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Indiana Dunes Tourism granted Porter County businesses totalling $38,100

Friday, November 29, 2019

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Of late, according to a release, Indiana Dunes Tourism was awarded grants totaling $38,100 to Porter County businesses and organizations via its annual Tourism Promotion Grant Program.

 

The grants would help in the building of new attraction sites and the organization and marketing of festival, events, meetings, conventions and sports tournaments that promote visitation, the release emphasized.

 

The tourism bureau’s 2020 grant recipients are as follows: NWI Food Council; Art Barn School of Art; Chautauqua in the Dunes; Chesterton/Porter Rotary Club; Duneland Chamber of Commerce; Gabis Arboretum at Purdue Northwest; Lutheran Music Program; Portage Township YMCA; Porter County Sheriff’s Department; Association of Artists and Craftsmen of Porter County (The Chesterton Art Center); Duneland Economic Development Co. Inc.; Kankakee Valley Historical Society; Lake County Historical Society; LTC Media LLC; Museums of Porter County; Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foundation; Northwest Indiana Paddling Association Inc.; Portage Township Live Entertainment Association; Portage Township Parks and Recreation; Lutheran Basketball Association of America; and Northwest Indiana Junior Golf Association.

 

“Every year we are thrilled to see our community organizations stepping up to improve the Indiana Dunes area,” Sandy Remijas, operations director of Indiana Dunes Tourism and the Tourism Promotion Grant Program manager, said in the release. “These grants allow us to offer support that may not be available anywhere else.”

 

Grants can be utilized for developing attractions, along with covering advertising, printing and promotional expenses that pull visitors to the area and encourage overnight stays. Also, the funds can be used to create brochures, websites and other tools that promote visitation additionally.

 

“As a tourism entity, we are constantly striving to further improve the product and economic development of our region,” Lorelei Weimer, executive director of Indiana Dunes Tourism, said in the release. “The Indiana Dunes Tourism Promotion Grant Program helps our local organizations grow, benefiting both tourists and residents alike.”

 

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