Slaughter Beach 5K race proceeds benefit local fire company
The second annual Run From the Greenheads 5K race and Cinco de Mayo festival held May 5 in Slaughter Beach was a resounding success. The town raised over $16,500 for the Slaughter Beach Memorial Fire Company from sponsors, runners and townspeople.
The first race in 2018 was conceived as a way for the town to show its appreciation to the dozens of firefighters who heroically fought the multi-house Christmas Day fire in 2017 that destroyed two homes and damaged three others. The event included a family-friendly festival that also celebrated Cinco de Mayo.
Slaughter Beach Mayor Harry Ward said, “This is a fun event, and we go to great lengths to include kids of all ages in our daylong celebration.” The town planned numerous kids’ activities throughout the day, including potato sack races, a three-legged race, pie-eating contests, donut-eating contests, face painting, a scavenger hunt and a moon bounce. There were four new bikes donated by the fire company that were raffled off. Raffle tickets were free to one and all. The Reunion Band played rock and soul at the start of the race and throughout the day.
“We’re looking forward to celebrating again next year and have decided to keep the Cinco de Mayo theme going since this year’s event was so successful,” said Ward. For more information, contact Ward at 302-422-0894 or mayor@slaughterbeachde.com.
