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Annlicant Information <br />Organization Name: 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: MAnrsoN@KlrrrrAscolINrvcHAMRFRCoM Fax: <br />nla <br />Preferred davs and hours to call/contact: MONDAY * FRIDAY 8A-5P <br />Or ganization Website : CENTRALWASHINGTONOUTDOOR. COM <br />Federal Tax ID Number: 9l-0210430 UBI Number: 601133921 <br />Organization is Ig Government Entity B 501(c) 3 X 501(c) 6 4' Other <br />Year's organization has been involved in tourism promotion in the Kittitas County: Intensively since <br />2000. <br />Funding Request Detail <br />l. 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 away 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 groups <br />are outdoor recreation. historic and educational, festival and event specific. business travel. <br />sports. small group getaways. and simple escapes from the urban lifestvle. <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 lodeine tax committee and continuous tourism and destination <br />marketins research with industrv nartners across the countrv. In the next few vears nost-COVID-19 <br />specificall)r. our focuses will be on recreating responsibly. self guided excursions. scenic drives.