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Tourist Development Special Event Grant Award to Promote Florida’s Adventure Coast Special Events in FY 2027
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
The Tourist Development Council has recommended approval of a Special Events Marketing Grant to Demetri’s Solutions, LLC in support for promotion of its annual fall festival known as Harvest Moon Fun Farm. The festival features a corn maze, pumpkin patches, haunted attractions, live entertainment, food trucks, and other family-friendly activities, beginning the last week of September and continuing through the first weekend in November.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVES
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FINANCIAL IMPACT
Funding in the amount of $5,000 will be budgeted in the following account for FY 27:
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Fund: Tourist Development Tax Fund - B120, Department Tourism - 132, Account: Operating-Promo Activities - 534804
LEGAL NOTE
The Board has authority to act on this matter pursuant to Chapter 125, Florida Statutes.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board approve the Tourist Development Council's recommendation to award a Special Event Marketing Grant to Demetri’s Solution, LLC for the Harvest Moon Fun Farm in the amount of $5,000.