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4.1 Collaboration * <br />4.2 Promoting Local*Bustness <br />Yes, KEEN partners with several groups in Kitiitas County and across the state to <br />promote and encourage tourism. <br />For Bird Fest we specifically partner with Seattle, Kittitas and Yakima County <br />Audubon groups and the Kittitas County Field and Stream Club. These <br />organizations provide epertise, field trip leaders, event volunteers, and planning <br />committee members. <br />We also inork with CWU interns arrd professors, epert field trip leaders from <br />around the state, and WA State Parks for the location of the event. This event <br />lrculd not be successful without these partnerships! <br />We also partner with Canyon River Ranch Lodge for the dinner, auction, and <br />social gathering space for the event. <br />We highlight dorrintoun Ellensburg by adding art activities at Gallery One, <br />doiarntor,rnr tor-rrs with the historical museum, ask downiorm businesses to run <br />specials for bird festers ufro bring in their passes during the weekend. We will <br />continue to build on those ideas in future years. <br />2500 character linit <br />Descrilx how yat will pronote lodging estabiishnents. restaLr-ants, and bl.rsiness located in l(tiitas County <br />We highlight dovr,ntoran Ellensburg by adding art activiiies at Gallery One, <br />doii'nlorln tours with the historical museum, ask dorriniown businesses to run <br />specials for bird fesiers who bring in their passes during the weekend. We will <br />continue to build on lhose ideas this year. <br />Our host hotel is Holiday lnn E4oress and ra,e'll build in additional marketing and <br />outreach opportunities with them in 2021. <br />Our website highlights'other things to do', chamber events pages, and more. We <br />\,1ant our birders to spend their time and money here. <br />We are committed to our community and to providing an amaZng wildlife viewing <br />experience to tourists. <br />Though this event has taken a few hits in recent years, v\r-o believe il has huge <br />potential and uie'll continue to pursue its growth. <br />2500 characler linit <br />4.3 Flost Hotel*b there a host hotel for your evert or grant pro.jecl? lf yes, list the hotel. <br />aNo <br />(' Yes. Llolidalr lnn i:ry;ress <br />5lFuture Plans <br />Please explain what plans exist to allow this project to become self-sustaining, lnclude any plans for ticket <br />sales, event sponsors, and other cost-recovery models.