Thursday News Brief
Written by WBTA STAFF on October 3, 2024
Tully’s is Teaming Up with Local Law Enforcement to Raise Money
Tully’s Good Times Restaurant in Batavia announced that today from 5 to 8 pm they will be teaming up with local law enforcement to raise money for the Special Olympics.
Local law enforcement and athletes from the Special Olympics will team up with the staff of Tully’s and become celebrity waiters tonight. They will help serve tables, bus, and host at the restaurant. While they’re there, the celebrity waiters will be raising money which will entirely go towards funding local athletes in the Special Olympics. More than 45,000 athletes each year either train or compete in the Special Olympics in New York alone.
Stacey Hengsterman, President & CEO of Special Olympics New York said. “Our athletes enjoy seeing their friends in law enforcement, and we all enjoy meeting our greatest supporters in the community.”
United Way Backpack Program is a Big Success
The United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes announced that their backpack program was a big success.
At last weekend’s Batavia Bulldawgs and Le Roy Knights junior football game, both teams supporters combined to donate nearly 1,300 food and hygiene items and raised over $560. All the donations will directly impact students in Genesee County giving those in need food and important hygiene products. The raised funds will be used to get additional food items from Foodlink.
United Way Community Relationship Manager Lindsey Dailey said, “Our community always steps up when there’s a need, and this outpouring of generosity will go a long way toward helping students in Genesee County.”
Village of Bergen Set to Recieve $1.26 Million as Part of New Development
Joanne Beck with the Batavian reports, that the Village of Bergen will receive $1.26 million as part of the FAST grant Apple Tree Acres received.
Apple Tree Acres Corporate Park received $25 million in awards from the Focused Attraction of Shovel-Ready Tracts (FAST) grant program to help fund their $43.6 million project. The project will create 60 new full-time jobs and generate $38 million in wages and benefits over the next decade.
Bergen was the only municipality in Genesee County to receive a grant award in this round.
