Wharton Aldhizer and Weaver, a Harrisonburg-based law firm, won the award for most food collected in the Blue Ridge region "Legal Food Frenzy," a food drive competition among the state's legal community.
Wharton Aldhizer and Weaver donated 25,338 pounds of food, 31 percent of all of the food donated to the food bank in this region.
Statewide, law firms gathered more than 1.36 million pounds of food for state food banks, enough for more than 1 million meals. This amount doubles last year's total of almost 679,000 pounds raised, and surpasses this year's goal of 1 million pounds.
More than 180 law firms participated in seven regions. The Blue Ridge region is served by the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, which includes Rockingham, Page, Shenandoah and Augusta counties.
