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Application Questions: Part 4 <br />6l Additional Information <br />Provide any additionai information which will assist the Lodglng Tax Advisory Committee in evaluating your <br />projeci and lts benefit to tourism. <br />Additional lnformation This is an educational conference for SAR Volunteers. This Conference is the <br />longest running in the US and we are fortunate to have this type of tralning. Most <br />attending are from Washington State. This kind of visitor exposure to Kittiias <br />County is expecied to produce repeat visits for recreation and training for SAR <br />volunteers and families. <br />Hovrcver, there is a greater purpose for ihis conference. These SAR Volunteers <br />attend the conference so that they are prepared for SAR missions year around in <br />the communities that they live in. ln most counties in Washington State, SAR <br />volunteers are used as a support resource for a wide variety o{ emergency <br />services. <br />Mte that this past spring hundreds of SAR volunteers from other counties in <br />Washington State came io Kiititas County for an evidence search. (This has <br />happened in 2018 and nowin 2019.) <br />Withoui proper trained personnel these SAR and Community responses rirould not <br />be possible throughoui the State. <br />There are individual packets handed out io each attendee (suag bags) every year <br />during conference registration, including handouts and information from upper and <br />louer county tourism businesses, venues, establishments, and adveftisements. <br />This will continue to be utilized and we will add information about Kittitas Couniy <br />and ideas for things to do vrdrile here to the WA SARVAC registration \ €bsite or <br />include it as a doi,rnloadable form after registration. <br />ln 2019 \ffe \ffsre able to publish a PSA regarding the event in the Daily Record <br />during the event. We advertised 4 free public classes locally using PSAs and <br />shared class inforrnation through Kittiias County, City Of Ellensburg and at CWU. <br />ln 2019 \ /e offered 4 public classes at the KVEC Western Village on Saturday June <br />22nd. These raere advertised, free classes for the public. Winter Safety, Outdoor <br />Safety, l0 Essentials for the Outdoors and an ATV Safety class. All of these <br />classes r,rere 90 minutes and taught by SAR lnstructors. We will offer additional <br />public classes in 2020 and advertise them locally and epand advertisements to <br />Yakima and Western Washington areas.. <br />2500 character linit <br />Supporting Documents You nay upload any supporling docunents such as graphs, inages, diagrans, nwketing neterials, etc. <br />You are allowed to subnit upto 3 single pge (L€ Letter) docunents in JE FfforTlFFfornst <br />TlPrevious Lodging Tax Grant lnformation <br />Previous Years Fhs your event received Lodglng Tax funds in previous years? <br />Ataarded Lodging Tax ; No, this event/project has not previously received Lodging Tax FundingGrants* c yes, 1 year previous <br />C Yes, 2years previous <br />G Yes, 3 or more years previous <br />How many participants and spectators aitended last year's activity andlor will attend <br />this year?