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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 18 > Event funding hits a snag

Event funding hits a snag

Visit Bend's decision to end its grant program makes life harder for events like BendFilm and Balloons Over Bend

By Jeff McDonald / The Bulletin
June 18, 2008

Bend’s tourism-promotion agency announced plans Tuesday to eliminate its $80,000 grant program starting July 1, leaving some area events without the marketing money that event organizers say they need to attract out-of-town visitors.

Visit Bend, which saw its budget cut 5 percent by....

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