CANTON Hundreds of area residents received Christmas dinner on Saturday, courtesy Canton Outside Canton.
The newly formed organization distributed 1,000 turkeys and 1,000 boxes with food to area residents Saturday afternoon from the parking lot of St. Paul AME Church,.at 1800 Tuscarawas St. E.
Vehicles lined a stretch of Tuscarawas Street E, then wound through side streets to reach the church parking lot. Canton police and a host of volunteers helped maintain traffic. More volunteers helped load food into vehicles. We re trying to give something back, said Phil Hubbard, who grew up in Canton and went on to play for the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers.