Canton's Hometown Olympic Heroes Celebration is scheduled to take place next Thursday, August 25 in Heritage Park starting at 7 p.m.; weather permitting. In the event of inclement weather, the celebration will be moved inside the Summit on the Park. Porter, a native of New Jersey, has called Michigan home for a number of years now. Porter was an NCAA National Champion while at the University of Michigan and competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Porter is married to Tiffany Porter, also an Olympian who most-recently represented Great Britain during the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio. No word yet if Tiffany Porter will be attending Canton's Hometown Olympic Heroes Celebration.