A Right-To-Know request for tourism grants awarded by Dauphin county commissioners on July 29, 2015 provides an interesting read.

Take a look at the limited information provided by the commissioners as to the actual recipients of some of the grant funding.

Item S. Tourism 1%

3. Dauphin County Parks & Recreation - $30,000

RTK request page 26 of the PDF

Thirty thousand dollars, a bottle of Merlot, and the reality television show OCC American Xtreme.

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Wednesday July 29, 2015. Hotel tax tourism grants.

Dauphin county commissioners approved the following grants.

A 20 second vote with no description or discussion.

R. Tourism Grants (2%):

1. American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic - $2,000

2. CREDC - $7,500

3. CD East Panther Basketball Camp - $2,500

4. Communities in Schools PA - $10,000

5. Gamut Theatre Group, Inc. - $10,000

6. Halifax Fire Department - $5,000

7. Harrisburg Area YMCA-East Shore Branch - $10,000

8. Harrisburg Beer Week - $2,000

9. Hershey Centrals - $2,500

10. Hershey Figure Skating Club - $5,000

11. Hershey Symphony Orchestra - $10,000

12. Lighten Up Harrisburg - $2,500

13. Linglestown 250 Committee - $5,000

14. Middletown Area Historical Society - $2,000

15. The Technology Council of Central PA - $10,000

2% Total grants $86,000

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S. Tourism Grants (1%):

1. Cyrene Lodge #169 - $18,000

2. Capitol Area Forerunners - $13,555.44

3. Dauphin County Parks & Recreation - $30,000

4. Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society (Friends of City Island) - $10,700.68

5. Hershey/Harrisburg Regional Visitors Bureau - $39,000

6. Londonderry Township - $20,000

7. Open Stage of Harrisburg - $15,000

8. Senators Partners LLC aka Harrisburg Senators Baseball Club - $40,000

9. Susquehanna Art Museum - $15,000

1% Total grants 201,256,12

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Total grant amount awarded $287,256.12

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