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Facility Use of the Event Center by the 4-H Youth Development Program The Kittitas Valley Event Center is home to the annual Kittitas County Fair. From the first organized Kittitas County Fair in 1885 to the modern five day event held each Labor Day weekend, the fair has always been about agriculture. Now each year, as in 1923, agricultural exhibits and competitions, a four day rodeo, a carnival, and other community activities takes place at the Kittitas Valley Event Center. 4-H activities, families and their support systems figure heavily in the annual Kittitas County Fair. Hundreds of 4-H kids exhibit everything from proudly grown pumpkins, to knitted sweaters, constructed robots, to carefully stewarded steers and lamas. They and their families commit hundreds of hours of effort, time, money and love over the year, all leading up to the culminating show at fair. Some of them even go on to state and national exhibitions. Kittitas County has proudly supported 4-H over the years by providing facilities that support the functioning of 4-H so that the bulk of funds raised through donations and the highly successful livestock sale can go to support college educations, fledgling businesses, or family vacations. The Kittitas Valley Event Center holds a contract with Washington State University for the operation of 4-H activities. The current contract is effective from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019. The purpose of the contract is to accommodate facility reservations for fair related events, special events, and all other qualified 4-H events, including club meetings. A qualified 4- H event is defined as "an event by an actively enrolled club recognized by the statewide WSU/Extension Oce and with activities that must lead to accreditation towards or contribute to a performance level that leads to eventual judging or evaluation at the annual Kittitas County Fair". The scope of this contract results in the rental of various meeting spaces, barns, and arenas to support the preparation of the 4-H Clubs for participation at the County Fair. The contracted fee is $1.0o for the contracted dates and facility uses. In 2017 there were 402 individual facility uses by 4-H activities. The contracted events include: • Shooting Sports County Qualifier • Dog Bowl & Judging Clinic • Horse Novice Safety Training • Beef Pre -Show 121Page