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4.1 Collaboration* 4.2 Promoting Local Business * The Cle Elum Do\^/nto\n Association has created several partnerships with other organizations and groups that have resulted in collaborative planning of events, expansion of events to multiple facilities and community locations. One of our most successful events has been Pioneer Day. Each year the Dountotrtrn Association facilitates the upper county plannirrg for this event. We gather the different community organizers; Cle Elum Round-Up, Roslyn Riders, Kittitas County Chamber, Cle Elum Eagles, Carpenter Library, Cle Elum Volunteer Fire Department, UKC Rotary. Kiwanis. Lions Club, Cle Elum Roslyn PAC, North Kittitas County Tribune, Pioneer Queen. UKC Basketball and Triple Shot Competition. including our businesses and non-profits to plan and execute this twr- day event. We also facilitate the planning of our successful BooElum (fall event), and Christmas in Cle Elunr event that take place each year. Many of our Board of Direciors participate in Rotary events, faith-based activities, planning conrmittees and are active volunteers in our community. One of their roles as a board member is to represent the Cle Elum Dor.urtown Association and identify additional opportunities for our association to be engaged in newor increased partnerships. ln the past six months involvement in the Kittitas County Event Committee which uras formed as a result of COVID 19 and the Economic Recovery Committee has provided new partnerships and opporturrities to rn,rrrk collaboratively with a wider netuork of county-wide event planners and organizations. 2500 character linil Describe how you will p,onote lodging establishnents fesiaurarlts, and busirnss locatecl in l<ttitas tbunty The Cle Flum Downtown Association is committed to; ongoing and long{erm promotion of Cle Elum Businesses, to vracrking logether with key partners; merchants. vendors and organizations, Kittitas Chamber of Commerce. WA State Horse Park, Suncadia, Roslyn and Ellensburg Douartown Associations, and others to plan and cross-promote activities which drawtor-trists to our community. We see this as an opportunity to increase participation and draweven larger numbers of tourists to Cle Elum. The Erpo advertisenrent will offer opportunities for lodging facilities, retail businesses and restaurants to advertise, sponsor and promote their business. Our plans include \ri)rking with local hotels to offer special promotions for out of town vendois and travelers. Businesses; retail and restaurants will have the opportunity to be apart of street sales, pop-up shops inside stores, and be a part of the prize drawings and fun retail activilies that wll be promoted wtrile visiting and shopping local. The Cle Elum Dor,rartoun Association is actively engaged in promoting local businesses, visiting vendors and retail specials on our social media tools. We see the Epo as an opportunity to exparrd our ability to showcase and promote our community as i1 provides an opportunity to introduce the variety of resources rir,re offer to visitors and tourists. Expo specific materials will be added to our website. We will produce print material, promote the Epo through social media tools and on-air marketing. ln addition rire will connect to our county tourism resources to ensure that we are reaching a wide audience of potential participants and visitors to Cle Elum, 2500 character Iinit ls there a host l'rotel ior yoLrr event o{ grant prcrject? lf yes. list the hotel. 6No l. Yes. 4.3 Host Hotel*