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Mission Statement: <br />2021-2022 <br />Program of ""work <br />a <br />The Paris Visitors & Convention Council will provide all necessary services and information to <br />visitors/tourists, and develop programs to attract meetings, conventions, sports events, groups, and <br />other activities that will produce economic benefits for the Paris community. <br />PROJECTS: <br />• Endeavor to attract groups and individuals by providing marketing materials, e.g. social media videos, literature, <br />website information, calendar of events, visitor and newcomer guides, maps, historical tour guides, and brochures. <br />• Promote Paris and Lamar County as an event location to meeting and event planners. <br />• Work with existing partners to continue and expand annual events. <br />• Evaluate and potentially offer funding for events that bring 'heads -in -beds.' <br />• Encourage civic clubs and local businesses to hold meetings and events in Paris <br />• Collaborate with Paris Main Street and Paris Downtown Association and assist with events. <br />• Biking Destination <br />• Wedding Destination <br />Develop and broaden existing events <br />Bolster promotion of area attractions: <br />• Tour de Paris Bicycle Rally <br />• <br />Eiffel Tower topped with red cowboy hat <br />• "Hell of North Texas" Gravel Grind <br />• <br />Red River Valley Veterans Memorial <br />partnering with Tour de Paris <br />• <br />Trail de Paris and the North East Texas <br />• Paris Balloon Festival and Music Festival <br />Trail <br />• ASA "Southwest Shootout" Archery <br />• <br />Sam Bell Maxey House <br />Tournament <br />• <br />Lake Crook <br />• Southern Drag Boat Races <br />• <br />Pat Mayse Lake <br />• Two separate square-dance conventions <br />• <br />Historic Downtown <br />• Antique car events <br />• <br />Lamar County Courthouse <br />• Fishing tournaments <br />• <br />Historic Evergreen Cemetery <br />• Golf tournaments <br />• <br />Lamar County Historical Museum <br />• Baseball and Softball tournaments <br />• <br />Valley of the Caddo Museum and Cultural <br />• Motorcycle rides and events <br />Center <br />• Indoor Archery Tournament <br />• <br />Lamar County Historical Genealogy Library <br />• Trail Racing Across Texas <br />• <br />John Chisum Monument <br />• Golf Events <br />• <br />Promote Historical Trolley Tours <br />• Pump Track <br />• <br />Paris Community Theatre <br />• TMBRA <br />• <br />Love Civic Center <br />• New events for the NETT <br />0 <br />Promote the expansion of the NETT <br />