{"id":56770,"date":"2024-09-10T13:33:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=56770"},"modified":"2024-09-10T13:33:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:33:28","slug":"genesee-county-batavia-downs-presents-check-to-make-a-difference-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-presents-check-to-make-a-difference-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Batavia Downs presents check to Make a Difference Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ETfXHqQqfcE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Video of check presentation-Link to more information on<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madrescueofwny.com\/history\">MAD Rescue of WNY<\/a> <em><strong>located in Albion, NY.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Money Will be used for Dog Rescue Efforts<\/em> <em>in Puerto Rico<\/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 Henry Wojtaszek presented representatives from the Make a Difference (M.A.D) Rescue with a check for $4,200 to help support their efforts rescuing abandoned street dogs of Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unclaimed Funds, alongside donations and the sale of bottle openers helped raise the money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are appreciative to Cindy DeCarlo and the whole team at Batavia Downs, \u201csaid Jennifer Stilwell, President of M.A.D.\u00a0 \u201cThese funds are so important for us to continue our work of rescuing and rehabilitating the street dogs of Puerto Rico.\u00a0 With these funds we can continue to find them their forever homes here in Western New York and beyond.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are lots of animal lovers, both here amongst our staff and our guests, \u201csaid Henry Wojtaszek, President and CEO of Batavia Downs.&nbsp; \u201cAs a dog owner myself, I know the joy a dog can bring to a family.&nbsp; We are happy to help Jennifer and her team in their efforts to make life better for these dogs as they find new owners.\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 Make a Difference (M.A.D) Rescue<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M.A.D Rescue is a Western New York based non-profit that is passionate about the recovery, rehabilitation and adoption of the homeless, abused and abandoned street dogs of Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video of check presentation-Link to more information on MAD Rescue of WNY located in Albion, NY. Money Will be used for Dog Rescue Efforts in Puerto Rico Press release BATAVIA \u2013 Batavia Downs Gaming President and CEO Henry Wojtaszek presented representatives from the Make a Difference (M.A.D) Rescue with a \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-presents-check-to-make-a-difference-rescue\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56778,"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":[128,8,23,6,1,919],"tags":[376,4587],"class_list":["post-56770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-albion","category-batavia","category-genesee-county","category-orleans-county","category-uncategorized","category-wny","tag-batavia-downs","tag-make-a-difference-rescue"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-eLE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52463,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/04\/19\/genesee-county-fur-ball-gala-fundraiser-at-batavia-downs-raises-30000-for-local-animal-charities-in-gasport-and-lima\/","url_meta":{"origin":56770,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Fur Ball Gala fundraiser at Batavia Downs raises $30,000 for local Animal Charities in Gasport and Lima","author":"aka","date":"April 19, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release BATAVIA \u2013 Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel has announced that the Fur Ball Gala Fundraiser on Saturday, April 13th, 2024 raised $30,000 for Begin Again Horse Rescue in Lima, NY and Whispering River Rescue in Gasport, NY. 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