More than 400 loyal supporters of the "Hagedorn Little Village School," located at 750 Hicksville Road, North Massapequa, took part in the Annual Sleepy Hollow 5K charity run/walk on Sunday, Oct. 29 in Brady Park and the Massapequa Preserve.

The event was hosted by Greg and Lina Carman, parents of 10-year-old "Little Villager" Emily Carman and featured a children's fun run, a running race component and walk. The overall winner of the race was George Schroeder from Bellmore, in 17 minutes and 11 seconds. The first woman, Brianna Walsh, a 14-year-old from Glen Head, crossed the finish line in 18 minutes and 28 seconds, a new course record.

Race sponsors included: Carman Callahan & Ingham, LLP; the Marie Gubitosi Foundation; Preferred NY Financial Group, LLC (Michael H. Levin); RE Max Traditional Homes (Kelly Hicks); Fairway Title Agency; Stuff-a-Bagel (Farmingdale); Starkie Brothers Garden Center, Larabar; Chef's Extraordinaire; Schroder & Strom (Michael Schroder); Clever Cookie Corp.; The Liss Group (Eyal Isaac); United General Title Insurance (Nick Didio and E.B.C. Contractors (Mike Intrabartola); Close to 50 volunteers turned out to support the school and ensure that the event ran without a hitch.

Founded in 1969, the school started with three children and a philosophy of providing the finest education and therapeutic services for infants and young children diagnosed as autistic, neurologically impaired, Down Syndrome, emotionally disturbed, speech and language impaired, learning disabled and/or multiple handicapped. Over the past 37 years, thousands of children and their families, have benefited from the Hagedorn Little Village School's programs. To learn more about the school, visit www.littlevillage.org.