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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 />Collaboration occurs with: <br />-The City of Roslyn,several local business owners,food vendors, <br />-The new event venue,Roslyn Yard. <br />-County breweries Roslyn Brewery,Whipsaw Brewery,Dru Brew Brewery,Mule &Elk Brewery,and Iron <br />Horse Brewery also collaborate and will feature the event in their promotions and at their facilities. <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 />The strategies for making the Festival self-sustainingare: <br />a.Increase event participation through marketing and word of mouth (the Festival has seen steady growth <br />since its inception in 2013), <br />b.Continuously improve the event experience.This begins in October 2016 with the move to the <br />prominent and large Roslyn Yard.For 2017 it will include a coal Mines Trail Bike Excursion and prominent <br />beer awards. <br />c.Increase revenue wherever possible.Ticket sales have been the primary revenue source for the festival <br />and admission fees will be raised once the event exceeds 300 participants.Sponsorships also will be a <br />priority,as will expanded merchandisesales. <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 />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 />specificany pertains to the pro|ect/event for which you are requesting funding and <br />adheres to the basic budget format shown below. <br />County-wide Lodging Tax Application P a ge |12