Celebrity Chef Melissa d'Arabian and Family Dollar Announce "Dollar Dinners for the Holidays" Contest Winners
Winning Recipe Awarded with Private Consultation, Complimentary Shopping and Donation to Local Food Bank
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Janice Elder from Charlotte, North Carolina has been selected as the grand prize winner of the Dollar Dinners for the Holidays Contest, for Best Entree recipe. With the winning title, Elder will benefit from starting the year off with tips on how to entertain on a budget without jeopardizing quality from recognized cook and celebrity chef Melissa d'Arabian. Paired with a $500 Family Dollar gift card to put towards her next entertaining event, Family Dollar also surprised Elder with a $1,000 donation to Feeding America.
This past holiday season, Family Dollar asked consumers to submit and share their favorite, frugal dishes within the following categories: appetizer, entree, side dish and dessert. Elder entered her thrifty and simple entree recipe "Rockin Round-up Fish Boats" by selecting ingredients that can be found at local Family Dollar locations along with a cost range to show off her personal savings. Elder commented on her winning submission explaining, "It's a colorful and nutritional powerhouse recipe that's economical and easy to put together. The dish is spiffy enough for guests, but simple enough for an after-work dinner. It can be put together faster than waiting for pizza delivery!"
Secondary winners, Denise Lee's "Goldfish with a Bite" was named Best Appetizer, Lu McKinney's "Bonnies Pasta Salad" for Best Salad and Anita Johnson's "Cream Cheese Bars" rounded out Best Dessert, all received a fifty dollar Family Dollar gift card to help with party necessities and essential food ingredients in the New Year. The contest also offered a forum for consumers to exchange recipes, share holiday meal tips and find affordable meal solutions at their local Family Dollar stores.
"Family Dollar provides our customers all of the solutions for special, yet affordable holiday gatherings and the Dollar Dinners for the Holidays contest was a great way to encourage family and friends to share their value-friendly recipes," said Don Hamblen, Family Dollar Senior Vice President for Customer Marketing.
For more information please visit www.familydollar.com or check us out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/familydollar or Twitter at @myfamilydollar.
About Family Dollar
For more than 50 years, Family Dollar has been providing value and convenience to customers in easy-to-shop neighborhood locations. Family Dollar's mix of name brands, and quality, private brand merchandise, appeals to shoppers in more than 7,000 stores in rural and urban settings across 45 states. Helping families save on the items they need with everyday low prices creates a strong bond with customers who refer to their neighborhood store as "my Family Dollar." Headquartered in Matthews, North Carolina, just outside of Charlotte, Family Dollar is a Fortune 300, publicly held company with common stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FDO. For more information, please visit www.familydollar.com.
Contact:
Joshua Braverman
Family Dollar
704-814-3447
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Danielle Dussault
MSL Group
646-500-7685
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