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Response 3 C: Measuring Results *C Wrat strategies will you use to assist in nerketing all of lfttitas County as a tourist destination with your evenvproject f unding request? We will continue to provide the Cle Elum "This ls HowWe Do" guide, the Chamber's Central Washington Visitors Guide, the Tribune's Eplore Kitiiias County guide including the local Visitors' Map at our registration booth and in the Park office. We also have a link on our uebsite and Facebook to the Ceniral Washington Color.com \ffebsite and actively direct people to ihe informaiion available there as iffell as the Chamber of Commerce \ ebsite. We intend to continue to revamp and reintroduce a program developed in 2018 with businesses around Kittitas County that encourages Park visitors to stop by their location and identifies the visitors as coming from the Park. We are doing a complete overhaul of our user eperience starting with enhanced digital mapping, upgrading our rrrebsite to facilitate online markeiing and access from handheld devices so that visitors can easily find out wtrat is happening around the county while they are here. 2500 character linit Application Questions: Part 3 4lGollaboration lf your organization collaborates or has created partnerships with other organizations, groups, or other events, how is this accomplished? Collaboration *As noted above, we distribuie information about the local community and activities at the tvo major visitor traffic points at the Park: our visitors' registration booth and the showoffice where event participants register. ln addition to the materials listed, vre also provide Suncadia's activity calendar, Cle Elum downtornn map, flyers and other information provided to us about local events and activities such as the Swifiuater Cellars' concert series, the barn quilts tour, etc. The Park has a presence at the annual Suncadia Neighborhood Picnic and their Harvest Festival. We utilize the Chamber's channels io promote the Park and our calendar of events such as on its website and weekly emails to members, have Park maierials at the vlsitors center and place ads in their publications. The Park's Executive Director participates on the Dor,wtor,rnr Association economic development committee to generate opportunities in upper couniy. Horarever, ritie currenlly don't have enough staff to take an active role in many of the community events. As situations arise the Executive Director and others from Park management attend and participate in meetings with Cle Elum City Council and staff, Suncadia senior management, Cle Elum Tourism Committee, Kittitas County Parks and Recreation, Cle Elum Downtown Association, Cle Elum Rotary Club, and Roselyn Riders. Finally, Park management is constantly meeting with horse group leaders around the state and region to promote the Park and \ ork together to better the health of their sport and activities. 2500 character linit SlFuture Plans Please explain what plans exist to allow this project to become self-sustaining. lnclude any plans for ticket sales, event sponsors, and other cost-recovery models.