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I. Our event runs throughout October, with the pumpkin patch festivities taking <br />place Saturdays and Sundays from 10AM to 413M and the Haunted Forest and <br />Corn Maze running Friday and Saturday nights from 7PM to 10PM <br />II. One, in an effort to attract tourists who are already here, we will continue to <br />take advantage of other holiday/seasonal events (i.e. 4t" of july parade, Labor <br />Day parade, etc.). Two, we will continue to target specific zip codes and <br />demographics through all online efforts (i.e. Groupon, Facebook, bloggers, etc.). <br />Finally, we will broaden the scope of our ad buys (i.e. radio, TV, print, etc. in the <br />greater Tri -Cities, Wenatchee areas and Westside where applicable and <br />affordable. <br />III. We will continue to work with and expand on local partners (i.e. Winegars <br />Huffman Farms Pumpkin Ice Cream, Tim's Cascade Potato Chip give -a -ways, kids <br />eat free at The Roadhouse Grill, ticket sales at Jerrols, serving and selling <br />Saddlehouse Coffee, etc.) Please see question #5 for more details. <br />4. Does your organization have, or have you applied for, grant funding from other sources? <br />If not, why not? If yes, please list the available funding you have for the project, <br />including any volunteer and in-kind sources, and/or the sources and amounts for which <br />you have applied. Please note which funding sources are secured and in hand so a true <br />matching fund determination may be determined. What changes would occur if the <br />project couldn't be funded? <br />No. At this point, we haven't qualified for other grants. However, we will be looking into all <br />grant opportunities that present themselves. <br />As to volunteers/in-kind sources, we wouldn't have this event without our volunteers. <br />Volunteer hours for each month are typically as follows: <br />September 2 volunteers at 100 hours each 200 hours <br />October 20 volunteers at 85 hours each 1700 hours <br />1900 hours total <br />These volunteer hours equal 1900 in total, or $50,768 at the Washington State rate of <br />volunteerism ($26.72/hour). This does not include any owner hours, including the number of <br />hours for marketing, public relations, events, web site maintenance, etc. <br />Volunteer hours were expected to go down by approximately 15% in 2016. As more <br />infrastructure is put in place, there is less preparation work needed leading up to the event. <br />However, we encountered significantly higher capital improvement costs this year, as we <br />learned that we had several buildings to bring to code and the same will hold true in 2017. As a <br />result, projected in-kind contributions for 2017 will increase by 15% to $58,383. <br />If this funding request is not approved, we would have to drastically cut our marketing plan and <br />market closer to home, where efforts are not as costly, thus impacting the number of overnight <br />stays this event generates. <br />County -wide Lodging Tax Application <br />