Published January 16. 2025 09:25AM
By LOU WHEELAND
Special to The Press
The Fogelsville Fire Company continued a 100-year tradition of having its Santa Run on Christmas Day 2024.
The Christmas Day run began in 1924 by the Lehigh-Portland Cement Company for children of employees.
The company would build a replica of a house, complete with a fireplace, in the bed of one of their trucks, then travel throughout Fogelsville with Santa giving presents to the children.
Around 1946, the Fogelsville Fire Company took over the program.
The fire company began the Santa Run with the goal of sharing the spirit of Christmas with those less fortunate living in the village.
This year’s Santa Run was a success with many residents gathering at different locations in the Fogelsville Fire District.
The largest gathering was found at the Fogelsville Post Office.
Children were delighted to meet and High- five Santa as he and his “elves” handed out small gifts.
ABOVE: Waiting for Santa during the Fogelsville Fire Company’s Santa Run in Upper Macungie on Christmas Day, 2024, were Leeaha, holding “Woody,” a 2-year-old long hair dachshund with sisters Layla, 10, and Hailee, 6.
PRESS PHOTOS BY LOU WHEELANDSanta Claus arrives atop Fogelsville Fire Company’s antique fire engine, a 1947 Buffalo, during the annual Santa Run.
Santa greets a delighted 4-year-old Mckenzie during the Santa Run.PRESS PHOTOS BY LOU WHEELAND
Santa Claus greets sisters Savannah, 3, and Mckenzie, 4, during the annual Santa Run, sponsored by the Fogelsville Fire Company in Upper Macungie Township.
Xander, 11, and sister Raelynn, 8, are joined by Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus during the annual Fogelsville Santa Run on Christmas Day.
Isaac, 1, held by mom, Amanda, Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, Nicole and son Nathaniel, 6, attended the annual Santa Run, sponsored by the Fogelsville Fire Company in Upper Macungie on Christmas Day, 2024. Helping Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus is Jeff “Ox” Sukal, Fogelsville firefighter, and Wanda Fehnel.
Santa’s “elves” Jeff Grim, past fire chief; Paul McNemar, driver; Matt Roth, firefighter; Bruce Fehnel, chief engineer; Mrs. Claus, Santa Claus, Jacque Creamer, past fire chief; Caden Rader, firefighter; Kayla Angstadt, past firefighter; Glenn Angstadt and Celso Manzo, both firefighters; all made the Fogelsville Fire Company’s Christmas Day 2024 Santa Run a success.
