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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 />Although I am an individual putting on an event I have many partners that I work with <br />throughout the year. See list below: <br />Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce - member related promotions such as weekly bulletin, <br />business after hours, networking activities, etc <br />Huffman Farms - display area during her event throughout October in return I provide space <br />for her during my event. <br />Thorp Antique Show - fliers and cross promotions <br />Tuckaway Antiques - fliers and listing on website <br />Relics - fliers and listing on website <br />Cross promotions are more visible on my website making sure that cross listings are correct, <br />information that provides added value spent in the communities throughout the County. <br />Example:accommodations listing, dining options, links to downtown associations, etc. <br />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 />The key for this show to grow and become self-sustaining is consistency. The grant allows <br />consistent marketing and to multiple markets. Creating a positive and fun experience is <br />what helps measure success of an event. This kind of success is what rings vendors and <br />shoppers back. The event will become on that is rescheduled on shoppers and vendors <br />calendars year after year. <br />Vendors pay for the booth space and there is a $5 admission fee. Both of these prices can <br />be evaluate to help offset the expenses of the show. Investing any profit money back into <br />tho, future shows will continue to help this event to grow and become self sustaining. <br />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 />8. Project Budget: Please attach a copy of the complete budget for this project/proposal. <br />If your agency operates independently of this project application it may not be <br />necessary to submit the entire agency budget. You must submit a budget which <br />specifically pertains to the proiect/event for which you are _recluestingfunding and <br />adheres to the basic budget format shown below. <br />County -wide Lodging Tax Application P a g e 1 12 <br />