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Dayton Chamber Awarded $17,653 from Travel Nevada for Outdoor Recreation Brochure
The Nevada Division of Tourism and Travel Nevada have notified the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce of the award of a $17,653.00 Rural Marketing Grant to distribute up to 20,000 Outdoor Recreational Brochures and 10,000 Dayton and Mound House maps. This is the largest award the Dayton Chamber has ever received from Travel Nevada.
In 2020, the Chamber was awarded $3,500 and then an additional $14,150 in COVID-19 funds to print and distribute 30,000 maps of Dayton and Mound House. To date, a total of 18,000 maps have been distributed throughout California, northern Nevada, and Lyon County.
In 2021, the Chamber was awarded $10,000 to print and distribute 22,500 Outdoor Recreation Brochures featuring an off-highway vehicle map of the Pine Nuts and Flowery Range, as well as a list of all neighborhood parks, RV Parks, State Parks, camping sites, and nearby commercial lodging. The "Portal to the Pine Nuts and the Gateway to the Comstock" brochure will be ready for distribution in January 2022.
This 2022 Award funds additional distribution and printing of both the map and outdoor recreation brochure.
Brittnee Somers, VP of Events for the Chamber, said "we are grateful for the support from Travel Nevada and the Nevada State Department of Tourism. for our rural marketing efforts. The Dayton Area and Lyon County offer excellent outdoor recreation and historical tourism opportunities and represent why we love living here! Lyon County has a lot of dirt roads to explore." Somers, a local realtor, has served on the board for five years and also heads up the two day Dayton Valley Days festival.
Larry Gongaware, owner and operator of Larry's Gourmet Coffee House, noted "The Chamber is re-branding and re-positioning the Dayton Valley and the "Portal to the Pine Nuts" brochure signals that Dayton (and Lyon County) is a premier outdoor recreation destination. We are ecstatic to hear about this award." Larry's Gourmet Coffee House is only 0.8 mile from the entrance to the Pine Nut recreation area and is a favorite stop for OHV enthusiasts.
For more information on how to receive brochures for your business, please call (775) 246-7909 or e-mail at daytonnvchamber@gmail.com.