The Batavia Concert Band is announcing the winners of their “Taste of Western New York” restaurant gift certificate raffle. The winners pick from a grab bag of mostly donated gift certificates from restaurants in the Western New York area.

First Place: Jim Griggs won 12 gift certificates.
Second Place: Ronald Vanderlaan won 10 gift certificates.
Third Place: Sue Fay Allen won 8 certificates.
Fourth place: Crystal Crossett won 4 certificates.
Finance Director Bob Pastecki presented the winners with their gift certificates.

This raffle is the main fundraiser the Batavia Concert Band does each year. The band performs free concerts over the summer on Wednesday nights at 7pm in Centennial Park. The funds raised by the raffle go towards offsetting the cost of the concerts.

The Batavia Concert Band is a not for profit organization that is partially funded through a grant process by GoArt! and the New York State Council on the Arts. You can also become a patron of the band by sending your tax deductible donation to the Batavia Concert Band, PO Box 1705, Batavia, NY, 14021-1705.

The band would like to thank the many restaurants for their participation as well as the community for their support.