3rd Annual Fork Over Love Restaurant Week
Fork Over Love, together with DiscoverNEPA, Powered by Mericle, is excited to announce the 3rd Annual Restaurant Week! From Tuesday, September 30, through Sunday, October 5, 2025, 52 participating restaurants across Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties will open their doors with special promotions for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. With so many incredible options, there’s no better time to explore new favorites or revisit beloved spots, all while giving back to the community.
We believe that food is the foundation of a healthy life, restaurants are the foundation of healthy, culturally diverse communities, and heart-centered people are the foundation of healthy connections and deeply-rooted belonging. That’s why we’re so excited for this year’s Fork Over Love Restaurant Week: a fundraiser that uplifts our region’s independent restaurants while fueling our mission to feed neighbors in need.
How You Can Get Involved
- Dine Out for a Cause
Enjoy a meal at any participating restaurant September 30–October 5 and support the local restaurants that have stepped up to the plate to help us nourish our neighbors. - Enter to Win the 52 Weeks of Dinner Raffle
One winner takes all! This year’s raffle includes over 60 gift cards from participating restaurants—enough for a year of dining out. Purchase raffle tickets online or at any participating restaurant for your chance to win. - Donate to Vote
While dining out, scan the QR code at participating restaurants to “Donate to Vote” for your favorite spot. Each donation counts as a vote, and the restaurant with the most votes and the restaurant with the most funds raised—will each win a cash prize. It’s a fun way to show some extra love to the restaurants that feed our communities all year long. - Spread the Word
Invite your family, friends, and coworkers to join in. Every bite, raffle entry, and donation helps us feed more people and support more restaurants.
Nourishing Our Communities Through Chef-Made Meals
Since 2021, Fork Over Love has distributed 94,790 meals and reinvested more than $920,000 into independent restaurants in our region. Every meal we provide is free—made possible through the generosity of our community, the support of sponsors, our caring volunteers, and our Certified Restaurant Partners . Funds raised during Restaurant Week will help us purchase meals to feed our community through:
- College food pantries
- Early education sites
- Family and health services
- Public community dinners
Learn more about Restaurant Week and how you can be a part of the impact at forkoverlove.org.
Independent restaurants are the heartbeat of our neighborhoods, and Fork Over Love is proud to partner with them. When you join us for Fork Over Love Restaurant Week 2025, every plate served becomes part of a bigger story, one of hope, dignity, and community. So, grab your friends, go out to eat, and give a fork to your neighbors in need. Together, we can continue to feed our neighbors in need and ensure that everyone has a seat at the table.
Fork Over Love is a 501(c)(3) organization that purchases hot, chef-made meals from independent restaurants and then distributes those meals at locations throughout the community for FREE. Everyone is welcome, from neighbors in need of meals, to those looking to pick up dinner and pay it forward to help support local restaurants.
For more information about Restaurant Week or to donate to help provide meals for your community visit about Restaurant Week or to donate to help provide meals for your community visit forkoverlove.org.
Grab your friends, go eat & GIVE A FORK
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