{"id":12206,"date":"2019-11-12T18:14:32","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T23:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=12206"},"modified":"2019-11-12T18:14:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T23:14:32","slug":"batavia-downs-presents-check-to-wny-make-a-wish-for-funds-raised-from-sale-of-koozies-at-summer-concerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/11\/12\/batavia-downs-presents-check-to-wny-make-a-wish-for-funds-raised-from-sale-of-koozies-at-summer-concerts\/","title":{"rendered":"Batavia Downs presents check to WNY Make-A-Wish for funds raised from sale of koozies at summer concerts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12207\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/11\/12\/batavia-downs-presents-check-to-wny-make-a-wish-for-funds-raised-from-sale-of-koozies-at-summer-concerts\/downs-still-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/downs-still-2.jpg?fit=1280%2C904&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,904\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"downs-still-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/downs-still-2.jpg?fit=900%2C635&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/downs-still-2.jpg?fit=900%2C635\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12207\" width=\"674\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/downs-still-2.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/downs-still-2.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/downs-still-2.jpg?resize=768%2C542&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/downs-still-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C723&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/downs-still-2.jpg?resize=150%2C106&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><figcaption>Henry Wojtaszek, President and CEO of Batavia Downs<br> Ben Marchione, Regional Director of Western New York Make A Wish<br> Laura Nutty, Co-ordinator, Development \/ Wishgranting Volunteer, Make a Wish Metro New York and Western New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leaders from Batavia Downs Gaming presented a check today to Western New York Make- A -Wish for revenue generated from the sale of koozies during this past summer\u2019s concert series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBatavia Downs is happy to partner with Make A Wish, \u201c said Henry Wojtaszek, President and CEO of Batavia Downs.&nbsp; \u201cWe will expand on our partnership next year\n with a new chair rental program for our concert series where additional monies will be generated for Make A Wish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Revenues for koozie sales this summer were $4,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xXORC53BEBQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are thankful to Batavia Downs for the opportunity to sell koozies at this past year\u2019s concert series,\u201d said Ben Marchione, Regional Director of Western New\n York Make A Wish.&nbsp; \u201cWe were fortunate to meet so many families who have been touched by Make A Wish and we look forward to partnering with Batavia Downs on new projects next summer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new chair rental program will begin with the first Rockin\u2019 the Downs Concert series event slated for late June 2020.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release Leaders from Batavia Downs Gaming presented a check today to Western New York Make- A -Wish for revenue generated from the sale of koozies during this past summer\u2019s concert series. \u201cBatavia Downs is happy to partner with Make A Wish, \u201c said Henry Wojtaszek, President and CEO of \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/11\/12\/batavia-downs-presents-check-to-wny-make-a-wish-for-funds-raised-from-sale-of-koozies-at-summer-concerts\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,1],"tags":[376,1881],"class_list":["post-12206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesee-county","category-uncategorized","tag-batavia-downs","tag-make-a-wish"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-3aS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28235,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/09\/29\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-supports-make-a-wish-foundation-with-funds-raised-from-chair-rentals-at-summer-concert-series\/","url_meta":{"origin":12206,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Batavia Downs supports Make-A-Wish Foundation with funds raised from chair rentals at summer concert series","author":"aka","date":"September 29, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Video of check presentation on September 29, 2021 Press release Contribution a Result of Successful Chair Rental Booth at Summer Concert Series BATAVIA \u2013Western Region Off Track Betting (WROTB) President and CEO Henry Wojtaszek was joined by Batavia Downs employees to present the Make-A-Wish Foundation with a $4,500 check to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Batavia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Batavia","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/gennesse-county\/batavia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/still.gif?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/still.gif?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/still.gif?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":46754,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/07\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-presents-check-to-make-a-wish-wny-from-concert-series-chair-rental-proceeds\/","url_meta":{"origin":12206,"position":1},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Batavia Downs presents check to Make-A-Wish WNY from Concert Series chair rental proceeds","author":"aka","date":"September 7, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"President\/CEO of Batavia Downs Gaming\/WROTBC Henry Wojtaszek, presents a check for $10,379 to Ben Marchione\/Regional Director of Make-A-Wish WNY and Jodie Antoniadis\/Development Manager Make-A-Wish WNY. 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