The Chatham Turkey Trot A Holiday Success

The sixth annual Chatham Turkey Trot race and one mile family fun run raised more than $19,000, making it the most successful race ever. Since the race was initiated in 2009, the Chatham Turkey Trot has raised more than $60,000 for the Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Department and the Diabetes Research Institute.

“The Chatham Turkey Trot has truly become a family holiday tradition representing all that is great about our community,” said Curt Ritter, President of The Chatham Turkey Trot. “Despite the snow, this year we had more than 750 runners and raised over $19,000 for the Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Department and the Diabetes Research Institute making it our most successful race ever. I want to thank our sponsors, runners, the DPW, the Fire Department, Chatham Stem and the Chatham EMS for their support. We are already looking forward to another great race next year.”

Stephen Leonard ran 17:01 to win the sixth annual Chatham Turkey Trot 5K race and Amy Cole was the first female to cross in 19:10 as more than 750 runners participated in the Thanksgiving Day event.

Craig Raskin and Kathryn Foley were the male and female winners, respectively, of the One Mike Family Fun Run.

Christopher Failla (21:15) and Sara Barrett (21:50) were the winners of the 13-and-under division of the 5K race.

Special thanks to this year’s sponsors: Lead Sponsor: Investors Bank; Gold Sponsors: Allstate – A John Hawk Agency, Hickory Wine Cellar, Klas Electric; Silver Sponsors: babygiftsandgoodies.com, Dreyer’s Lumber & Hardware, Kitchen Intuitions, Kraftmaster Renovations, Shop Rite, Simonfay Landscape Services, The Tee Bag; Bronze Sponsor: Starting Line Sports, The River Grille; Gifts-in-Kind: Bradley Funeral Home and You Here Productions.

Learn more and register for the 7th annual Chatham Turkey Trot at www.thechathamturkeytrot.org

Photo credit: Glenn Clark