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title: "O’Charley’s Honors Hometown Heroes Throughout May with Free Desserts"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b394fa16-c1f4-42bd-8c3d-56edda0288c0
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230501_ocharleys_honors_hometown_heroesthroughout_may_with_free_desserts.html
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
published: 2023-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:34:43.574Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1504674900247-0877df9cc836?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# O’Charley’s Honors Hometown Heroes Throughout May with Free Desserts

**TL;DR:** O'Charley's is honoring Hometown Heroes throughout May with free desserts. The Hometown Heroes campaign appreciates those who work tirelessly to keep communities safe and contribute to the well-being of others.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-05-01. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230501_ocharleys_honors_hometown_heroesthroughout_may_with_free_desserts.html).*

## Story

Hometown Hero appreciation weeks are spread throughout the month of May on the following dates:

- National Nurses Week (May 6-12)

- Teacher Appreciation Week (May 8-12)

- National Police Week (May 14-20)

- National EMS Week (May 21-27)

Hometown Heroes must simply show a valid badge or ID in-store to claim their free dessert with their entrée purchase.

The month of appreciation is the latest in O’Charley’s Hometown Heroes campaign, which honors those heroes in our communities who work tirelessly to keep us all safe and contribute so much to all of us. As part of Hometown Heroes, O’Charley’s team members have held appreciation events and delivered thousands of free meals to first responders, healthcare workers and other deserving heroes over the years to say thank you.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- O'Charley's (company)
- community appreciation (topic)
- hometown heroes (topic)
- free desserts (topic)
- appreciation campaign (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230501_ocharleys_honors_hometown_heroesthroughout_may_with_free_desserts.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b394fa16-c1f4-42bd-8c3d-56edda0288c0).