The many friends, colleagues and relations who will want to congratulate Reuben Moore and Dorothy Kingston on their May 9th wedding plans will be asked by the couple to do so by making a donation to Seven Loaves as their wedding gift.

"We are so grateful for their generosity," emphasized President of Seven Loaves Stephen Plescow. "We wish the bride and bridegroom the best of everything. Their compassion and empathy is commendable."

Dorothy Kingston, the Music Director of the Middleburg Baptist Church, will soon assume additional responsibilities as Acting Pastor of the church when Reverend Dr. J.T. Moger is deployed overseas as a U.S. Navy Chaplain.

"The couple's decision to ask for donations to Seven Loaves in lieu of wedding gifts was announced on their wedding invitations," Plescow continued. "It was a wonderful surprise to us, and it will certainly benefit the many families and individuals who depend on Seven Loaves."

Seven Loaves is an all-volunteer, ecumenical, faith-based ministry dedicated to providing food, to those in need in Middleburg, Virginia and the surrounding area.

Established in 1994, as a non-profit organization, they are funded by charitable gifts from generous people, churches, organizations and businesses.

Seven Loaves provides food to all who are in need, regardless of income or place of residence. By simply requesting assistance, every patron will receives help. Those served include the elderly with inadequate income; the sick, injured, or disabled, who are unable to work; the able-bodied but unemployed, of which there are many in this difficult economy; and the working poor, whose wages are insufficient to meet their needs.

Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. until noon, the organization is located in the rear basement of the Middleburg United Methodist Church at 15 West Washington Street.

In 2014, Seven Loaves Services:
• Registered 677 separate households that include approximately 2,600 persons as patrons.
• These households came from 25 counties and incorporated cities in Virginia (and a few others in surrounding states). Loudoun and Fauquier Counties accounted for 51% of households served; Warren, Frederick (including Winchester) and Clarke Counties accounted for another 32% of the total.
• These households made a combined total of over 4,600 visits for food assistance.
• Distributed approximately 313,000 pounds of food, of which
• 208,000 pounds were received from five grocery stores and 15,400 pounds were received from five farmers' markets; 2,700 pounds of cat & dog food were received from local animal welfare organizations and other donors.

It is easy to understand why the compassionate generosity Dorothy Kingston and Reuben Moore was so deeply appreciated by Seven Loaves.

"We depend entirely on local support for our mission," concluded President Plescow. "We are blessed to have Dorothy and Reuben in our community."