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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 lf you had a plannecl event jn 2020, whetl.)er it uias able to take place or nol, please describe any sliccesses and challenges you experienced. We are just days au/ay from opening weekend and we feel like this year will be a "tipping point" of sorts. We uere able lo make several additions to our activities lineup, trle epanded our food and beverage offerings and ue streamlined pricing by rolling out pay one price admission. All of this leads to creating more reasons, for more people to visit. And, as mentioned previously, ue believe that Covid will end up benefiting us jn the long run, as people will be coming from out of the area. Fantilies are also anxious lo get out and have a slice of normalcy! And, for this reason, ra,e added Hump Days this year (2020). We've opened on Wednesdays to allowthe over-zoomed kids and their thinly stretch parents a nrid-raeek break. This is also a day that rrr,e'll see far fetrier people, making it a better option for people needing more distancing. 2500 character lirljt Additional lnformation You may noiice from previous years that our numbers vriere down in 2019. We, like a lot of other farmers, u,ere dealt some pretty bad r,treather last fall. We had an early freeze. wtrich lead lo crop damage and overall bad rrveather. which lead to cancelled field trips, private events and a decrease in overall attendance. This i,ras the year that Buskers had to shutdor,wr in a hurry and they rir,rere calling for snow in Spokane that same rreekend. Our opening day high was 421 2500 character linit Supporting Documents Yo"r r]uy upload arry suppoiing docunerrts such as graphs, ineges. diagrarrs. n?rketing raterial:'. etc. You are allowed lo subml up to 3 s'nltle page {LS Lefter) docun'enls in JFG. FIF or TIFFlorntrt 7l Previous Lodging Tax Grant lnformation Previous Years Awarded Lodging Tax Grants * Overall Attendnace 2019 Actual* 7,000 Fbs yoLn'event received Ltxiging 1ax funds in previous years? f No, this event/projeci has not previously received Lodging Tax Funding. J- Yes, 1 year previous l- Yes, 2 years previous (r Yes, 3 or more years previous 202'1 Projected * 10,000 Number of people travelling more than 50 miles for your event? 201 9 Actual * 2021 Projected * 2,660 3,800 Number of people traveling from outside WA State for your event? 2019 Actual* 2021 Projected* 140 200