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Response 2.1 * Response 2.2 * Application Questions: Parl 2 \A,try would tourisls travel lo Kittitas County to atiencl your evenVactrvily4aoilily? 1. Auay from their place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accommodations; By targeting our marketing efforts in all media sources wtro live greater than 50 miles aluy we will be able to increase our atiendance and overnight accommodations, We will attract these spectators and contestants by: The Miss Rodeo Washington Pageant has been held in Ellensburg for years and we have repeat visitors. Our nrove to the Hotel Windrowwill be a fresh newaccomnrodalion which will draw more overnight guests. 2. To a place fifty miles or more away from their place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight; ln 2019 for our 2020 pageant ue had seven Miss Rodeo Washington Pageant conteslants. We have started lo increased our visibility on Facebook and lnstagram and for our 2021 pageanl \ /e sent out t\ /enty applicationsl Due to Covid- 1 9 ue posiponed our pageant until 2021. By targeting and increasing our marketing efforts in all media sources to potential Miss Rodeo Washington Pageant contestants throughout our state, we will be able to increase our attendance and overnight accommodations. We will atlract Miss Rodeo Washington pageant contestants and future contestants, families, friends, current rodeo titleholders and past Miss Rodeo Washington title holders 3. or from another country or state outside of their place of residence or business: We have visiting Royaliy who attend for the experience and training, ure also have out of state judges, dignitaries and Miss Rodeo America as a guest speaker. 2500 character linit Describe ihe prior success of your event/activilyifacilily in:rtiraciion iourists. The request for applications for lhe 2O21 pageant, rirfrich has been postponed, gave us the residences of our poiential contestants. They are from the towns of Eatonville, Othello, Richland, Woodland, Hockins. LaCenter, Seabeck, Ellensburg, Deer Park, Bonney Lake, Tonasket, Port Orchard, Curle4 Maple Valley, Newman Lake. Goldendale, lnchelium, Olympia, Lynden and Enumclaw. We have secured four out of state1udges who plan on staying extra days to eplore the area. Our former venue had a capacity for max, of 100. Our new venue at the Hotel Windrow Ballroom will have seating lor 250. h 2A19 we had we had an attendance of 100. We had seaiing at tables for 90 which were all filled. The remainder rlere volurrteers standing and wrrking in various areas of the venue. Contestants and title holders were not seated. The contestants were from the tounrs of Otis Orchards, Toppenish, Goldendale, Cle Elunr, Davenport, Kalama and Clarkston. The judges came from Florida, Texas, Poulsbo Washington, and Moses Lake. All had their own vehicles or rental cars lo spend time before and after the pageant in the Ellensburg area. 2500 character linit 3llmpact