Christmas Eve at St. Paul's Community Center

About 100 homeless Toledoans received a free meal, a warm place to rest, and kind words from Mayor Bell at St. Paul's Community Center in Toledo Monday, Dec. 24, 2012. CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL PHOTO, START SLIDE SHOW.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Volunteers Austin Bernal, 11, his brother Matt Bernal, 12, and Deonte Stokes, 14, prepare to deliver sweets to the diners ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Tommy Bernal, 8, marvels at the dessert options for diners at St. Paul's Community Center's Christmas Eve dinner. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Volunteer servers are, from left, Susan Bourey, of Toledo, Mary Martin, of Perrysburg, Sheila Dull, of Toledo, and Juli Trickey,... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Chuck Hodge delivers a tray of dinners to hungry diners at St. Paul's Community Center on Christmas Eve. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Ann Hodge, a board member at St. Paul's Community Center, hands a meal to an appreciative diner. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Roxanne Batway asks Santa Claus that her friend's Supplemental Security Income checks begin to arrive. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Another diner passes a meal to Gaspar Rodriguez, left, of Toledo, at St. Paul's Community Center. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Davontae Finn, 6, and his brother Shawn Finn, 5, of Toledo, take in a meal provided by the community center. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Toledo Mayor Mike Bell, left, shares a laugh with Mischell Montgomery, of Toledo. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Barry Tipton, left, spends some time with Toledo Mayor Mike Bell on Christmas Eve at St. Paul's Community Center. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Mimi McNair, left, of Toledo, Santa Claus, Danielle Elchidiac, of Tripoli, Lebanon, center, and Regina Silletti, of Toledo, right hand ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER