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Visitors Bureau
awards six grants in 2018
GREENVILLE, OH – The Darke County Visitors Bureau released the names of
the recipients of the 2018 Darke County Tourism Grants. This year, six
recipients were chosen (up from four in 2017) – The Annie Oakley
Festival Committee’s Cowboy Mounted Shooting Contest, Versailles
Poultry Days, Main Street Greenville’s Popcorn & Prohibition event,
the Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum’s Run for the Rails 5K, the Fort
Greene Ville Muzzle Loader’s Wayne’s Legion Historical Encampment at
the Gathering at Garst, and the Treaty City Motorcycle Club’s “Best of
Ohio Summer Series.”
“We set a record for the number of applications received for our grant
program, which is now in its tenth year,” said Matt Staugler, executive
director of the Darke County Visitors Bureau. “The board felt that due
to the quality of the applicants and the increased number of
applications, we’d commit more resources to supporting events that
bring visitors to Darke County. Geographically, we’re also touching
several communities around the county, which is great to see.” Since
its inception, financial commitments from the Tourism Grant Program
have totaled over $23,000 to local organizations and events.
The Tourism Grant Program is designed to enable event organizers to be
more successful by subsidizing their marketing budgets to reach more
potential visitors. Funds are available to non-profit organizations
sponsoring special events and programs in Darke County. Grants are
awarded on a competitive basis.
“We were very pleased to see a lot of new applicants this year, and we
always encourage organizations who are looking to start new events in
Darke County to take advantage of this opportunity for support and
expertise from the Visitors Bureau,” continued Staugler.
To learn more about these events as well as other festivals and
activities taking place in Darke County, please visit
www.VisitDarkeCounty.org.
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