Boxing great and Philadelphia native Bernard Hopkins helped donate 600 turkeys to customers at the Price Rite of Camden.
CAMDEN -- Earline Austin was first in line at the Price Rite in Camden, arriving around 9 a.m., five hours before she would receive a free turkey from boxing great and Philadelphia native Bernard Hopkins.
Shorty after 2 p.m, Hopkins emerged from the Price Rite, where hundreds of people were in line waiting for their turkey and a chance to meet the former light heavyweight boxing champion.
"I believe in helping people," said Hopkins as he waited for a truck to arrive with the 20-pound turkeys.
"I am doing it for the right reasons," he said "not doing it for my conscience."
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With the help of volunteers, Hopkins was there to hand out 600 turkeys.
With the turkey she received, Camden resident Benita Smith is planning on cooking a Thanksgiving meal for the homeless and less fortunate in her neighborhood.
"Good deed to do for God," said Smith.
Customers also received Caroline Smoked Turkey Sausage provided by Brooklyn-based Arnold's Meat.
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