{"id":1770,"date":"2017-07-17T16:13:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T20:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=1770"},"modified":"2017-07-17T16:16:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T20:16:41","slug":"batavia-downs-donates-concert-tickets-to-vets-and-expands-offer-to-made-in-america-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2017\/07\/17\/batavia-downs-donates-concert-tickets-to-vets-and-expands-offer-to-made-in-america-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"Batavia Downs donates concert tickets to vets and expands offer to Made in America stores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FESEE_xBgL8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel donated 800 tickets to the upcoming Lee Greenwood concert Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The free tickets were handed over to local veteran organizations who will distribute them to vets.<\/p>\n<p>Also announced on Monday, starting Wednesday, the first 50 veterans to enter the Made in America Stores will receive a free ticket.<br \/>\nThis offer includes all eight stores in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Opening for Lee Greenwood will be Ricky Lee. The doors open at 4p.m at Batavia Downs.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket may also be purchased at Bataviaconcerts.com or in person at the Made in America Store in the Batavia Downs Lobby.<\/p>\n<p>After the concert there will be a fireworks show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel donated 800 tickets to the upcoming Lee Greenwood concert Monday morning. The free tickets were handed over to local veteran organizations who will distribute them to vets. Also announced on Monday, starting Wednesday, the first 50 veterans to enter the Made in America Stores will \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2017\/07\/17\/batavia-downs-donates-concert-tickets-to-vets-and-expands-offer-to-made-in-america-stores\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1771,"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":[8,23],"tags":[376,466,467],"class_list":["post-1770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia","category-genesee-county","tag-batavia-downs","tag-lee-greenwood-concert","tag-ticket-giveaway"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-sy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5559,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2018\/08\/10\/batavia-get-ready-for-ricky-lee-and-the-freedom-tour-along-with-lee-ann-womack-tonight-in-the-last-rockin-the-downs-concert-of-the-summer-season\/","url_meta":{"origin":1770,"position":0},"title":"BATAVIA\/Get ready for Ricky Lee and the Freedom Tour, along with Lee Ann Womack tonight in the last &#8220;Rockin the Downs&#8221; concert of the summer season","author":"aka","date":"August 10, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Pictured left to right-Bill Brantner\/Tour Manager, Ricky Lee and Henry Wojtaszek\/President\/CEO at Batavia Downs) Ricky Lee and his crew are ready to hit the stage tonight at 7:00p.m at Batavia Downs in the last \"Rockin the Downs\" concert of the 2018 season. 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