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Response 4.1: lf your organization collaborates or has created partnerships with other organizations, groups, or other events, how is this accomplished?* We have more than 45 sponsors who financially support the Roundup because they believe in our mission and the benefit we provide to the community. Several of our sponsors have been with the Roundup since its inception in 2014 and n 2024 we added many new/1st time sponsors to help continue to grow this event toward self-sufficiency. One of our key long-term collaborators is the Washington State Horse Parkwhere our event is held each year. We promote our sponsors with banners. flags, posters, radio, social media, website, and they too promote the Roundup with cross marketing. Additionally, we utilize coupons and special promotions to drive rodeo fan business to our sponsor partners We have partnered with several community organizations to furlher the Roundup and their organizations with shared volunteering and financial benefits. Some of our padnerships include Manastash Grange, multiple 4H clubs. Rotary. youth Services mentoring, Quiet Cadence, Cle Elum Downtown Association. Ellensburg Rodeo Posse. and the Putnam Centennial Center. Additional partnerships have been forged with events like Bares & Broncs in Ellensburg. Toppenish Rodeo, Rascal Rodeo, & Roslyn Riders Playday. Our organizations suppod one another with volunteers and shared marketing & promotion. Thanks to partnerships and collaborations we give & receive shared sooal media marketing, poster hanging, volunteers. and recognitionlpromotion at events and within organizations. For 2025. we will continue to work with local businesses to collaborate on how to better expand our event for the beneflt of the Cle Elum. Roslyn. and Kittitas County as a whole. 2500.har.cie. lifiril Response 4.2: Describe how you will promote lodging establishments, restaurants, and business located in Kittitas County* Our focused marketing and promotion will be web and social-media driven. The Roundup website will continrre io have a Visitor lnfo heading with pictures, links. & logos for local accommodations, our sponsors, the city of Cle Elum, and Kittitas County. We will also partner with local VRBO's and hoiels with Roundup room/stay rates and ticket packages. Lodging information is provided during the ticket purchase process and a coupon for a local restaurantwill accompany each ticket. Additionally, contestants. contraciors, vendors and volunteers will receive lodging and sponsor information. as well as be driven to our websiie for more informatton. During the rodeo performances. sponsors will be promoted with vendor booths, grand entry flags, arena banners, printed on the day sheets, and within the program- Additionally. the announcer promotes sponsors throughout the eveni. There will also be a Roundup poster, newsprint and radio ads with sponsor acknowledgment. Our sponsors are lhe reason we are able to accomplish our mission so we will do as much as we can to promote ihem and drive rodeo fans & contestants to their businesses. 250O eharacler limit Response 4.3: ls there a host hotel for your event or grant project? lf yes, list the hotel. * ,No Yes Timber Lodge lnn, Cle Elum, WA 5l Future Plans I