{"id":67562,"date":"2025-08-28T12:47:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=67562"},"modified":"2025-08-28T12:47:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:47:26","slug":"genesee-county-rochester-veterans-court-mentorship-program-receives-funds-from-august-16th-fundraiser-at-the-downs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/genesee-county-rochester-veterans-court-mentorship-program-receives-funds-from-august-16th-fundraiser-at-the-downs\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Rochester Veterans Court Mentorship program receives funds from August 16th fundraiser at the Downs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Downs-pc-mp4.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Video of Check presentation-Ryan Hasenauer, Vice President &#8211; Business Development, Batavia Downs Gaming &amp; Hotel at the check presentation August 28, 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Western Regional Off-Track Betting and Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel were proud to once again host our annual Vet\u2019s night to raise monies for the Rochester Veteran\u2019s Court Mentors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel has partnered with this group of veterans since 2015. We are proud to continue to support this local group of volunteer veterans who personally assist their fellow veterans who have fallen on difficult times, continuing with the motto of \u201cleaving no soldier behind\u201d. This group of men and women assist their fellow veterans in a number of ways, including making sure Vets get to doctor\u2019s and rehab appointments. The primary area of assistance is the special Veteran\u2019s Court where our Vets are given an opportunity to have a better way to transition into society if they fall into legal troubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"817\" data-attachment-id=\"67563\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/genesee-county-rochester-veterans-court-mentorship-program-receives-funds-from-august-16th-fundraiser-at-the-downs\/20250828_114134\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_114134.jpg?fit=1967%2C1784&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1967,1784\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G991U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756381294&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20250828_114134\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_114134.jpg?fit=900%2C817&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_114134.jpg?resize=900%2C817&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_114134.jpg?resize=1024%2C929&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_114134.jpg?resize=300%2C272&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_114134.jpg?resize=768%2C697&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_114134.jpg?resize=1536%2C1393&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_114134.jpg?resize=150%2C136&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_114134.jpg?w=1967&amp;ssl=1 1967w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_114134.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Ray Melens, Lead Mentor with Rochester Veterans Court, accepts a check for $9,366 from Sean Schiano, Vice President of Operations at Batavia Downs<\/em><\/strong> <em><strong>on Thursday morning at Batavia Downs<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All monies raised from our August 16 event go directly to the Vets to assist in their programs. This year we raised $9,366.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A special thank you to our Director from Steuben County, Mike Horton, who served as our live Auctioneer for the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you all again for your continued support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video of Check presentation-Ryan Hasenauer, Vice President &#8211; Business Development, Batavia Downs Gaming &amp; Hotel at the check presentation August 28, 2025 Press release Western Regional Off-Track Betting and Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel were proud to once again host our annual Vet\u2019s night to raise monies for the Rochester \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/genesee-county-rochester-veterans-court-mentorship-program-receives-funds-from-august-16th-fundraiser-at-the-downs\/\">Continue reading<i 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