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Home My WebLink About2021 Forks ChamberJEFFERSON COUNTY Application Deadline: December 31, 2020 at 4:30 TOURISM PROMOTION PROGRAM • APPLICATION FOR FUNDING :1 Name of Organization Forks Chamber of Commerce Web Site FOrksWA.COm Mailing Address: PO Box 1249, Forks, WA 98331 Contact Person: Lissy Andros E-Mail: director@forkswa.com phone: 360-374-2531 p.m. ,z Funding Title: Visitor Center staffing & Tourism marketing 4 Funding Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2021 - aAmount Requested: $ 41, 250 ($14470.00 2020 A rd Allocated for 2021) w d Signature of Authorized Representative Q TYPE OF PROPOSAL (CHECK ALL APPLICABLE): rA Z TOURISM PROMOTION/MARKETING O Z OPERATION OF A SPECIAL EVENT/FESTIVAL DESIGNED TO ATTRACT TOURISTS CIA ow O OPERATION OF A TOURISM -RELATED FACILITY OWNED BY/OPERATED BY NON-PROFITORGANIZATION W 0. FOPERATION AND/OR CAPITAL EXPENDITI RE OF A TOURIsM-RELATED FACILITY OWNED BY A MUNICIPALITY 0 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Z • A one -page funding request including all income and expenses for the entire funding request (including matching funds and in -kind contributions) and clearly itemizing or detailing expenses for which County lodging tax dollars will be used. • Documentation of non-profit or government status. p+ • List of Board Members. fx • Your organization's most recent financial statement, Form 990, or tax return. Other documentation z showing financial viability may be submitted if organization is newly created. • A document up to three pages including a description of the proposed funding request with an rA explanation of how it will assist in building tourism and/or promoting events or activities that will bring overnight tourists to Jefferson County. a • Include up to three examples and plans or links for marketing, performance indicators, and future sustainability. • If the application is not fully complete, the application will not be reviewed. Send Completed Application and Required Documentation to: Jefferson County Administrator's Office P.O. Box 1220 Port Townsend, WA 98368 llocke@co.jefferson wa.us All documentation must be received by deadline and contain ALL submission requirements to be considered for funding. Please provide one (1) original and a digital copy of submission package. Questions? Call Leslie Locke at 360.385.9100 or e-mail llocke@co.jefferson.wa.us 2021 FUNDS REQUESTED by Forks Chamber of Commerce Staffing — Kalaloch Visitor Center May 14 — Sept. 30, 2021...............$19794.00 Staffing — Forks Visitor Information Center.....................................$15000.00 Tourism Marketing...................................................................... $2500.00 Washington State Visitor Guide, Co-op Marketing wl OPTC Tourism Marketing......................................................................$1500.00 Event marketing for Gravel Unravel bike race May 1, 2021 Mailing of Rain Forest Country Adventure Map ..................... ..........$2000.00 Lodging Concierge Service...........................................................$456.00 Total.................................................................................... $41250.00 (I)SOS Office of the Secretary of State Corporafions & Charifies Division EXPRESS ANNUAL REPORT WITH CHANGES BUSINESS INFORMATION Business Name: FORKS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE U13I Number: 602 909174 Business Type: WA NONPROFIT CORPORATION Business Status: ACTIVE Principal Office Street Address: 1411 S FORKS AVE, FORKS, WA, 98331, UNITED STATES Principal Office Mailing Address: PO BOX 1249, FORKS, WA, 98331-1249, UNITED STATES Expiration Date: 03/31/2021 Jurisdiction: UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON Formation/Registration Date: 03/19/2009 Period of Duration: PERPETUAL Inactive Date: Nature of Business: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REGISTERED AGENT RCW 23.95.410 Registered Agent Name Street Address FORKS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRINCIPAL OFFICE Phone: 3603742531 1411 S FORKS AVE, FORKS, WA, 98331- 9383, UNITED STATES Email: DIRECTORaa FORKSWA.COM Filed Secretary of State State of Washington Date Filed: 03/03/2020 Effective Date: 03/03/2020 UBI #: 602 909174 Mailing Address PO BOX 1249, FORKS, WA, 98331- 1249, UNITED STATES This document is a public record For more information visit www.sos.wa.Qov'corvs Work order #: 2020030300128068 -1 Received Date: 03/03/2020 Amount Received: $10.00 2021 CHAMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS Christi Baron, President Forks Forum P.O. Box 300, Forks, WA 98331 360-374-3311 Work 360-374-2244 Home 360-640-2132 Cell cbaron@forksforum.com Diana Reaume, Vice -President District Superintendent, Quillayute Valley SD PO Box 147, Beaver, WA 98305 360-640-1429 Work diana.reaume@gvschoois.org Bruce Paul, Treasurer Forks Outfitters 950 S. Forks Avenue, Forks, WA 98331 360-374-6161 Work 360-374-6551 Home bruce.paul@forksoutfitters.com Sharon Millett, Secretary Hoh Indian Tribe PO Box 573, Forks, WA 98331 360-374-6582 Work 509-780-1164 Celi wall2wallpaws@gmail.com Melene Bourm, At Large Forks Community Hospital PO Box 81, Forks, WA 98331 360-640-0167 cell carymelene@vahoo.com Bill Peach, At Large (Individual) P.O. Box 1893, Forks, WA 98331 360-327-3695 Horne 360-640-8303 Cell 360-417-2233 Work graywolf7167@gmail.com Linda Keen, At Large Quillayute River Resort 473 Mora Road, Forks, WA 98331 360-374-7447 1indakeen@qriverresort.com Bruce Hanify, At Large (Individual) 360-562-2205 BruceHanifv@msn.com Don Grafstrom, Past President Professional Realty Services 884 Bear Creek Road, Port Angeles 98363 360-327-3609 Home 360-640-0499 Cell don@forks-washington.com Renee Rux, Quileute Oceanside Resort Quileute Tribal Representative PO Box 67 LA Push, WA 98350 (360) 640-1729 cell resort.manager@quileutetribe.com Tim Fletcher Mayor & City of Forks Representative 500 E. Division, Forks, WA 98331 360-374-5412 Work timf@forkswashington.org fletcher790gmail.com STAFF: Lissy Andros Executive Director P.O. Box 1267, Forks, WA 98331 360-374-2531 Chamber 903-360-4449 Cell director@forkswa.com (work) lissyandros@hotmail.com (personal) Updated 12/17/2020 FORKOM 95" 1 MM 4:47 PU Pp a Form 990 Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (w may nm Wider section SM(sc}, W. or 4M(a)(1) of to Internal Revenue Code (accept prhnb fourWauons) W"*Mnl d Ti = ► Do not enter social securtgr numbers on thh form as N may be made public. 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Pilw Year cawt Yter 220 030 229 767 132,569 83,744 9 Progmm servloe rowel us (Part Vlll. line 2g) _ ..... . ...... .. ................... 10 Imes4nemt income (Part All. column (A), Ares 3.4. and 7d) 366 220 11 Other revenue (Pad Vlu. column (A), lines 5, Gd, Sc, 9c, 10fw and 11e) .. 54,549 44,847 407,514 358,578 12 Total revenue- add Orley 8 Vroug h 11 must Muel Part Vlll column Arm M 13 Grants and similar amounts paid (Part K column (A). Ones 1--3) 19,275 0 0 14 Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), One 4) 19 Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part K column (A), lines 5-10) 109,515 125 00 3 0 16aProfessional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), One 11e) bTotal fundralsErrg expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) ► 17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines i 1s-11d. 111-24e) 301,681 - r' 264,521 19 Total expenses. Add lines 13-17 (must equal Part IX, column (A). One 25) 430,471 389,524 19 Revenue lase nsee. Subtract line 18 fi' m tine 12 -22 957 If dClrrat Year End of Yaw 183,030 160 201 20 Total assets (Pon X. line 16) I 21 Total liabilities (Part X. One 26) 22 t�et assets or find belenlcee. SubbaCt one 21 frorn line ,20 6,300 14,417 176,7301 145,784 nature emit Under pwmVm of paW. I declare that I have examined this i t w Inrfrfdnp ecoompanylrg schedules and Asterrlerft and 1a the best of my knowledge and belief, It is bus, calrect. and complete. Declaration of preparar (oewr awn ofOoar) is based on all inramstbn of which psparsr has any luwwletips. Sign swmnatof5ar Oyu Here ' CHRISTI BARON PRESIDENT Type a pnd nary and Mn Prh T"o prepow s rwm ewe a I o.t. o.,* F-1 e Prw Paid MMX"M sA crow Pnpaner Ftmrs name ! SA Use Only P . l.r 4 Y +: 17e• , P00293490 cimrtwdm ► FORKS SPA 98331 mown, 360-374-2275 My the IRS discuss this return with the preparer shown above? (see h*ructions) . Yea No For Pope &v& Reduction Ad Hod- an the separate insouctione. Fan, M19) om Dear Jefferson County LTAC, We would like to respectfully request a total of $41,250 ($14470.00 2020 Award Allocated to 2021) from Jefferson County LTAC for marketing and staffing to promote the western portion of Jefferson County. The request includes staffing costs for two Kalaloch Ranger Station staff members from May 14 --- September 30, 2021. This staffing allows the Ranger Station to stay open to visitors all through the summer, five days per week 5-14 to 6-17, and seven days per week beginning 6- 18. It provides information, assistance, and personal attention to travelers. It also includes staffing at the Forks Visitor Information Center for an average of 20 hours per week. The Forks Visitor Information Center is the only year-round, open daily (except New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas) Visitor Information Center on the west end of Clallam and Jefferson County. In 2020, we were probably the only visitor center open consistently since June 15t. While we are located in Clallam County, not Jefferson County, we are the same community. We offer information on lodging, businesses and destinations in Jefferson County. We mail out packets to those seeking area information, including personalized email packets. Our facility retains records of numbers of visitors with our visitor count on the next page. We have a proven track record of providing quality information and services and it shows with our steady (and increasing in some months) visitor numbers. In 2021 we hope to expand our "Lodging Concierge Service" to assist travelers with "day of lodging needs. Our goal is to keep visitors in our area longer, so our area lodging businesses thrive which adds lodging tax dollars to our area. With this service, we will be available and on call until 9pm from May 22-25, then weekends until July. We will be on call daily until August 29. We have requested 15% of our overall budget of this program from Jefferson County. Jefferson County tourism would benefit by travelers staying in the area longer, which increases occupancy, adds to lodging tax funds, and to area sales tax. It keeps people in the area which results in meals, services, food, souvenirs, and fuel being purchased, and may result in the traveler visiting the area again. This service would be available to Forks and the west end of Jefferson County, and would be open to all lodging businesses operating with a UBI#, within our west end geographical area. We also have opportunities to participate in ad co-ops with Olympic Peninsula Tourism Commission to promote off peak season travel. We mail packets, each containing information featuring the Rain Forest Country Adventure Map to "bulk" addresses and those who request information from us personally. This map is also given out to the thousands of people who enter our Visitor Center and who visit the Kalaloch Visitor Center, along with other visitor centers throughout Washington. Our marketing, along with the marketing of our partners in the area, and the Olympic Peninsula Tourism Commission has resulted in a huge increase of visitors to the Hoh Rainforest. This has been seen with the increase in wait times to get in to the ONP section of the rain forest. New this year, we are excited to have one of the three Gravel Unravel races taking place in the Hoh Rainforest. From the Peninsula Adventure Sports website "Gravel Unravel is a brand new endurance bicycle event series on the gravel road systems of the Olympic Peninsula. Each event will have short, medium, and long courses, and all are followed by food and beer. *Food and beer provided according to covid guidelines in place on race day." This new bicycle event will draw people from all over Washington and the PNW. The race is competitive and also features a non-competitive opportunity for those who want to ride it for leisure, or use E-bikes! Of the three races in the series, two will be held in Jefferson County. We hope to support this new event by using lodging funds to market the event to bring tourists to Jefferson County. In summary, we diligently work to market the western portion of Jefferson County, just as we do Clallam County, Forks, and the surrounding area — all of which is first and foremost, our community. We work to increase overnight stays in area lodging establishments. We strive to bring people here in the off-peak season, when the rain forest is at its most beautiful and beaches are perfect for storm watching and strolling. Thank you for your time and consideration. 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As in previous years, we will employ two Kalaloch staff -members from the donated funds. Birdie James will be full-time from May 14 through the end of September (784 hours), and the remainder will be spent on coverage on her off days (240 hours). The Kalaloch Ranger Station will be staffed 5 days/week starting on 5/14/21, and 7 days/week from 6/18 to 9/30/21. Great to hear from you and happy holidays! Thank You, —Jared From: director@forkswa.com <director@forkswa.com> Sent: Monday, December 14, 202012:09 PM To: Low, Jared W <Jared_Low@nps.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Kalaloch Visitor Center staffing This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. Hi Jared, Hope you are doing wells Things are finally slowing down a bit out here. Summer was crazy as you know @ I'm working on the Jefferson County lodging tax application and I need information regarding the staff person for Kalaloch in 2021. Can you give me a cost estimate for the staffer for next year? I also need a breakdown with start and finish date, and number of hours, etc. Planning for best case scenario, of course. Please let me know if you have any questions.