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Paris Visitors and Convention Council Activity Report <br />Last two quarters of events and room nights <br />Jiully, 2017 <br />Dixie Youth Baseball North Division IAAA State Tournament — funded $1975.00 — 482 room nights <br />Dixie Youth Baseball North Division 2AAA State Tournament - funded $1975.00 — 476 room nights <br />Tour de Paris Bicycle Rally — Hotels/Motels all along the loop were full and we had people tell us they <br />had to stay out of town because they could not find a room in Paris. <br />Paris Balloon and Music Festival partnering with Tour de Paris - funded $2075.00 — 100 plus room nights <br />Southern Drag Boat Race "Paris Grand Prix" - contract to fund $10,000 — 65 plus room nights <br />August, 2017 <br />49th Annual Bug Tussle Antique Car Trek - funded $900.00 —44 room nights <br />September, 2017 <br />Chaparral Square Dance Convention — Bid on group over 22 years ago and provided Civic Center— 116 <br />room nights <br />Hurricane hampered the attendance of this event. <br />Backyard Blowout at Heritage Hall - funded $2000.00 - 47 room nights <br />Southern Gospel Music Association — Attracted weekend event by providing Civic Center - 60 room <br />nights <br />New Quarter —October 2017 thru December 2017 <br />October 2017 <br />OctoberFest — Two-day event at Gibraltar Downtown — funded $1200.00 — room nights - 20 <br />Paris Antique Fair — two-day event at Gibraltar Downtown — Funded $1300.00 - room nights - 21 <br />Main Trading Hamfest — funded — $1800.00 - room nights - 57 <br />TexPack Square Dance Convention at Paris Fairgrounds— Funded $2000.00 — room nights - 136 <br />Mustang Scooter Convention at Love Civic Center— Bid on group to come to Paris, provided Civic Center <br />for them to display their scooters - room nights 75 <br />City of Paris "Festival of Pumpkins" — funded $1500.00, - room nights - 25 <br />