For the past three years, Lockheed Martin Sippican employees have gotten a taste of their company’s take on community service.

About 60 percent of employees there pitched in for the annual Mission to Engage Nourish and Unite (M.E.N.U.) food drive, a company wide initiative that aids communities where Lockheed Martin sites are located.

Last month, employees raised $2,100 and collected more than 300 donations of non-perishable food items to support the Family-Pantry Damien’s Place, an East Wareham-based food pantry.

Adam Breen, of Lockheed Martin, implemented the food drive at the Marion site and said it is part of the company’s leadership development program.

“There are many young, motivated employees across the company and the idea was to direct some of that energy toward helping local communities,” Breen said.

Damien’s Place was chosen because some employees were already donating time there, he said: “We thought it was a perfect fit.”

Over the course of four weeks, employees raised funds and collected donations. Out of the participating sites, Marion raised the most donations relative to the number of employees. That generosity earned employees an internal award from Lockheed Martin.

“The M.E.N.U. drive is a great thing for Marion and the community benefits,” Breen said. “The competition really gets everybody going and excited about it.”

Overall, the drive raised $42,000 and collected more than 4,000 food items nationally. The drive, an annual event, has grown each year.

“It’s gaining in popularity across the county and hopefully next year we can do even more,” Breen said.

The food drive is one of many charitable programs Lockheed Martin has developed, said Scott Lusk, a public affairs officer.

In addition to the food drive, Lockheed Martin is focused on programs that promote mathematics, science, and education.

“The company really tries to make a different in the communities we work in and this is an example of that,” Lusk said.