{"id":6166,"date":"2018-10-02T19:12:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T23:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=6166"},"modified":"2018-10-02T19:12:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T23:12:52","slug":"batavia-ptsd-residential-program-receives-donation-at-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2018\/10\/02\/batavia-ptsd-residential-program-receives-donation-at-va\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/PTSD Residential Program receives donation at VA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6167\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2018\/10\/02\/batavia-ptsd-residential-program-receives-donation-at-va\/va\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VA.jpg?fit=2181%2C1992&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2181,1992\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G950U&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1538486020&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0016339869281&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VA\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VA.jpg?fit=900%2C822&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6167\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VA.jpg?resize=900%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VA.jpg?resize=1024%2C935&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VA.jpg?resize=300%2C274&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VA.jpg?resize=768%2C701&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VA.jpg?resize=150%2C137&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VA.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Pictured left to right-rear-Danielle Bergman, Associate Director\/VA WNY Healthcare System, Amy Plotz\/Secretary\/Legion Riders, David Ramsey, VA Nursing PTSD-Front\/left to right-Tom Plotz, Director\/Legion Riders, Bob Penton, Legion Riders, Jim Perkins\/Treasurer\/Legion Riders Joan Perkins\/Legion Riders)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The PTSD Residential Program at the VA in Batavia received a donation from the 1460 Legion Riders of Machias on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The Legion Riders held a Dice Run\/Raffle\/Chicken Barbecue in May and a 911 Memorial event in September to raise $2,600.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have members in our club who have PTSD and we know what they go through and we know what the other veterans are going through. So when we first became a club we made PTSD our go to for all our money,&#8221; says Tom Plotz, Director of the Legion Riders.<\/p>\n<p>The Legion Riders started donating to the PTSD Program last year and are hoping to do this every year.<\/p>\n<p>Danielle Bergman, Associate Director at the VA WNY Healthcare System, says they will be using the donation to support the Recreation Program at both the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s PTSD Program.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The program has recently expanded and we have hired a full time Recreational Therapist for these two programs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The money will be used to support these programs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whether it be taking veterans out in the community or purchasing kayaks or bikes and other equipment to support the program.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Pictured left to right-rear-Danielle Bergman, Associate Director\/VA WNY Healthcare System, Amy Plotz\/Secretary\/Legion Riders, David Ramsey, VA Nursing PTSD-Front\/left to right-Tom Plotz, Director\/Legion Riders, Bob Penton, Legion Riders, Jim Perkins\/Treasurer\/Legion Riders Joan Perkins\/Legion Riders) &nbsp; The PTSD Residential Program at the VA in Batavia received a donation from the 1460 Legion \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2018\/10\/02\/batavia-ptsd-residential-program-receives-donation-at-va\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6167,"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":[1240,1239],"class_list":["post-6166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia","category-genesee-county","tag-1460-legion-riders","tag-ptsd-donation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-1Bs","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75701,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/batavia-genesee-county-charity-riders-help-raise-funds-for-an-enclosure-at-the-patio-area-of-the-va-wny-healthcare-center\/","url_meta":{"origin":6166,"position":0},"title":"BATAVIA\/Genesee County Charity Riders help raise funds for an enclosure at the patio area of the VA WNY Healthcare Center","author":"aka","date":"May 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"40 riders participated in the in the Veteran's Post to Post Run by the Genesee County Charity Riders on Saturday afternoon. 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