{"id":35880,"date":"2022-09-09T13:59:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T17:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=35880"},"modified":"2022-09-09T13:59:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T17:59:51","slug":"batavia-batavia-downs-to-collect-retired-u-s-flags-with-two-new-flag-receptacles-at-their-entrances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/09\/09\/batavia-batavia-downs-to-collect-retired-u-s-flags-with-two-new-flag-receptacles-at-their-entrances\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Batavia Downs to collect retired U.S. flags with two new flag receptacles at their entrances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Flag Repository Bins will be Placed in the Lobby<\/strong><\/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 Regional Off-Track Betting (WROTB) \/ Batavia Downs Gaming President CEO Henry Wojtaszek announced today that Batavia Downs will start collecting retired United States Flags for proper ceremonial retirement starting today.<\/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\/09\/Master-Downs-Flags-mp4.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption><strong><em>Video of announcement and first flag deposit -September 9, 2022<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wojtaszek was flanked by members of the Genesee County Veterans Services Agency and other local veterans as the first retired flag was placed in the receptacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe welcome all residents in the greater Genesee County area to stop in and drop off their retired flags,\u201d said Wojtaszek.\u00a0 \u201cWe want to honor the freedoms the flag represents and those who served defending them.\u00a0 Batavia Downs and Western Regional OTB are proud to help in this process by serving as a collection point for anyone who needs to retire a flag and wants to be assured it will be properly retired.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"613\" data-attachment-id=\"35884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/09\/09\/batavia-batavia-downs-to-collect-retired-u-s-flags-with-two-new-flag-receptacles-at-their-entrances\/20220909_113217\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909_113217-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1741&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1741\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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of the facility for the retired flags to be deposited in by guests and residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Batavia Downs\u2019 commitment to veterans continues with discounts at their food service outlets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flag Repository Bins will be Placed in the Lobby Press release BATAVIA \u2013&nbsp;Western Regional Off-Track Betting (WROTB) \/ Batavia Downs Gaming President CEO Henry Wojtaszek announced today that Batavia Downs will start collecting retired United States Flags for proper ceremonial retirement starting today. 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