Volunteers at the Ottawa Mission served up 1,784 turkey dinners at their annual Christmas meal Sunday. More than 20 volunteers and cooks helped serve meals from 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. to feed the homeless and the less fortunate.
The numbers were down from last year — which hit 2,317 — but organizers say that’s likely because of the frigid wind and icy rain throughout the day.
Donations of food and money made it possible to feed everyone who walked through the door.
The Mission offers shelter to more than 200 men every night, serving about 1,240 meals each day.