River Road Food Fest's iPad2 Winner Announced

Douglas Wojcik, of Elmwood Park, has been announced as the winner of the ’s iPad2 drawing.

Presented by the River Road Improvement Corporation on Tuesday, Sept. 13, the River Road Food Fest was a one-day promotion in which 13 businesses in the River Road District offered a 15 percent discount on all food and drinks.

Participants who took their purchase receipts to the by 4 p.m. that Friday were entered in a drawing to win an iPad2.

Wojcik, who patronized both the and B&B Liquors that day, was chosen as the lucky iPad2 winner out of 158 total entries.

The iPad2 was donated by Community Bank of Bergen County and presented to Wojcik by Kaykanush Melkonyan, Assistant Vice President of Community Bank of Bergen County’s branch office.

“The response to the Food Fest was very good from participating businesses and their customers, “RRIC president Bob Landzettel said in a press release. “The promotion helped us showcase and support local businesses, their great food and professional service, plus the convenience of Fair Lawn’s River Road District with easy access and plenty of free parking nearby.”

The RRIC is currently planning another business promotion to be unveiled later this month.

took home first prize (patronage of this Patch editor) for winning our informal Patch poll, which asked “Which of the River Road Food Fest participants is your favorite?”

For information about other programs and services provided by the RRIC, visit its website or follow the district on Facebook.