{"id":56173,"date":"2024-08-22T13:47:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T17:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=56173"},"modified":"2024-08-22T13:47:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T17:47:25","slug":"genesee-county-batavia-downs-presents-check-to-monroe-county-veterans-treatment-court-mentors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/08\/22\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-presents-check-to-monroe-county-veterans-treatment-court-mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Batavia Downs presents check to Monroe County Veterans Treatment Court mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"579\" data-attachment-id=\"56174\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/08\/22\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-presents-check-to-monroe-county-veterans-treatment-court-mentors\/20240822_111125\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240822_111125-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1648&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1648\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G991U&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1724325085&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0322&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20240822_111125\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240822_111125-scaled.jpg?fit=900%2C579&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240822_111125.jpg?resize=900%2C579&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240822_111125-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C659&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240822_111125-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240822_111125-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C494&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240822_111125-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C989&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240822_111125-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1319&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240822_111125-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C97&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240822_111125-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><strong>Left to right-Henry Wojtaszek\/ Batavia Downs Gaming President and CEO, Ray Melens, Lead Mentor for the Monroe County Veterans Court, Dennis Bassett\/OTB Board Chair, Sean Schiano\/Vice President of Operations\/Batavia Downs Gaming<\/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 Batavia Downs Gaming President and CEO presented representatives from the Monroe County Veterans Treatment Court with a check for $8,800 to help support their efforts of assisting Veterans within the court system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On August 17<sup>th<\/sup>, a Vets night dinner was held at Batavia Downs in conjunction with a night of live racing.&nbsp; Proceeds from live and penny auctions were collected in support of the Monroe County Veterans Treatment Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are appreciative to Sean Schiano and Batavia Downs for hosting this event again, \u201csaid Ray Melens, Lead Mentor for the Monroe County Veterans Court.&nbsp; \u201cThese funds are so important for us to continue our work.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now more than ever we are assisting Veterans who need help within the court system.&nbsp; We continue to help identify and treat any underlying issues that these brave men and woman face to help them get back on the right track.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVeterans have a special meaning for Batavia Downs, \u201csaid Wojtaszek.&nbsp; \u201cSo many of our own employees helped find items and baskets for the Penny Auction.&nbsp; Special thanks to Michael Horton, our director from Stueben County, who was the auctioneer for the exciting live action that was the highlight of the event.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Batavia Downs\/WROTB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Western Region Off-Track Betting Corporation is a public benefit corporation with headquarters in Batavia, NY. WROTB owns and operates 9 branches, as well as Batavia Downs Gaming, a standard bred racetrack and gaming facility. Since its inception, Western Region OTB has generated over $232 million in operating and surcharge revenues to the taxpayers of participating municipalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Veterans Treatment Court<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Veterans Treatment Court program is available to eligible Veterans with non-violent criminal charges who have either a substance abuse or mental health diagnosis. The goal of VTC is to treat the underlying issues that are at the root of the criminal behavior. With intensive case management, the Veteran is given all the tools they need to return to being a productive member of society. This group of Veterans is further supported by the opportunity to attend a variety of peer groups on a voluntary basis while they are in treatment and after their discharge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Left to right-Henry Wojtaszek\/ Batavia Downs Gaming President and CEO, Ray Melens, Lead Mentor for the Monroe County Veterans Court, Dennis Bassett\/OTB Board Chair, Sean Schiano\/Vice President of Operations\/Batavia Downs Gaming Press release BATAVIA \u2013 Batavia Downs Gaming President and CEO presented representatives from the Monroe County Veterans Treatment Court \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/08\/22\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-presents-check-to-monroe-county-veterans-treatment-court-mentors\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56174,"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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-eC1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48361,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/11\/17\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-presents-check-to-rochester-veterans-treatment-court-mentors\/","url_meta":{"origin":56173,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Batavia Downs presents check to Rochester Veterans Treatment Court Mentors","author":"aka","date":"November 17, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Check Presentation \u2013 From left to right; Henry Wojtaszek, President and CEO Batavia Downs, Roosevelt Bouie, CRM Batavia Downs, Ray Melens, Lead Mentor Rochester Veterans Treatment Court, Tony Debellis, Sean Schiano, VP \u2013 Operations Batavia Downs Contribution a Result of Onsite Event Held in October BATAVIA \u2013\u00a0Batavia Downs Gaming President\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":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231117_110300-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1030&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231117_110300-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1030&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231117_110300-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1030&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231117_110300-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1030&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231117_110300-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1030&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":67562,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/genesee-county-rochester-veterans-court-mentorship-program-receives-funds-from-august-16th-fundraiser-at-the-downs\/","url_meta":{"origin":56173,"position":1},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Rochester Veterans Court Mentorship program receives funds from August 16th fundraiser at the Downs","author":"aka","date":"August 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Video of Check presentation-Ryan Hasenauer, Vice President - 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