HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/10/2018 Item 5, Mitchell
Purrington, Teresa
From:Tom Mitchell <mitchell.tom13@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July
To:E-mail Council Website
Cc:Cano, Molly
Subject:Support of the PCC Recommendations
Good Day,
We would like the Council to consider approving the PCC recommendations for this year’s funding.
I represent the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum. We host the Central Coast Railroad Festival each October. Last year
thanks to the City’s generous support we were able to promote the event in a variety of media outlets. One in particular
“Westways”, the ACSC monthly publication, helped draw approximately 1700 attendees to some portion of our event. I
use this as an example as the 2” X 2” Black and White ad we ran in the September issue cost over $2,500. Another
outlet, KCBS Radio, in the Bay Area cost $1,200 for ten 15 second commercials on their radio station.
The money raised by this event helped support the Museum and it’s outreach programs in the community. These
include our Operation Lifesaver, Boy Scout Merit Badge program, the Third Grade history program through the local
schools and others.
Without the City’s support through the PCC Grant program, we could not have run either of these promotions.
We would like to extend our appreciation to the City, the PCC and Molly Cano for your continued support.
Tom Mitchell
Events Coordinator
San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
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