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Lodging Tax Application Questions <br />The American Made Event is requesting $27,600.00 <br />L Please provide a description of your project/event and identify the specific tourism audience/marketthat your organization <br />will target with these funds.You must include an itemized list of exactly how any grant funds awarded will be utilized. <br />On Fourth of July Cle Elum is filled with tourists,then after the parade it seems the majority of <br />tourists leave town.We feel that an event like American Made is just what the town needs. <br />Roaring V8 chainsaws,Ax throwing,and live music is just to name a few of our events.The <br />chainsaws are real people pleasers,youth love them and adults can't get enough of them.The <br />live music will be performed by a Tribute band with thousands of followers.We are planning on <br />utilizing grant funds for advertising,website design,and equipment rental,Sanicans,Security <br />and Event Insurance. <br />Event Insurance $2,500.00 <br />Equipment Rental Fees $16,100.00 <br />Advertising $5,200.00 <br />Sanicans $800.00 <br />Event Security $800.00 <br />Website Design $1200.00 <br />Staff/Security Shirts $1000.00 <br />Total Amount Requested $27,600.00 <br />2.Please provide the following estimates of how any money received will result in increases in the number of people traveling <br />for business or pleasure on a trip: <br />American Made will be a fun action packed two day event that will be broad casted through <br />social media,print media-direct mail and indirect posters/fliers,radio and television <br />advertisements reaching out to the entire Pacific Northwest and beyond.Overnight lodging will <br />be in high demand by competitors and spectators alike.Resulting in local shopping and fuel <br />purchases throughout the entire Kittitas County. <br />2017 Event Estimates <br />1.Overnight including Paid Accommodations:Competitors:20 Spectators:100 <br />2.Overnight with friends,family:Competitors:2 Spectators:20 <br />3.From another state or Country:Competitors:4 Spectators:20 <br />Approx.95%of the American Made Competitors and spectators travel from outside of Kittitas <br />County.Following the Deanrunyam.com: <br />Overnight Visitors:166 x $185.00/person=$30,710.00 <br />Day Visitors:400 x $86.00 /day=$34,400.00 <br />*Partnered with The Last Resort Restaurant &Hotel /reaching out to others