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4.1 Collaboration*Utilizing the Main Street Four Pojnt Strategic Approach, our association works with <br />businesses and our comnlunity to strengthen our economic development. Business <br />and community mernbers are on our Main Street Committees which include. <br />Promolions, Economic Vitality, Design and Outreach. <br />One of the key goals for the Cle Elum Downtown Association is that of creating and <br />fostering partnerships witlr others. We view this opportunity to work together as a <br />win-win in successfully marketing and moving our community into a destination that <br />is well supporl by tourism. Our partnership with our local partners continues to be <br />strong and even growing. Locally, we work with Suncadia Resorl, the Roslyn <br />Downtown Association. Ellensburg Downiown Association, Kittitas County Chamber <br />of Commerce, Discover Cle Elum. WA Horse Park. arrd the NK County Tribune to <br />plan events that can coincide with peak weekends in order to comarket to attract <br />visitors. This has been especially beneficial in placing cle Eium as a destination for <br />visitors to Roslyn. suncadia Resort. and wA Horse Park. Through this collaboration <br />we are nroving traffic from Roslyn and Suncadia to the great opporlr,rnities our town <br />offers. <br />Our business conlmunity are also key partners. Through continued building of <br />relationships with existing and new businesses they have become much nrore <br />engaged planning and marketing their downtown. One of the major areas of growth <br />has been the engagenrent businesses have on social media and in capturiug their <br />audiences- Through our collaborative efforts of sharing through social media, our <br />reach has become much greater. <br />This past year we have staded cosponsoring events in our downiown with <br />businesses and organizations. For example, on Labor Day weekerrd we <br />cosponsored "Art in the Heart ofthe Cascades". This event featured guest artists, <br />classes for kids. arrd an art swap. We are currently plannirrg more events like this in <br />2022.We are excited that our retail and food and beverage businesses are <br />beginning to understand the value of working together to support each other and to <br />market Cle Elum for tourism. <br />Working with the City of Cle Elum Historic Preservation Commission. The Northern <br />Kittitas County Historical Society, and the Cascade Association of Museums & <br />History. we are having discussions about how to promote our rich historic past ln a <br />manner that attracts visitors to our lown. <br />25110 chafacler lifiril