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Future Plans*The Kittitas County Historical Museum has plans to make this program self- sustaining. Due to the success of the advertising, the Museum's Board of Directors has become educated about the rate of return of the advertising investnrent and maintains a budget line ol $2,500 to match any advertisirrg or reach alternative markets- We have received an increased rate of donations to the museum as a result of increased visitation to the museum, which we attribute to the current advertising campaign. We have also increased our membership program in wtrich the fees go toraards funding events, activities, and programs. It is anticipated that with the auareness of the museum, its exhibits and lecture series, revenue from our gift shop, donations, and membership dues will eventually itrcrease, allowing the advertising budget line to growto a larger amount and reduce future requests for support from the Kittitas County Consolidated Lodging Tax Grant, Our leclure series, if allowed onsite, has a preferred hotel of the Holiday lnn Express for our lecturers and guests. ln the event u/9 develop further plans for events, rue will \ ilrk with a hotel for a package or event activity. 2500 character lirrit Application Questions: ?art 4 6l Additional lnformation Provide any additional information which will assist the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee in evaluating your project and its benefit to tourism. 2020 lnformation ll you haci a planned evenlinZA20. \ilhether il was able to take place or not. please Ccscribe any successes arrd challenges you experienced. There rnere numerous planned events scheduled for the Museum in 2020 that were cancelled or postponed as a result of the COVID-19 closure. The Museum uas open from January 1 until March 15 before closing effective March 16 until June 24. Upon reopening, the Museum had cancelled its annual leclure series (after an initial postponement), its \lalking tour program, the monlhly Memory Caf6, and several group nreetings planned throughout the remainder of the year. Additionally, several efiibits have been cancelled. while tuo collaborative exhibits have been postponed until 2021. Despite these challenges, upon reopening on June 24, museum visitation resumed at approximately 30% of its regular summer rates (for example, 259 visited in July 2020, compared to BBB in July 2019) and has been steadily increasing each month that passes. Visitors also have been strong financial donors and gift shop purchasers. Additional lnformation 2500 character linit 2500 character linrt Supporting Documents You lray upload arry supprling dcrunents stich as graphs. irnges, diagrarrs, nurket;ng finterials, elc. KCHMl.pdf 105.s1K8 You are allollqJ to subnii up lo 3 single g;ge (l,S Leller) dcrunrerrts in JIG. ff rxTFFftltnnt 7l Previous Lodging Tax Grant lnformation