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Annlicant Information <br />OrganizationName: KITTITAS COLINTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE <br />Organization Mailing & Physical Address: 609 N MAIN STREET ELLENSBURG 98926 <br />Organization Contact Person and Title: MADISON FORD, DIRECTOR OF TOURISM AND <br />EVENTS <br />Organization/Contact Phone: 509.925.2002 Email: MAnIsoN@KITTITASCoIINTvcHAMRER coM Fax: <br />nla <br />Preferred davs and hours to call/contact: MONDAY - FRIDAY 8A-5P <br />Or panization W eb s ite : CENTRAL WA S HING TONOUTD O OR. C O M <br />Federal Tax ID Number: 9l-0210430 UBI Number: 601133921 <br />Organization is lg Government Entity E 501(c) 3 X 501(c) 6 lg Other <br />Year's organization has been involved in tourism promotion in the Kittitas County: Intensively since <br />2000. <br />Funding Request Detail <br />1. 2021 Kittitas County Lodging Tax Funding Request: up to $368,095.00 <br />2. Identify the specific tourism audience/market located more than 50 miles from the County <br />that your organization will target with these funds: Being in Central Washington we have <br />the ability to draw from at least an hour awa)'in all directions: Wenatchee. Chelan. <br />Okanogan. Osyoos Canada. Spokane. Coeur d'Alene. Sandpoint. Kellogg. Pullman. <br />Lewiston. Tri-Cities, The Dalles. Portland. Tacoma. Yelm. Lacey. Seattle Metro. Bellevue <br />and North/Western Washington. specifically Pierce and King Counties. Our interest gtoups <br />are outdoor recreation. historic and educational. festival and event specific. business travel. <br />sports. small group getaways. and simple escapes from the urban lifestyle. <br />3. Describe in detail the tourism promotion activities that will be performed or provided with <br />the funding request above, that specifically target the tourism audience/market listed in #2: <br />In conjunction with individual municipality efforts. we will promote sunny weather. outdoor activities <br />such as hiking. biking. fishing. hunting. wildlife viewing- scenic drives. festivals. events, downtown <br />destination shopping, and other active activities that our region provides. Our focus areas are honed in <br />bv workins with the consolidated lodsins tax committee and continuous tourism and destination <br />marketing research with industry partners across the country. In the next few )zears post-COVID-l9 <br />snecificallv" our focuses will be on recreatine resoonsiblv. self euided excursions. scenic drives.