DERBY–SHELTON — Jay Carlucci, the community-minded owner of The Dew Drop Inn, is this year’s honorary starter of the 2025 Commodore Hull Thanksgiving Day 5K, scheduled to start 8 a.m. Nov. 27.
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The race, which covers downtown Derby and Shelton, raises money for programs at The Boys & Girls Club of the Naugatuck Lower Valley.
The following statement was posted to the club’s Facebook page:
“๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ผ๐ณย Dew Drop Innย ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐น๐น ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐!
Jayโs support for our community has been extraordinary โ from being a steadfast supporter of our Club year after year to providing hundreds of Thanksgiving meals for our Club families. His generosity and heart truly embody the spirit of this race.ย
๐๐ฒ๐โ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด!”

