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A >I plicant Information Organization Name: KITTITAS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Organization Mailing & Physical Address: 609 N MAIN STREET ELLENSBURG 98926 Organization Contact Person and Title: AMY MCGUFFIN, CEO Organization/Contact Phone: 509.925.2002 Email: Amye4rIT-nTASC.OUN•iYCI[AiMBLR-COM Fax: n/a Preferred days and hours to call/contact: MONDAY — FRIDAY 8A -5P Organization Website: CFNTRALWASHINGTONCOLOR.COM Federal Tax ID Number: 91-0210430 UBI Number: 601133921 Organization is Government Entity ❑ 501(c) 3 X 501(c) 6 ❑ Other Year's organization has been involved in tourism promotion in the Kittitas County: Intensively since 2000. Funding Request Detail 1. 2019 Kittitas County Lodging Tax Funding Request: up to $249,316.00 2. Identify the specific tourism audience/market located more than 50 miles from the County that your organization will target with these funds: Being in Central Washington we have the ability ojraw from at least an hour away in all directions: Wenatchee, Chelan, Okanogan, Osyoos Canada, Spokane, Coeur d'Alene. Sandpoint, Kellogg. Pullman.. Lewiston, Tri -Cities, The Dalles, Portland, Tacoma, Yelm, Lacey, Seattle Metro, Bellevue, Bell ingham, Ml Vernon, and Vanco ver Canada. Our interest grooms are outdoor recreation, historic and educational, festival and event.specifie, activities, sports, Resort Get -a -waw List .t simply weather Feasted—get—ma-ways. 3. Describe in detail the tourism promotion activities that will be performed or provided with the funding request above, that specifically target the tourism audience/market listed in #2: In con' unction with coun!y pro►tmotioris we will prornote great weather, activities such as hiki biking, fishing. hunting,wildlife viewin& scenic drives festivals events downtown destination shopping, and other active activities that our area and our downtowns provide. We have found over the past year that simpjy the lifestyle that the communities offers is a draw to people who are looking to get .away From their residences. This will help us with messayine directed at business patrons and. leisure travelers. Even those that are jig! passing on 1�.9.0. 4. List on the following page the proposed quantity of specific tourism promotional activities described in #3 above and the corresponding funding request for each activity.