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4.1 Collaboration* <br />4.2 Promoting Local <br />*t'UStness <br />4.3 Host Hotel* <br />Yes, KEEN pailners with several groups in Kittitas County and across the state to <br />promote and encourage tourism. <br />For Bird Fest we specifically partner with Seattle. Kittitas and Yakima County <br />Audubon groups and the Kittitas County Field and Stream Club. These <br />organizations provide expertise, field lrip leaders, event volunteers, and planning <br />committee members. <br />We also work with CWU interns and professors, expert field trip leaders from around <br />the state, and WA State Parks for the location of the event. This event would not be <br />successful without these partnerships! <br />We also partner wilh Canyon River Ranch Lodge for the dinner. auction, and social <br />gathering space for the eveni. <br />We highlight downtown Ellensburg by adding art activities at Gallery One, downtown <br />tours with the historical museum, ask downtown businesses to run specials for bird <br />festers who bring in their passes during the weekend. We will continue io build on <br />those ideas in fuiure years. <br />2500 character limil <br />Oesclibe how you will prolrote lodgiilg eslablishmenls. ,estaurailts, and busiftess located in Kjltitas CoUilty <br />We highlight downtown Ellensburg by adding art activities at Gallery One, downtown <br />tours with the historical museum, ask downtown businesses to run specials for bird <br />festers who bring in their passes during the weekend. We will continue to build on <br />those ideas this year. <br />Our host hotel is Holiday lnn Express and we'll build in additional marketing and <br />outreach opportunities with them in 2022. <br />Our website highlights 'other things to do', chamber events pages, and more. We <br />want our birders to spend their time and money here. <br />We are cornmitted to our community and to providing an amazing wildlife viewing <br />experience to tou rists. <br />Though this event has taken a few hits in recent years, we believe it has huge <br />potential and we'll continue to pursue its growth. <br />2500 character limit <br />ls there a host hotel for your evetrt oi grant project? lf yes. list the hotel. <br />rNo <br />.r Yes. ,Hotit VVinOro* <br />5l Future Plans <br />Please explain what plans exist to allow this project to become self-sustaining. lnclude any plans for ticket sales, <br />event sponsors, and other cost-recovery models,