Get Free Chicken for a Year

In effort to increase their presence on Facebook and connect online with the community, the restaurants at Bowie and recently launched a contest with free food prizes.

Everyone who "likes" the Chick-fil-A at Bowie and Vista Gardens Facebook page will automatically be entered into a drawing to win free food from the restaurant for a year, according to a release.

“We enjoy engaging with our customers each day at the restaurant, but we also want to interact with them in the online social space,” said franchise operator Eric Snyder in a release. “We hope the Bowie community will join the fun on Facebook through our contest.”

On the way to reach 1,500 fans, the restaurant will reward fans as they hit milestones. Prizes range from a free meals for the 250th fan to party fixings that include trays of nuggets and fruit for the 1,250th fan on Facebook.

While you're on Facebook, be sure to check out Bowie Patch's page and like it.

What other restaurant in Bowie do you wish would offer a year's worth of free food as a prize? Tell us in the comments.