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I.Our event runs throughout October,with the pumpkin patch festivities taking place Saturdays and Sundays from 10AM to 4PM and the Haunted Forest and Corn Maze running Friday and Saturday nights from 7PM to 10PM IL One,in an effort to attract tourists who are already here,we will continue to take advantage of other holiday/seasonal events (i.e.4th of July parade,Labor Day parade,etc.).Two,we will continue to target specific zip codes and demographics through all online efforts (i.e.Groupon,Facebook,bloggers,etc.). Finally,we will broaden the scope of our ad buys (i.e.radio,TV,print,etc.in the greater Tri-Cities,Wenatchee areas and Westside where applicable and affordable. Ill.We will continue to work with and expand on local partners (i.e.Winegars Huffman Farms Pumpkin Ice Cream,Tim's Cascade Potato Chip give-a-ways,kids eat free at The Roadhouse Grill,ticket sales at Jerrols,serving and selling Saddlehouse Coffee,etc.)Please see question #5 for more details. 4.Does your organization have,or have you applied for,grant funding from other sources? If not,why not?If yes,please list the available funding you have for the project, including any volunteer and in-kind sources,and/or the sources and amounts for which you have applied.Please note which funding sources are secured and in hand so a true matching fund determination may be determined.What changes would occur if the project couldn't be funded? No.At this point,we haven't qualified for other grants.However,we will be looking into all grant opportunities that present themselves. As to volunteers/in-kindsources,we wouldn'thave this event withoutour volunteers. Volunteer hours for each month are typically as follows: September 2 volunteers at 100 hours each 200 hours October 20 volunteers at 85 hours each 1700 hours 1900 hours total These volunteer hours equal 1900 in total,or $50,768 at the Washington State rate of volunteerism ($26.72/hour).This does not include any owner hours,including the number of hours for marketing,public relations,events,web site maintenance,etc. Volunteer hours were expected to go down by approximately 15%in 2016.As more infrastructure is put in place,there is less preparation work needed leading up to the event. However,we encountered significantly higher capital improvement costs this year,as we learned that we had several buildings to bring to code and the same will hold true in 2017.As a result,projected in-kind contributions for 2017 will increase by 15%to $58,383. If this funding request is not approved,we would have to drastically cut our marketing plan and market closer to home,where efforts are not as costly,thus impacting the number of overnight stays this event generates. County-wide Lodging Tax Application P a ge |10