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As to volunteers/in-kind sources, we wouldn't have this event without our volunteers. <br />Volunteer hours for each month are as follows: <br />2015 <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) - Wow! We have GREAT volunteers! This does not include <br />any owner hours, including the number of hours for marketing, public relations, events, <br />web site maintenance, etc. <br />Volunteer hours are 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 <br />event. Projected in-kind contributions for 2016 is $43,153. <br />If this funding request is not approved, we would have to drastically cut our marketing <br />plan and market closer to home, where efforts are not as costly, thus impacting the <br />number of overnight stays this event generates. <br />5.) Throughout the past three years, we have partnered and/or collaborated with the <br />following local businesses through sponsorships and cross marketing: <br />• KXLE Radio —Sponsor <br />• Tim's Cascade Potato Chips — Sponsor and give -a -ways <br />• Ardor Designs — Sponsor <br />• The Burg —Sponsor <br />• Winegars — Huffman Farms Pumpkin Ice Cream <br />• Roadhouse Grill — Give -a -way <br />• Saddlehouse Organic Coffee — Service and sales on-site <br />• Jerrols — Haunted Forest and Corn Maze ticket sales <br />• Ellensburg Parks and Recreation — We've provided pumpkins for their events <br />• Ellensburg Downtown Association — We provide pumpkins for their Buskers <br />event <br />We've also partnered with the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce for marketing and <br />have worked together on various events (i.e. we've provided children's activities at the Barn <br />Quilt Show, 4t" of July event, etc.) <br />County -wide Lodging Tax Application P a g e 113 <br />