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Response 1: <br />Project/Event <br />Description* <br />Cruisin' for Hospice is a partnership between Hospice Friends and local car clubs <br />to raise much needed funds . These funds help in providing comfort and <br />compassionate care for the terminally-ill , elderly and those facing short term <br />medical needs. All of our services are free of charge to anyone in Kittitas County. <br />The primary activity is the classic car show IMlich happens on Sunday June 2, <br />2019. This \/viii take place on East 4th Avenue and Pine Street in downtown <br />Ellensburg. There is a Saturday afternoon activity that is a "Fun Run" drive that <br />includes the cities of Kittitas, Ellensburg and Thorp. <br />Over the years, most participants of Cruisin' for Hospice were local car enthusiasts. <br />However , 15-20% of our car enthusiasts travel over 50 miles to attend our event. <br />Our 2018 Fun Run and Car Show included cars from as far away as Port Angeles. <br />We want to continue expanding Cruisin' for Hospice by increasing our marketing <br />efforts outside Kittitas County to attract more weekend participants. Our goal is to <br />get the out-of-town attendees \MlO usually only come for the day of the show, to be <br />enticed by other activities they can attend throughout the weekend, by tying those <br />into our event. <br />2019 \/viii mark the 20th Annual Cruisin' For Hospice Classic Car Show. Planning big <br />changes for the event, we moved the event from Friday-Saturday to Salurday- <br />Sunday. This event \/viii incorporate opportunities for car enthusiast families to <br />spend the weekend enjoying all Ellensburg has to offer. We are also incorporating <br />two streets to effectively double the venue space. This change \/viii allow for the <br />addition of Vendors, Live Music performances and up to 200 vehicles. This event <br />change could bring in as many as 400 car club members and draw several <br />hundred or even a couple thousand local spectators. <br />For our 2019 event we are expecting a substantial increase in budget due to the <br />exciting changes. We had hoped to seek additional funds however; the 10% <br />requirement sets us at $1,896.00. This amount would be a huge help to reaching a <br />larger audience and very much appreciated . These funds vvill be used for Cruzin <br />Magazine advertising in the amount of $1500. The balance would be spent <br />promoting our event to out of to\Ml car clubs and vendors. Our advertising budget <br />alone for 2019 vvill be in excess of $4500.00 in order to draw the anticipated <br />participants. <br />2500 character lirrit <br />List of Intended Use of Funds* <br />1500.00 to be used for multiple Advertisements in <br />Cruzin Magazine. <br />396.00 to be used for promotional brochures for out <br />of to\Ml car clubs. <br />21 Projections of Increased Tourism <br />Please provide the follovving estimates of how any money received vvill result in increases in the number of people <br />traveling for business or pleasure on a trip: <br />1. Away from their place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accommodations ; <br />2. To a place fifty miles or more away from their place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight; <br />3. or from another country or state outside of their place of residence or business. <br />You must provide the evidence utilized in determining your projections.