LT2025-016 ELLENSBURG RODEO HALL OF FAME CLTAC

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Response 3: Describe how you will promote your event/activity/facility to attract tourists.* 4| Collaboration Response 4.1: If your organization collaborates or has created partnerships with other organizations, groups, or other events, how is this accomplished?* Response 4.2: Describe how you will promote lodging establishments, restaurants, and business located in Kittitas County * Response 4.3: Is there a host hotel for your event or grant project? If yes, list the hotel.* 5| Future Plans Response 5: Please explain what plans exist to allow this project to become self-sustaining. Include any plans for ticket sales, event sponsors, and other cost-recovery models.* Through print and online advertising, an updated website and partnering with other groups, i.e. EDA, Chamber of Commerce, Spirit Therapeutic Riding Arena, and Sponsors. 2500 character limit Application Questions: Part 3 Native Americans, CWU, Palace Bar, Clymer Museum, KC Event Center, Local Roping Clubs, KC Historical Museum, Ellensburg Rodeo, King and Kittitas County Posses, Farmers, Agribusinesses, Gallery One, Daily Record, EDA, Community Leaders, Industry of Kittitas Valley, Human Interest Stories, Special Events, Western Art, Signage for Arena Records at the Rodeo grounds. 2500 character limit We have installed Quick Links on our Website for lodging establishments and restaurants. We reach out to local venues when we are needing lodging, bar services, caterers, venues. We hold many of our committee meetings in local venues. We are a venue for the First Friday ArtWalk. We work with the EDA in support of their programming, i.e. Girls Nite Out. 2500 character limit No Yes Hotel Windrow, Best Western We believe holding the Meet and Greet for the Rodeo Hall of Fame Inductees during rodeo week will create a synergy that will be both beneficial to ERHOF and the Ellensburg Rodeo. When people gather in large numbers more revenue is generated. We plan to gather sponsors, hold fundraising events, charge admission to some of our events to subsidize costs. We have applied for additional grants from WA State plus we have reserves where we could utilize additional monies. 2500 character limit Application Questions: Part 4 6| Additional Information Response 6.1: Provide any additional information which will assist the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee in evaluating your project and its benefit to tourism. In order to attract a bigger audience to our museum and to the Kittitas Valley we decided to corroborate with The Cowboy Channel, which is a nationally recognized venue for Western Culture. 2500 character limit Response 6.2: You may upload any supporting documents such as graphs, images, diagrams, marketing materials, etc. You are allowed to submit up to 3 single page (US Letter) documents in JPG, PDF or TIFF format 7| Previous Lodging Tax Grant Information