OGDENSBURG — Feeding more than 600 people in three hours requires a lot of hard work and volunteers, and luckily the Ogdensburg Knights of Columbus had both.

The Knights of Columbus held its 15th annual turkey dinner Thursday. Roughly 150 volunteers pitched in to cook and serve nearly 700 meals.

"We cooked over 70 turkeys and peeled over 500 pounds of potatoes," Grand Knight Daniel F. Harradine said. "It was all either donated by the (Knights of Columbus) members or community."

In the morning, volunteers delivered takeout meals, and in the afternoon people came for a sit-down meal. Meals included turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, turnips, squash, a roll and a slice of pie.

"We come here because of our friends and we love socializing," said Duffy W. Kilbourn, who sat across from his wife, Lynda A. "Our kids are grown up and it's just my wife and I and we've really enjoyed it."

Mr. Kilbourn said he has been coming to the event for 11 years.

Fifteen years ago, eight volunteers fed 100 people, Mr. Harradine said.

"It's just taken off since its origins," he said. "We've had to expand the volunteer base."

Preparation for the event began a few days before, but some volunteers woke up early Thursday to start cooking the birds.

Neil R. Parish said this was his first time volunteering for the event.

"I wanted to come down and help," Mr. Parish said. "The kids are gone, so my wife and I decided to give them a hand."

Most of the volunteers have been helping since the event began, Mr. Harradine said. Everyone knows what to do without needing much direction, he said.

The takeout drivers lined up by the door and the cooks worked in the kitchen. They worked together like two wheels in a Swiss watch, plating the food and sending it out.

"I think the volunteers get as much pleasure out of it as the people who come," Mr. Harradine said.

This year, there was a large increase in the number of takeout meals, with more than 400 served.

Mr. Harradine said the Knights asked people in the community to place their orders by Tuesday, but the organization was still getting calls Thursday morning.

"We'll get some walk-ins," Mr. Harradine said. "We don't want to turn anyone away."