{"id":34595,"date":"2022-07-28T15:57:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T19:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=34595"},"modified":"2022-07-28T15:57:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T19:57:46","slug":"genesee-county-ricky-palermo-charity-concert-at-batavia-downs-raises-20000-in-ticket-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/07\/28\/genesee-county-ricky-palermo-charity-concert-at-batavia-downs-raises-20000-in-ticket-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Ricky Palermo Charity Concert at Batavia Downs raises $20,000 in ticket sales\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"34596\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/07\/28\/genesee-county-ricky-palermo-charity-concert-at-batavia-downs-raises-20000-in-ticket-sales\/img_6813\/\" 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Batavia Downs Gaming President and CEO Henry Wojtaszek presents check to Ricky Palermo\/provided photo<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Additional Funds Also Raised at Concert<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA \u2013&nbsp;Western Regional Off-Track Betting (WROTB) \/ Batavia Downs Gaming President and CEO Henry Wojtaszek presented representatives from the Ricky Palermo Foundation with a check for $20,000 from ticket sales, food vendor and chair rental fees from the Bruce in the USA concert which was held on June 10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;at Batavia Downs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are so grateful to all the wonderful people in the community that volunteered their time to put on this event,\u201d said Ricky Palermo, President and CEO of the Ricky Palermo Foundation.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThanks to Kathy Paradowski, Ryan Hasenauer, Henry Wojtaszek and all the wonderful people at Batavia Downs who helped us along the way.\u00a0 I want to also give thanks to all the folks at our foundation that worked hard in making sure this event was a success.\u00a0 We were able to\u00a0raise awareness and much needed funds to help our community and continue to find a cure for spinal cord injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Bruce in the USA concert was a great way to kick off the summer and we are happy to present Ricky\u2019s Foundation with this check,\u201d said Wojtaszek. \u201cThanks to all the people that came out to support this great cause and to our staff that made sure everything went smoothly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Batavia Downs Gaming President and CEO Henry Wojtaszek presents check to Ricky Palermo\/provided photo Press release Additional Funds Also Raised at Concert 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