Do you feel like tax dollars get spent without your input? Well here is a chance to help make a choice. Of course we are talking about a tiny, minuscule, insignificant amount in the scheme of things $5,000 - $10,000. But, go ahead, feel empowered. This amount is the grant funding offered from Puget Sound Partnership to Econets across the region. KEEP (Kitsap Environmental Education Programs) qualifies as an Econet group so is diving in for the dollars. There is a total of $100,000 to be distributed across the Puget Sound Region to support the Puget Sound Starts Here campaign. I heard that the Partnership paid a lobbyist $400,000??? KEEP will be in competition with the 12 other Econets in the region for this pittance.
Members of KEEP brainstormed ideas to submit for grant funding. Of course, they gave us oodles of time to submit . . letters of intent have to be in by September 10. The top two ideas must be submitted to KEEP by tomorrow, September 2, to give time for letters to be written. So . . .click on your top two choices TODAY.
#1 Ad Space with Blog Component
Monies would be used to purchase online and print advertising space in local newspapers. Print ads would actually look like a written column. The ad would be linked to a blog. Articles/blogs would be written in turn by different members of KEEP and highlight the health of Puget Sound as well as events thus expanding on last year's grant-funded project. These ads had a phenomenal click through rate last year.
#2 Coaster in bars/restaurants
Purchasing coasters with facts regarding the health of Puget Sound. These coasters would be distributed to bars and restaurants throughout Kitsap.
#3 Movie Trailers
Run short film clips of under Puget Sound or already created Puget Sound Starts Here ads at movie theaters.
#4 Ferry boat advertising
Large ads on boats to raise awareness among daily riders and tourists alike.
#5 Boater Education
Provide a device called the "No Spill" to boaters while fueling. This simple device prevents fuel spills and would include a message on the bottle itself.
Take the opportunity to help choose a project. Vote now.
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