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5.If your organization collaborates or has created partnerships with other organizations, <br />groups,or other events to cross-promote in an effort to encourage county-wide <br />tourism,how is this accomplished? <br />Yes,KEEN partners with several groups in Kittitas County and across the state to promote and <br />encourage tourism.In particular,we collaborate in the Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byway <br />partnership with the following groups: <br />a.Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce <br />b.Audubon Society Chapters from Kittitas and Yakima Counties <br />c.Kittitas County Field and Stream Club <br />d.Ellensburg Downtown Association <br />e.Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group <br />f.WA Department of Fish and Wildlife,Bureau of Land Management,WA <br />Department of Transportation,WA State Parks,WA Department of Ecology <br />g.Red's Fly Shop <br />h.Canyon River Ranch Lodge <br />i.Central Washington University --professors in the biology,geology and <br />environmental studies departments <br />j.American Rivers <br />k.Trout Unlimited <br />I.Yakima Greenway <br />m.Washington Trails Association <br />n.Sage Grouse Partnership <br />o.Kittitas County Conservation District <br />p.Cowiche Canyon Conservancy <br />q.Yakima River RV Park <br />r.Ellensburg Canyon Winery <br />s.Kittitas County Sheriff <br />t.And many others... <br />6.Please explain what plans exist to allow this project to become self-sustaining.Include <br />any plans for ticket sales,event sponsors,and other cost-recovery models. <br />KEEN already has plans for sponsorship levels (see attached 'additional information),vendor's <br />fees,and some cost-covering fees for participation.As the event grows and becomes an annual <br />event,we believe that our sponsorship levels will increase and we will attract more vendors <br />over time. <br />7.Additional information:Provide any additional information which will assist the Lodging <br />Tax Advisory Committee in evaluating your project and its benefit to tourism.Please <br />limit any additional written information to one page and any other additional <br />attachments to 3 pages.Regardless of how much additional information is included, <br />only the first 3 pages will be provided to reviewers. <br />a.Sponsorship Packet -attached <br />b.Example of advertising costs from birding publications -attached <br />c.Temporary Campground map -Helen McCabe Park <br />County-wide Lodging Tax Application P a ge |16