Houston Restaurant Weeks 2015 Donation Provides 5.7 million meals!

The results are in for Houston Restaurant Weeks! The five week-long fundraiser that took place August through Labor Day raised a record-breaking total in 2015. $1,900,174 was raised by the 226 participating restaurants, patrons, and sponsors. The donation will generate more than 5.7 million meals for those who are food insecure in our community.

Founded in 2003 by Houston radio and TV personality Cleverley Stone, Houston Restaurant Weeks has raised more than $7.6 million for the Houston Food Bank, making it the largest annual fundraiser for the Houston Food Bank and the largest restaurant weeks of its kind in the United States.

“What started as an idea in 2003 to raise money for the Houston Food Bank, has happily become a citywide marriage of food and fundraising. It’s a win-win-win. The restaurants, Houstonians who enjoy dining out and the Houston Food Bank all look forward to HRW each year. I give my heartfelt thanks for the extraordinary efforts by participating restaurants, the sponsors and volunteers who all donate their resources, time and money to make HRW happen every year. And thank you to the diners for patronizing HRW restaurants in August. Without all of you there would be no HRW,” said Houston Restaurant Weeks founder, Cleverley Stone.

The top ten Houston Restaurant Weeks 2015 donors were:

Masraff's
Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House
Brennan's of Houston
B&B Butchers
Peli Peli – Galleria
America's - River Oaks
Eddie V's Prime Seafood - Kirby
Eddie V's -City Centre
The Capital Grille - City Centre
Up Restaurant

Houston Restaurant Weeks is run by volunteers and 100% of the donations raised from the area restaurants go directly to the Food Bank to feed hungry people. The event would not be possible without the tremendous efforts of Cleverley Stone. Houston Food Bank’s president and CEO Brian Greene said, “It’s an amazing endeavor by an extraordinary individual who understands that food is essential to the health and wellbeing of all children, seniors and adults in our community. We are grateful for Cleverley’s compassion and longstanding commitment to hunger relief.”

Please visit the Houston Restaurant Weeks website to learn more or see the names and website links of the 226 restaurants and sponsors.