SID getting set to award more 'Bergenfield bucks'

The Bergenfield Special Improvement District will award 10 additional $25 "Bergenfield Bucks" gift certificates, good at participating businesses in the district.

Building on the success of its offer of $250 in gift certificates in May, the SID will award the certificates in a drawing of online entries received through its Web site, www.BergenfieldSID.org, by June 30.

Winners will be announced July 1; the gift certificates must be used by Sept. 30.

"We were pleasantly surprised by the response to the first phase of the Bergenfield Bucks promotion in May, and the number of people who logged onto our web site to enter," said Walter Johnson, SID chairman.

"More and more people from Bergenfield and surrounding communities are discovering that the district is proactive and creative in providing incentives to visit the district."

The Bergenfield SID was created in 1998 to help improve the local economy and overall commercial climate in the borough. Its series of programs and initiatives include facade and signage upgrades, parking and streetscape improvements, special events and marketing and public relations efforts on the district's behalf.

For more information about the Bergenfield Bucks promotion, visit the Bergenfield Community Page on www.northjersey.com and click on the Bergenfield Bucks promotion.

People can enter the gift certificate promotion, view lists of the district's businesses and restaurants, or get information about other SID programs and services at www.BergenfieldSID.org.