{"id":32735,"date":"2022-05-23T10:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T14:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=32735"},"modified":"2022-05-23T10:57:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T14:57:00","slug":"genesee-county-vendor-show-at-batavia-downs-raises-money-for-oakfield-alabama-little-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/05\/23\/genesee-county-vendor-show-at-batavia-downs-raises-money-for-oakfield-alabama-little-league\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Vendor Show at Batavia Downs raises money for Oakfield-Alabama Little League"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"795\" data-attachment-id=\"32737\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/05\/23\/genesee-county-vendor-show-at-batavia-downs-raises-money-for-oakfield-alabama-little-league\/20220523_093521\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523_093521-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2262&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2262\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G991U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1653298521&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20220523_093521\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523_093521-scaled.jpg?fit=900%2C795&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523_093521.jpg?resize=900%2C795&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523_093521-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C905&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523_093521-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C265&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523_093521-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C679&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523_093521-scaled.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Funds will Maintain Grounds and Keep Fees Low<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA \u2013&nbsp;Western Region Off Track Betting (WROTB) \/ Batavia Downs Gaming President and CEO Henry Wojtaszek presented representatives from the Oakfield Alabama Little League with a check for $2,000.&nbsp; The funds will help maintain the baseball fields and will help keep registration fees low for families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Shopping for Mom Craft and Gift Showcase, held at Batavia Downs on May 1<sup>st<\/sup>, was organized by Ted Hanes and Mary Bucceri, Group Sales Manager at Batavia Downs.\u00a0 100% of collected vendor fees and accepted donations by attendees totaled $2,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Downs-check-present-OA-little-leag-mp4.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>Video of Check Presentation-May 23, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn these tough economic times, we are blessed with the ability to raise awareness and funds through our events,\u201d said Wojtaszek. \u201cOrganizations like the Oakfield Alabama Little League support children being active and growing their social skills as they interact with each other.\u00a0 We are pleased to help alleviate the financial burden on parents by partnering with this worthy organization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe funds will be used to maintain the grounds and help OALL keep registration fees low, \u201c said Normand Fluet, Oakfield Alabama Little League Supporter.&nbsp; \u201cAs the cost of things like uniforms, equipment for the kids, dirt, clay and paint (to name a few) continue to increase, contributions like this allow us to limit how much more we have to ask parents for in order to continue the program!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funds will Maintain Grounds and Keep Fees Low Press release BATAVIA \u2013&nbsp;Western Region Off Track Betting (WROTB) \/ Batavia Downs Gaming President and CEO Henry Wojtaszek presented representatives from the Oakfield Alabama Little League with a check for $2,000.&nbsp; The funds will help maintain the baseball fields and will help \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/05\/23\/genesee-county-vendor-show-at-batavia-downs-raises-money-for-oakfield-alabama-little-league\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32737,"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":[23,584],"tags":[376,294],"class_list":["post-32735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesee-county","category-oakfield-alabama","tag-batavia-downs","tag-oakfield-alabama-little-league"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-8vZ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":58302,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/10\/23\/genesee-county-the-harlem-wizards-are-coming-to-oakfield-alabama-middle-high-school-on-october-30th\/","url_meta":{"origin":32735,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/The Harlem Wizards are coming to Oakfield-Alabama Middle\/High School on October 30th","author":"aka","date":"October 23, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release The Harlem Wizards are coming to Oakfield-Alabama Middle\/High School, Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 6:30pm. 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