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lf your organization collaborates or has created partnershipswith other organizations, groups, or other events, how is this accomplished? 4.1 Collaboration *Our partnership with hotels and resorts, community partners and new partnerships that lve have esiablished over the past year have beerr strengthened through our intentional outreach to build a ranrking and collaborative relationship. We have established a monthly check-ins with our local hotel and lodging facilities to share activities and events that their lodgers might like lo know about. We've helped them become more of a community member through activities that they can engage in and rrrere previously not asked to consider, such as a donation of unused personal care products to HopeSource. COVID 19 has provided our organization with many new opportunities to partnership in our dovr,ntor,rn, with community organizations. The Main Street philosophy and success that our Dorrlrtown Association follous, if founded on the premise that "together" we build a vital economic business and community. We work together will our businesses to identify retail activities, promotional opportunities and celebrations that encourage participation by travelers and tourists. The Cle Elum Downtowr Association has four primary committees, all wtro are centered in economic vitality and ra,orking hard to meet the needs of our business and tourism goals. Board members participate on and with Service Organizations, City Council, Business Associations, Kittiias County Chamber, Tourism and Travel, lndustry. Real Estate, and more. Our reach allovrrs us to feel and understand the pulse of how to help our communiiy in supporting their events as urell as providing an opportunity for support from our partners. We will continue to leverage the collaborative spirit of our conrmuniiy to broadcast, plan and promote events and aciivities u,hich bring tourists and ta. 2500 character linit 4.2 Promoting Local*tsustness 4.3 Host Hotel* bscribe hoar ytx: will ;xonrlie lodging establishrr€nts, resiauranls. and business located in lfttitas bunty The CIe Elum Dor,rntor,vn Association is committed io; ongoing and long-term pronrotion of Cle Elum Businesses, to working together with key partners; merchants, vendors and organizations, Kittitas Chamber of Commerce, WA Staie Horse Park, Suncadia, Roslyn and Ellensburg Dor,rnrtoriur Associations, and others to plan and cross-promote activities r,r,frich drawtourists to our community. We see this as an opporiunity to increase pariicipation and draw even larger nunrbers of tourists to Cle Elum. Our uebsite is a place where current infornration on local businesses is available to those seeking online information, ue will continue to maintain links to county-wide tourism. We produce print material, promote through social media tools and on-air marketing. All development of tor,rn guides, maps will continue to promote upcoming events 1o increase the exposure and exciiement around discovering and e)ploring in and around ihe Cle Elum area. We have begun talking with our lodging esiablishments about the potential of offering overnight specials during our major events, to promote local lodging and to increase retail revenue. We are also encouraging other event organizers to \,ork with lodging establishments to offer specials that will aitract a great number of overnight stays. 2500 chatacter liml b there a host hotel fs your evenl or grant project? lf yes, list the hotel. (;No f Yes. 5lFuture Plans