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Additional lnformation WSSSM is very excited io be applying for the Kittitas County Lodging Tax Grant for <br />the first time! If awarded, we promise to be good ste\^Erds of grant funds. As the <br />Marketing Director for the museum, I, Kathy McDonald, bring more than 25 years of <br />marketing expertise to our organization. I look forward to paftnering with others in <br />the county to raise avvareness and create tourism events and opportunities for both <br />WSSSM and other partners in the county. <br />As WSSSM enters its Sth year of operation, \,le are super excited about 3 things: <br />'1 . Debbie Armstrong (Olympic Gold Medal Winner) is now on our Board of <br />Directors and will bring increased awareness to our nruseum with her immense <br />social media following. <br />2. Our new joint ehibit on ski jumping with the National Nordic Museum in Seattle <br />set to launch irr January 2021 \ ill bring increased auareness of WSSSM to visitors <br />in the Seattle area. <br />3. ln conjunciion with our Sth anniversary celebration, u,e are launching our first big <br />new eiribit change in 2021 . The Snora,boarding e>tribit should bring lots of <br />attention to a younger audience to the museum and create a buzz. <br />We look forward to hopefully partnering with you in 2021 . Thank you so much for <br />this opportunity and vrc look forward to presenting this application to you verbally. <br />Attached is photo from a crowded WSSSM event (pre-Covid) as well as a recent <br />annual report. <br />Kathy Moffett McDonald, Marketing Director <br />Dave Moffett, President, Board of Directors <br />2500 clraracter lin'it <br />Supporting Documents You nay uplcraclany supporlinqdocunents sucir as graphs. irrcges. diagrans, <br />']alrketing <br />n€lerials. e1o. <br />WSSSM Event Photo.jpg 423.46K8 <br />2018 annual report FlNAL.pdf 637.61K8 <br />You are allowed to subnii up to 3 single page (lJS Lelter) dccunents in JFG FIF or 'llFF fornet <br />TlPrevious Lodging Tax Grant lnformation <br />Previous Years <br />Awarded Lodging Tax <br />Grants* <br />Overall Attendnace <br />2019 Actual* <br />6.000 <br />l&s yorr evenl received Lodging'tax iunds rn previor.rs years? <br />6 No, this event/project has not previously received Lodging Tax Funding <br />C Yes, 1 year previous <br />c Yes,2 years previous <br />f Yes, 3 or more years previous <br />2021 Projecied * <br />7,000 <br />Number of people travelling more than 50 miles for your event? <br />2019 Actual* 2021 Projected* <br />5,400 6,300 <br />Number of people traveling from outside WA State for your event?