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3.What tools will you use to measure your event's impact on tourism?Please be specific and provide examples.Include the <br />following information: <br />I.The American Made event is date specific,taking place Saturday and Sunday Fourth of July <br />weekend. <br />IL What strategies will you employ to assure you are attracting tourists from at least 50 miles away?We are hoping to <br />partner with the Kittitas County Chamber for advertisement campaign.Also print media that <br />will be posted state wide including Oregon and Idaho.Along with a website displaying our <br />partnerships.We will also be having a raffle basket entry for tracking purposes,besides <br />facebook,Instagram pages. <br />Ill.What strategies will you use to assist in marketing all of Kittitas County as a tourist destination with your event/project <br />funding request?American Made will market ALL of Kittitas County though media,media and <br />media.Linking:Tribune Visitors guide,Chamber,Kittitas County,All Cities/Towns in Kittitas <br />County.Also include taglines for other events. <br />4.Does your organization have,or have you applied for,grant funding from other sources?If not,why not?If yes,please list the <br />available funding you have for a project,including any volunteer and in-kind sources and/or the sources and amounts for which <br />you have applied.Please note which funding sources are secured and in hand so a true matching fund determination can be <br />determined.What changes would occur if the project couldn't be funded? <br />American Made is a brand new event.We are currently reaching out to other local possible <br />funding sources such as Suncadia Community Enhancement,Weyerhaeuser,Roslyn Downtown <br />Association and PSE,also private donors.We are working diligently towards securing funds <br />however nothing has been applied YET. <br />If this project were not to be funded: <br />1.Without Advertising/Marketing we could go with a lesser profile live band or not have one. <br />2.If we did not receive bleacher/equipment rental the spectators would stand for both days <br />causing them to leave or not show up. <br />3.The American Made event will still go on provided that we secure funds for insurance, <br />Not funding this event would cause a tremendous reduction in potential tourism that would <br />cause a reduction in tourism dollars. <br />This entire event is put together by volunteers trying to better our County.At this time I can't <br />speculate the magnitude of the volunteer hours that will be put into an event this size. <br />American Made is a 3 part event.1.Mini Log Show Shootout 2.Beer Garden 3.Live Band-If we <br />can secure funding we will need a complete security team,lighting/rigging team,green room <br />team,travel to and from airport team,"backlight"team.Plus set up and tear down not to <br />mention the man power needed during the event.Based on $28.99 I have no idea for in-kind <br />man hours.