On Sunday, December 10th, the Cutchogue Fire Department hosted its Eleventh Annual "Stuff The Sleigh 5k Race".

Now in its 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 year's race which was started under sunny skies and temperatures in the 50's.

The morning's festivities began with a Children's fun run as a group of 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. Part way through the race the sunny skies gave way to heavy rain showers. 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 day's 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 2023 Results by elitefeats https://www.elitefeats.com/race-results.asp?ID=23282

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.

Congratualtions to the Southold FD for winning the award for the largest team participating.

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

Michael Curtin 3256 Foundation

Legend's

Santa's Christmas Tree Farm

Peconic Bay Winery

Kolb Mechanical

Mattituck Environmental

Riverhead volunteer Ambulance Corp.

Regan Benz Mackenzie CPA PC

The Chequit

Good Friend Storage

Other Sponsors included:

Cutchogue Fire Department Ladies Auxilliary
Riverhead Building Supply
Brauns Seafood
Wendy's Deli
Corazzini Asphalt
Mattituck Fire Department
CMJ Enterprises
North Fork Physical Therapy
Orlowski Hardware
Mattituck Lions Club
Jill Schroeder Training
Buzz Chew Auto Group
Coastline Cesspool & Drainage
Southold Rotary
Shelter Island Fire Department
Lupton and Luce Insurance
North Fork Sanitation
Gym Nest
North Fork Real Estate
Kelly Fogarty CPA
Tower Fasteners
King Kullen
Rt 48 Towing LLC
Southold Town PBA
7-11 Cutchogue
Springs Fire Department
Stonewall Storage
Units 2 Go
East Marion Fire Department
Starbucks
Cutchogue Materials

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.

Thank you to the Southold Town Police and CFD Fire Police Squad for detouring traffic during the race.