AWSPFD Conference:

The 8th Annual PFD Conference of the Association of WA State PFDs will be held on May 13th at the KPFD financed facility, the Kitsap Conference Center at Bremerton Harborside. Click Here for more information and registration form.

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NOTE: 2013 Regular Meetings of the KPFD Board of Directors
Dates Approved in Resolution 04-2012:
  January 28                July 22 *
  February 25               August 26
  March 25                   September 23 *
  April 22 *                  October 28
  May 27 - cancelled     December 9 **
  June 24
* Fourth Monday of a five Monday month
** Board chose to combine the Nov & Dec meetings.

NOTE:

June 10. 2013 - Special Meeting of the PFD Board
       - to hear project funding proposals

Project Funding Proposals - the PFD will accept project funding proposals from its partners until May 31st, 2013. A specific Project Funding Package must be filed by the submitting partner(s) and instructions followed for eligibility, click here to get a pfd of the Package.

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Next 2013 Regular Meeting of the KPFD Board of Directors
Date:          Monday, June 24th, 2013
Time:          5:30 PM 
Location:     PFD Conference Room
                  9481 Silverdale Way NW, Suite 265
                  (Kitsap Credit Union building, 2nd floor)

Draft Agenda available here.

The Kitsap Public Facilities District has moved its principal office to:  9481 Silverdale Way NW, Suite 265, Silverdale, WA 98383. (click on this link for Google map)

Please contact the KPFD office 360-698-1885 if you have questions.

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The Kitsap PFD has up to $5K each for organizations that need promotion and marketing funds for an event/tournament being held this year at the Kitsap Convention Center; the Fairgrounds Pavilion or Presidents Hall; or the soccer/lacrosse fields at the NK Regional Event Center in Poulsbo.

This funding is available through the PFD EventFund awards, see more information at - www.kitsap-pfd.org/eventfund.html.

2013 KPFD EventFund Awards

Awards range from $500 to $5,000. Fund award decisions are competitive.

Following is the 2013-14 KPFD EventFund Award schedule.
 

	KPFD EventFund - ROUND I - OVER
	Nov 15, 2012:	Application Period Closed
	Jan 11, 2013:	Application Submission Deadline
	Jan 28, 2013:	Funding Request Presentation
	Feb   1, 2013:	Award Notification - Round I

	KPFD EventFund - ROUND II - June 2013 Cycle
	Feb 4, 2013:	Application Period Starts
	June   7, 2013:	Application Submission Deadline
	June 24, 2013:	Funding Request Presentation
	June 28, 2013:	Award Notification - Round II

Click here for the 2013 EventFund Application & Guidelines

The PFD is cooperating with Kitsap County and the Kitsap Peninsula Visitor and Convention Bureau (VCB) in a new tourism enhancement effort called the Kitsap Peninsula Facilities and Event Coalition. Check out more information about the KPFEC on the Happening page.

The intent of the coalition is to more effectively capitalize on the tourism opportunities and events in the future, through improved communication and cooperation between the owner/operators of the various facility and event destinations on the peninsula.

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Babe Ruth 2012 World Series in Kitsap was a great success!

On May 18th 2011, the contract was signed between the North Kitsap Babe Ruth organization and the Babe Ruth League, Inc. for the 2012 13-year old World Series to be held here in Kitsap County. The week-long World Series was played at Loeb Field complex at the Kitsap Fairgrounds and Event Center, ball fields improved over the years to tournament level quality facilities with both PFD and County funds.

This was the kind of event and its corresponding economic impact, estimated to be approaching $1 million, that the use of public funding for building or improving recreation and sports facilities was supposed to achieve.

The local chambers cooperated to provide a packet of special offers and discounts to encourage the visitors to use local businesses.

We are proud of the Kitsap County Parks Dept for keeping Field 1 in great tournament quality shape and are proud of the North Kitsap Babe Ruth for following through with their application and winning the 2012 World Series for Kitsap. More info here.

The event was live streamed online, the weather was great and the field was in great shape - I hope Kitsap County was displayed for all to see!

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