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4.1 Collaboration* 4.2 Promoting Local bustness ERHOF museunr is part of the Western Culture and Art Center that includes an alliance with Western Art Associaiion and the Clymer Museum and Art Gallery. We support each other as venue and a means to enhance Kittitas County and the culture available io patrons. Spirit Therapeutic Riding Center is a nonprofit and we would support each other by advertising and renting their facility while showing its location and function to a different crowd. The Kittitas Co. Cattlewomen were in need of a fundraiser so hiring them to do our dinner for the lnduction was a welcome addiiion to their roster and a successful addition to our event. The Palace Caf6 was the bar for our event. We work with the Ellensburg Rodeo to promote their event by doing a royal court poster as a fundraiser. When the Ellensburg Rodeo was inducied into the Pro Rodeo hall of fame ERHOF provided the history and artifacts for a display at the Hall of Fame site in Colorado. We draw people to our downtown rnuseum with displays at the Windrow Hotel and the Rodeo and Chamber offices. We work with up to 30 local artists and sponsors on our fundraiser: Arts of Fame, every year for the last 9 years. Gallery One has parlicipated in supporling this art pro.ject. ERHOF pariicipates in First Friday art walks on a monthly basis. Old Mill Country store has contnbuted gift certificates to protnote both our organizations. 2500 .ir,rfa.ler lirnit Descriire hQw you will pronlete lodging esiabiishnelris. resta!raills, anrl business lo.iat3d in Kittilas a:lountV We can add a promotton lo stay in local hotels with a discount for our event along with coupons for restaurants if awarded grant money to assist in this promotion. We print posters with the names of the artists and many business sponsors that support us ln our endeavors throughout the year and do displays at the museunr. We could offer door prizes with certificates obtained from local business. 2500 charil.rter lirnrl 4.3 Host Hotel*ls lhere a hosl holel to. your eve[t or gr?ul project? ll yes. lisl the hctel. ?, NO Yes. 5l Future Plans Please explain what plans exist to allow this project to become self-sustaining. lnclude any plans for ticket sales, event sponsors, and other cost-recovery models. Future Plans*Cost recovery, ERHOF will sell tickets to the dinner event and continue their fundraising efforts and sponsors that have been successful to date. Our inaugural event in 2021 al Spirit Therapeutic Riding was self sustained by these methods. Our museum has sponsorship opportunities and smailer events to raise funds_ 2500 drara.ler llmit Application Questions: Part 4 6l Additional lnformation Provide any additional information which will assist the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee in evaluating your project and its benefit to tourism. COVID-19 lnfofmatiOn lf you had a placrled evenl in 2020 or 2021. lvhether ti)ey rere able to take plac" or rot please describe a1y successes and clrallenges you exper ieBCed. Challenges were seen in the amount of people attending this event as the roller coaster of rules kept changing with the spread of the new variant where we had to limit the number of attendees and the space to social distance with seating arrangements. We did not spend funds to promoie widely with the question of rules to allow an event. Additional lnformation 2500 drarailer lirrit 2500 character linrit