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You must provide the evidence utilized in determining your projections. <br />ReSpOnSe 2.1 * lrrhy would tourists travel lo Kitlilas Counly l,r attend your evenuactivityifacilily? <br />Cultural iourism helps preserve and promote the unique cultural aspects of a place. <br />preventing them from being forgotten or forever losl. lt helps preserve our local <br />culture while allowing our communities to emphasize the uniqueness and to <br />differenliate it from other locations. We think this is one of the reasons people are so <br />aitracted to Roslyn and its'funkiness. <br />We have the means of attracting visitors through our cultural sites and events. The <br />Roslyn Cemetery and Coal Miners' Memorial provide the community and visitors an <br />oppo(unity to rediscover the achievements and hard ships of our ancestors. They <br />provide a connection to our past. Msiting our areas' unique treasures and <br />participating in fun. enriching. cultural events create admiration and community <br />pride. We already possess all these aspects; our goal is to communicate to a <br />broader audience. LTAC funding will assist with this goal. <br />2500 character lirnit <br />Response 2.2 *Desc.iire the prior surcess oi yoLf --ventjactivilyllacllily x\ altracl,Gn loU.ists. <br />Even though we scaled back our events in 2021 we were able to still attract visitors <br />from outsrde Kittitas County. During Memorial Day weekend we held two dedication <br />ceremonies. <br />On Saturday morning we held a dedication ceremony for the ltalian Monument that <br />was erected in the Silvro Pellico Cemetery. ln the afternoon we dedicated the new <br />Kiosk structure and inieractive digital kiosk computer. Both these events were <br />supposed to take place in 2A20 but were postponed and scaled back due to Covid. <br />Despite the restrictions both events were well attended and provided us with <br />valuable feedback via a visitors log that we had set out on Friday and Saturday. <br />Capturing information was one of the things we learned about after going through <br />this application process last year. The data we gathered from our guest book that we <br />had out during only two of the four days of Memorial Day weekend proved to us <br />what we already suspected, 57ok were from out of the county and 19% were visitors <br />that paid for local lodging. The visitors that came the furthest were a family of 8 from <br />Richfield, Wisconsin. Another very interesting statistlc is that 37% of the visitors that <br />signed our guest log didn't have family mentbers buried in the Roslyn Cemetery. <br />The largest cultural celebration we hold is the Croatian Picnic which is held the 3rd <br />Saturday in July. No need to be Croatian, many people enjoy becoming Croatian for <br />the day by adding an "itch" to their last name. This is a celebration of the largest <br />cultural group to immigrate to our area. This is a farnily friendly event that attracts <br />people from all over the country and even the world. This year we saw record <br />aitendance with an estimate of 450-500 people (usually we have between 350-400). <br />At the entry gate we asked people to fill out a survey that we used to draw names <br />and award door prizes for participation. Even though we were overwhelmed at the <br />entry gate and didn't capture as many people to fill out the survey as we planned, <br />we still had 11 9 completed surveys to gather data from. <br />2500 character lisrit <br />Application Questions'. P arl 2 <br />3l lmpact