{"id":43698,"date":"2023-06-22T14:27:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T18:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=43698"},"modified":"2023-06-22T14:29:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T18:29:46","slug":"genesee-county-batavia-downs-presents-wny-heroes-with-a-check-from-the-jackpot-5k-proceeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/06\/22\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-presents-wny-heroes-with-a-check-from-the-jackpot-5k-proceeds\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Batavia Downs presents WNY Heroes with a check from the Jackpot 5K proceeds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43700\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/06\/22\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-presents-wny-heroes-with-a-check-from-the-jackpot-5k-proceeds\/snapshot_001-11-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/snapshot_001-11.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"snapshot_001-11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/snapshot_001-11.jpg?fit=900%2C506&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/snapshot_001-11.jpg?resize=874%2C491&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43700\" width=\"874\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/snapshot_001-11.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/snapshot_001-11.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/snapshot_001-11.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/snapshot_001-11.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/snapshot_001-11.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/snapshot_001-11.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/snapshot_001-11.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><em>$3,000 Raised for Local Vets<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA \u2013Western Region Off Track Betting (WROTB) and Batavia Downs President and CEO Henry Wojtaszek was joined by staff from WNY Heroes, Inc as they were presented with a check for $3,000.&nbsp; These proceeds were from this past Saturday\u2019s Jackpot 5k event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWNY Heroes does so much good in this community, we were pleased to have them be the primary beneficiary of our first ever 5k race,\u201d Wojtaszek said. \u201cWe are grateful to our corporate partners who donated items and their time to make sure this event was a success.&nbsp; We were thrilled to have been joined by Buffalo Sports Legends Thurman Thomas and Danny Gare who helped us kick off the event.&nbsp; Plans are already in the works for next year\u2019s event.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race was sponsored by Ultra, Nutrl, Red Bull, Tops Friendly Markets, Pepsi, Vivify and Pizza 151.&nbsp; Racers received $25 free play, T-shirt, post race beverage, snacks and Pizza.&nbsp; The race was run by over 140 people with Kim Tomasik of Orchard Park, NY finishing first with a time of 18:02.&nbsp; 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;was Matt Oberst from Farmington, NY with a time of 19:03.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><strong>About Batavia Downs\/WROTB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Western Region Off-Track Betting Corporation is a public benefit corporation with&nbsp;headquarters in Batavia, NY. WROTB owns and operates 9 OTB branches, 2 ADW sites, 25 Ez-Bet sites, as well as Batavia Downs Gaming, a standard bred racetrack and gaming and hotel facility. Since its inception, Western Region OTB has generated over $251 million in operating and surcharge revenues to the taxpayers of participating municipalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About WNY Heroes Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission of WNYHeroes is to provide veterans, members of the armed services, and the widows and children of deceased veterans with access to essential services, financial assistance and resources that support their lives and sustain their dignity.&nbsp; More information can be found at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwnyheroes.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7C21bd3c0787fe4e52f82208db7349a341%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638230532333942565%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7MVZGTx%2BTUdx9dvgLzSDH2iuZ%2FtZo3Kz9ODZZAzp12I%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/wnyheroes.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;$3,000 Raised for Local Vets Press release BATAVIA \u2013Western Region Off Track Betting (WROTB) and Batavia Downs President and CEO Henry Wojtaszek was joined by staff from WNY Heroes, Inc as they were presented with a check for $3,000.&nbsp; These proceeds were from this past Saturday\u2019s Jackpot 5k event. \u201cWNY \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/06\/22\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-presents-wny-heroes-with-a-check-from-the-jackpot-5k-proceeds\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43700,"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":[2117],"class_list":["post-43698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia","category-genesee-county","tag-wny-heroes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-bmO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41603,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/18\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-announces-jackpot-5k-charity-race-for-june-17th\/","url_meta":{"origin":43698,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Batavia Downs announces Jackpot 5K Charity Race for June 17th","author":"aka","date":"April 18, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Proceeds Will Benefit Local Veterans Organizations Press release BATAVIA \u2013 Officials from Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel announced that their inaugural Jackpot 5k will be taking place on Saturday, June 17th.\u00a0 Proceeds from the race will benefit local community groups and WNY Heroes, an organization that works with Veterans and\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":"","width":0,"height":0},"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":43698,"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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