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i <br />Mission Statement: <br />2024-2025,,"r� l <br />Program of Work 9,= <br />,. <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 />Work with City to promote Lake Crook and events. <br />Develop and broaden existing events: I Bolster promotion of area attractions <br />• Tour de Paris Bicycle Rally <br />• Eiffel Tower topped with red cowboy hat <br />• "Hell of North Texas" Gravel Grind partnering with Tour <br />• Red River Valley Veterans Memorial <br />de Paris <br />• Trail de Paris and the North East Texas Trail <br />• Paris Balloon Festival and Music Festival <br />. Sam Bell Maxey House <br />• ASA Southwest Shootout"Archery Tournament <br />• Lake Crook <br />• Southern Drag Boat Races <br />• Pat Mayse Lake <br />• Two separate square-dance conventions <br />+ Historic Downtown <br />• Antique car events <br />• Lamar County Courthouse <br />• Fishing tournaments <br />• Historic Evergreen Cemetery <br />• Golf tournaments <br />• Lamar County Historical Museum <br />• Baseball and Softball tournaments <br />• Volley of the Caddo Museum and Cultural Center <br />• Motorcycle rides and events <br />+ Lamar County Historical Genealogy Library <br />• indoor Archery Tournament <br />• John Chisum Monument <br />• Blaze Traits Running <br />• Promote Historical Trolley Tours <br />• Gotf Events <br />• Paris Community Theatre <br />• Pump Track Events <br />• Love Civic Center <br />• TMBRA -Barber Hills <br />• Promote the expansion of the NETT <br />• New events for the NETT <br />• Heads in beds <br />• Concerts Downtown and Civic Center <br />• Pump Track <br />• Outlaw Drag Boats <br />• Pickleball Courts <br />• let tribe let Ski <br />• Barber Hills <br />• Kayak Adventure Series <br />• Farmers Market <br />