th the Cutchogue Fire Department hosted its Tenth Annual "Stuff The Sleigh 5k Race".

Now in it's tenth 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.

Nearly 300 participants turned out for this years race that was run under cloudy skies and temperatures in the 40'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:

Results of the race can be seen here:
Stuff the Sleigh 5K Run/Walk 2022 Results by elitefeats https://elitefeats.com/race-results.asp?ID=22657

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.

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

Michael Curtin 3256 Foundation

Legend's

Kolb Mehcanical

Brauns Seafood

Mattituck Enviormental

Santa's Christmas Tree Farm

Peconic Bay Winery

Cutchogue Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary

Regan Benz Mackenzie CPA's

The Chequit

Orlowski Hardware

Riverhead Building Supply

Good Friend Self Storage

Bubka Law Group

Corazzini Asphalt

Wendy's Deli

East Marion Fire Department

Bridgehampton Fire Department

Other Race Sponsors included the following:

North Fork Real Estate
Buzz Chew
Kelly Fogarty CPA PC
Gym Nest
Lupton and Luce Insurance
Montauk Fire Department
Coastline Drainage
Mattituck Fire Department
Peconic County Brewing
Rte 48 Towing LLC

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.