Visitors bureau announces grant recipients

The Fairfield Iowa Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced its 2012 grant recipients, awarding $11,500 to assist with the promotion of 24 local events and activities.

The visitors bureau awarded grants for the following events: Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk Youth Art; 1st Fridays Art Walk Film Festival; Southeast Iowa Blues Society Kick the Blues Concert; 1st Fridays Art Walk Photography: Through the Lens; 1st Fridays Art Walk Lost and Found Art; 1st Fridays Art Walk Art in Motion; 1st Fridays Art Walk Rhythm and Art; Brigham Young University Ballroom Dance Company; Brigham Young University Living Legends; Society of Fairfield Italian Americans All Things Italian Street Festival; 1st Fridays Art Walk Party in the Park; 1st Fridays Art Walk Bark in the Park; 1st Fridays Art Walk Harvest Fest; Sac and Fox Lapidary Club?s Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show; 1st Fridays Art Walk Oktoberfest; 1st Fridays Art Walk Artisan Show; 1st Fridays Art Walk Holiday Extravaganza; Fairfield Farmers Market; Live On the Square Summer Concert Series; Werner Elmker?s Request Recital; Hometown Harvest Farm Crawl; and Fairfield Art Association and Midwest Pollinators Biodiversity Programs. The grant program also supports the 2012 Fairfield photo contest.

?The bureau is excited to support the 2012 grant program recipients that serve Fairfield area residents, organizations and visitors with exciting events,? said Rustin Lippincott, executive director of the visitors bureau.

The bureau?s grant program assists Fairfield and Jefferson County organizations in providing excellent cultural, civic and educational programs which attract visitors, increase the quality of life for residents and provide exposure for Fairfield as a destination.

The program distributes financial assistance following the submission of receipts and invoices, and review of grantee compliance of conditions set forth in the bureau?s grant application. The bureau, along with the grant funds, offers assistance in marketing, public relations and event planning to grant recipients. The grant program is supported by Fairfield?s lodging tax, created in 2001 by popular ballot.

For information on the Fairfield Iowa Convention and Visitors Bureau grant program, visit TravelFairfieldIowa.com or call 472-2828.