Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Middleburg donated more than two tons of food to food bank Seven Loaves in Middleburg during a recent drive.

"While the goal of the food drive was to donate two tons of food (4,000 lbs.) church members went past the goal, by bringing in 4,354 pounds in a little over two months," explained Curtis Prins, who led the drive.

Church Rector Gene LeCouteur said that this year's drive more than doubled the amount of last year's goal of two tons and added that the food drive will now be an annual event for the church. New this year were donations of fresh vegetables from the church's garden, one of the new projects of Father LeCouteur, now in his second year at Emmanuel.

Seven Loaves is one of the church's outreach programs and a number of the congregation's members work as volunteers at the food bank and serve on its board of directors.