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4.1 Collaboration * 4.2 Promoting Local bustness 4.3 Host Hoiel * The Easton Memorial Day Celebration Committee takes tlme. each year, to conflrm. partnerships, sponsorships and identify possible new ones by reaching oul via email, walk-ins, and phone calls. The contmittee is made up of communlty members and those who represent the Easton Fire Department, Easlon School District, local organizations and businesses in Easton. Many of our partners provide important components of the day's celetlration. As an example, the Cabin Creek Cruisers host the car show; the Snr:mads snowmobile club hosts the beer garden. The Hitching Post Market puts on the street dance. Easton School enables us to use their parking 'ot for the KidZone whiclr is one of our most popular activities during the day of the event. NKC Tribune provides hall off their ad prices to name a few. 25Ol) c;raracter latTlrl Oescribe how yoLr wrll promoia lodginq astablisirrnents aeslauranis. anil btrsi,]ess ioraied in (:{itas Couofl We have a lodging page on our website which promotes these establishments by their logo'slpictures that if someone is interested if there is availability ail they ha to do is click on their logolpicture and it will take you direct,y to their website or Facebook page. We work with Lake Easton State Park, Lake Resort, Silve. Ridge Ranch, and Lake Kachess campground to market the Memorial Day event which in turn sells lheir out each year. Lodging for Mernorial Day weekends in our area is booked way in advance, whether you are camping or hoteiing. We make thal all lodging parlners receive postcard sized flyers to hand out at check- in ior their iodgers and can'lpers. :-qix) clraraclgr irtr1i is ihere r rosi iloiei ior y.flir itveni ot'-lt3t)t Dr{ljecl2 ll ye: iis{ lhe hctel No Yes. 5l Future Plans Please explain what plar:s exist to allow ihis project io become self-sustaining- lnclude any plans for ticket sates, event sponsors, and other cost-recovery models. Future Plans *We continue to look for ways to help sustain our celehration budge. the costs of providing contractual services, insurances arrd operations continues to increase just like normal living expenses. To offset these increases, each yea. work to idenlify ways to increase funding for or:r event. The Memorial Day Committee will be reviewing pasl revenue slreams and looking at where we might be able to increase iees, sponsorships and our amazing raftle sales. 251iC rharacter li.,t Application Questions: ?ari 4 5l Additional lnformaiion Provide any additional infornration which will assist the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee in evalualing your project and its benefit io tourism. We live in Easton, you may live in Cle Elum, Roslyn, Thorp, or Ellensburg, it doesn't matter, we all have one common denominator, Kittitas County. Working togeiher and supporting each other in our communities only makes us stronge. as a Courrty. 2rtlo rh;racier ii!Dit Additional lnformation