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Applicant Information <br />Organization Name: KITTITAS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE <br />Organization Mailing & Physical Address: 609 N MAIN STREET ELLENSBURG 98926 <br />Organization Contact Person and Title: AMY MCGUFFIN, CEO <br />Organization/Contact Phone: 509.925.2002 Email: AMY@KITTITASOOUNTYCHAMBER,COM Fax: n/a <br />Preferred days and hours to call/contact: MONDAY -FRIDAY 8A-5P <br />Organization Website: CBNTRALWASHINGTONCOLOR,.COM <br />Federal Tax ID Number: 91-0210430 UBI Number: 601133921 <br />Organization is u Government Entity D SOl(c) 3 X SOl(c) 6 a Other <br />Year's organi.7.ation has been involved in tourism promotion in the Kittitas Cowrty: Intensively since <br />2000. <br />Funding Request Detail <br />1. 2019 Kittitas County Lodging Tax Funding Request: up to $249,316.00 <br />2. Identify the specific tourism audience/market located more than 50 mUes from the County <br />that your organiZBtion will target with these funds: Beiog in Central Washington we have <br />the ability to draw from at least anJtour away in nil directions: Wenatchee-, Chelan, <br />Okanogan, Osyoos Canada Spokane, Coeur d'Alene. Sandpoint Kellogg, Pulln"Ullh <br />Lewiston, Tri-Cities, 'The Dalles, Portland, Tacoma. Yelm. Lru;;ey, Seattle Metro. Bellevue, <br />Belliagham. Mt Vernon, and Vancouve r Canada. Our interest groups are outdoor recreation, <br />historic and educational, festlval.and event specific. activities. sports, Resort Get-a-ways ilnd <br />just simply weather related get-a-ways. <br />3. Describe in detail the tourism promotion activities that will be perfonned or provided with <br />the fimding request above, that specifically target the tourism audience/market listed in #2: <br />In coniunction with county promotions we will promote great weather, activities such as biking, <br />bildng, ftshing. hunting. wildlife viewing, scenic drives. festivals, events. ·downtown destination <br />shopping, and other active activities ~et our area and our downtowns provide. We have found over <br />the past year that simply the lifestyle that the. communities offers is a draw to people who are looking <br />to get aWI\Y from their residences. This will help us wHh messaging directed at busin_ess patrons and <br />leisure travelers. Even those that are rust passing on 1-90. <br />4. List on the following page the proposed quantity of specific tourism promotional activities <br />described in #3 above and the corresponding funding request for each activity.