Published: December 22, 2013 - 10:30 PM | Updated: December 23, 2013 - 08:07 AM
By Kathy Antoniotti
Beacon Journal staff writer
Host Joel Testa (center) talks with guests at a holiday meal he hosted for the homeless at d.b.a. Restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Akron, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Chef James St. Ours (left), d. b. a. Restaurant general manager Cynthia Bailey and host Joel Testa put the finishing touches on the soup course at a holiday meal for the homeless on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Akron, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Volunteer Monica Kiskadden serves coffee to Chris Matthews and other guests at a holiday meal for the homeless hosted by Cuyahoga Falls developer Joel Testa at d.b.a. Restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Akron, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Volunteer Katy Hite serves the entre course at a holiday meal for the homeless hosted by Cuyahoga Falls developer Joel Testa at d.b.a. Restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Akron, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Dinner guests pass across an entre at a holiday meal for the homeless hosted by Cuyahoga Falls developer Joel Testa at d.b.a. Restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Akron, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Volunteer Dave Lewis serves the entre at a holiday meal for the homeless hosted by Cuyahoga Falls developer Joel Testa at d.b.a. Restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Akron, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Keith Stahl, director of Residential Services at Community Support Services, talks about the issues of serving the homeless at a holiday meal for the homeless hosted by Cuyahoga Falls developer Joel Testa at d.b.a. Restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Akron, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Chris Matthews talks about his experiences after a four-course holiday meal for the homeless hosted by Cuyahoga Falls developer Joel Testa at d.b.a. Restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Akron, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Testa family and friends serve up bagged takeout meals for guests after a holiday dinner for Akron's homeless hosted by Cuyahoga Falls developer Joel Testa at d.b.a. Restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Akron, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Guest Jesse Littleton (left) thanks host Joel Testa after a holiday meal for the homeless at d.b.a. Restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Akron, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Marc Courtney attends a holiday meal hosted by Cuyahoga Falls developer Joel Testa d.b.a. Restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Akron, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
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