Donating RTD tickets to Genesee County Veterans

BATAVIA – Byron Brown, President and CEO of Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel presented complimentary tickets to William Joyce, Director of the Genesee County Veterans Service Agency.  Included were tickets for each of Batavia’s Rockin’ the Downs Summer Concerts.

“This marks the 7^th year in a row that Batavia Downs has supported our local Veterans with free tickets to our summer concert series, “said Brown.  “We are proud to continue this tradition of giving back to local vets who have served our country.”

Tickets for the concert series can be purchased at BataviaConcerts.com.  Performances include:

FRIDAY, JUNE 20                             Queensryche

FRIDAY, JUNE 27                             The Allman Betts Band

FRIDAY, JULY 11                               Almost Queen (Tribute to Queen)

FRIDAY, JULY 18                               The Machine (Tribute to Pink Floyd)

FRIDAY, JULY 25                               Little River Band w/Ambrosia

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1                         Lou Gramm

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8                         The Commodores

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15                       Kansas

Over the last 7 years Batavia Downs has proudly donated over 10,000 tickets to Local Veterans.

About Batavia Downs/WROTB

Western Region Off-Track Betting Corporation is a public benefit corporation with headquarters in Batavia, NY. WROTB owns and operates 8 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 $252 million in operating and surcharge revenues to the taxpayers of participating municipalities.

Genesee County Veterans Service Agency

The Genesee County Veterans Service Agency consists of a Service Officer and support staff.  The County Veterans Service Officer has a compassionate understanding of the problems which confront veterans, widows, widowers, and dependent children.  They act as liaisons between veterans and their families in obtaining benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs and obtaining care at the VA Medical Centers.

Attached Photo from left to right:  William R. Joyce, Director, Genesee County Veterans Service Agency, Byron Brown, President/CEO, Batavia Downs Gaming/ WROTBC, Ryan Hasenauer, Vice President of Business Development, Batavia Downs Gaming/ WROTBC