Projects
•    Virginia Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Civil War Committee – hosting second digital scanning session April 13, 2011; hosting the HistoryMobile in 2011
•    Agri Tourism workshop had 47 participants
•    Launching a tourism marketing initiative for the Route 151 corridor – received grant from Virginia Winery Association
•    Submitted Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs specialty crop grant applications (cider apples) -
•    Management Team liaison for Dept. of Housing and Community Development planning grant project for Monticello Artisan Trail network
•    Assisting with the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild and Virginia Manufacturing Association – Virginia Beer Cup is set for May 20-21
•    Coordinating tourism program for TransDominion Express with regional partners
•    Crozet Tunnel project – applying for Virginia Tourism Corporation marketing funds
•    Shenandoah National Park 75th anniversary celebration coordinator
•    Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services local rural economic development directors committee
•    Marketing regional brewery trail – Brew Ridge Trail – www.brewridgetrail.com just re-vamped

Meetings:
March 1 – Nelson 151
March 2 – Nelson 151
March 3 – Nelson 151
March 4 – Albemarle County Agribusiness roundtable
March 8 – Virginia Tourism Corporation
March 8 – Nelson 151
March 9 – Shenandoah National Park 75th anniversary
March 10 – Artisan Trail
March 11 – VA Dept. of Agriculture Agritourism workshop
March 14 – EDA-Small Business Development Center Agritourism workshop
March 16 – National Business College
March 22 – James River presentation
March 23 – Nelson 151
March 24 – Nelson 151
March 24 – Artisan Trail
March 25 – Broadband
March 28 – Broadband
March 29 – Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services local rural economic
development directors
March 31- Wintergreen Resort

264 visitors to Montebello Hatchery in March

Tourism Statistics
March 2011            Fiscal YTD         March 2010   Fiscal YTD
Phone        632            4559        602        4239
Internet         211,198        1,956,848    211,001        1,966,237
Walk In      606            8734         534        7960

Taxes         February 2010            Fiscal YTD         February 2009   Fiscal YTD
Lodging    $51,830        323,265        55,175        305,291
Meals        $61,005        465,003        58,495        405,513

Projects
•    Virginia Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Civil War Committee – hosting second digital scanning session April 13, 2011; hosting the HistoryMobile in 2011
•    Agri Tourism workshop re-scheduled for March 14
•    Launching a tourism marketing initiative for the Route 151 corridor – received grant from Virginia Winery Association
•    Working with Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs and regional hop growers on specialty crop grant applications (cider apples)
•    Management Team liaison for Dept. of Housing and Community Development planning grant project for Monticello Artisan Trail network
•    Assisting with the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild and Virginia Manufacturing Association – Virginia Beer Cup is set for May 20-21
•    Coordinating tourism program for TransDominion Express with regional partners
•    Crozet Tunnel project – applying for Virginia Tourism Corporation marketing funds
•    Shenandoah National Park 75th anniversary celebration coordinator
•    Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services local rural economic development directors committee
•    Marketing regional brewery trail – Brew Ridge Trail – second collaborative brew is set for February 4

Meetings:
February 2 – Economic Development Authority
February 3 – Brew Ridge Trail second collaborative beer
February 7 – Crozet Tunnel
February 8 – Turman Tye bond
February 9 – Broadband
February 10 – Artisan Trail
February 11 – Broadband
February 14 – Crozet Tunnel
February 16 – VA Dept. of Agriculture
February 17 – Virginia Winery Association
February 18 – Virginia Beer Cup
February 22 – 151 project
February 23 – Broadband
February 24 – Virginia Beer Cup
February 28 – 151 project

105 visitors to Montebello Hatchery in January

Tourism Statistics
February 2011            Fiscal YTD         February 2010   Fiscal YTD
Phone        399            3927        331        3637
Internet         211,123        1,745,650    210,213        1,755,236
Walk In    398            8128        364        7426

Taxes         January 2010            Fiscal YTD         January 2009   Fiscal YTD
Lodging    $56,493        271,112        52,116        250,116
Meals        $57,438        395,036        57,721        347,018

Projects
•    Working with regional lodging facilities to market Wintergreen ski packages
•    Virginia Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Civil War Committee – hosting second digital scanning session April 13, 2011; hosting the HistoryMobile in 2011
•    Agri Tourism workshop re-scheduled for March 14
•    Launching a tourism marketing initiative for the Route 151 corridor
•    Working with Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs and regional hop growers on two specialty crop grant applications (hopes and cider apples)
•    Management Team liaison for Dept. of Housing and Community Development planning grant project for Monticello Artisan Trail network
•    Assisting with the new Virginia Craft Brewers Guild and Virginia Manufacturing Association – planning a new festival
•    Coordinating tourism program for TransDominion Express with regional partners
•    Crozet Tunnel project – working to secure funding Virginia Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Civil War and Virginia Tourism Corporation
•    Shenandoah National Park 75th anniversary celebration coordinator
•    Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services local rural economic development directors committee
•    Marketing regional brewery trail – Brew Ridge Trail – second collaborative brew is set for February 4
•    Assisting with Buy Local projects with Economic Development Authority

Meetings:
January 5 – Amtrak marketing
January 5 – Bike Festival
January 5 – Dept. of Business Assistance
January 6 – Economic Development Authority
January 6 – Broadband
January 7 – Artisan Trail
January 11 – Crozet Tunnel
January 12 – Broadband
January 13 – Artisan Trail
January 13 – Broadband
January 18 – Greenlands Asset
January 18 – Dog Days Festival
January 19 – Broadband
January 19 – business networking
January 20 – Small Business Development Center
January 20 – Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development
January 20 – Crozet Tunnel
January 24 – Virginia Partnership for Economic Development
January 26 – Broadband
January 27 – Economic Development Authority
January 27 – Wintergreen Resort
January 28 – Colleen Business Park
January 28 – Broadband
January 31 – Broadband

25 visitors to Montebello Hatchery in January

Tourism Statistics
January 2011            Fiscal YTD         January 2010   Fiscal YTD
Phone        619            3528        602        3306
Internet         210,998        1,534,527    210,111        1,545,023
Walk In    498            7730        470        7062

Taxes         December 2010            Fiscal YTD         December 2009   Fiscal YTD
Lodging    $56,167        214,619        53,928           198,000
Meals        $61,948        337,598        47,924           289,297

Projects
•    Working with regional lodging facilities to market Wintergreen ski packages
•    Virginia Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Civil War Committee – hosted digital scanning session December 5
•    Agri Tourism workshop set for January 12
•    Launching a tourism marketing initiative for the Route 151 corridor
•    Working with Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs and regional hop growers on two specialty crop grant applications (hopes and cider apples)
•    Management Team liaison for Dept. of Housing and Community Development planning grant project for Monticello Artisan Trail network
•    Assisting with the new Virginia Craft Brewers Guild and Virginia Manufacturing Association – planning a new festival
•    Coordinating tourism program for TransDominion Express with regional partners
•    Assisting with Crozet Tunnel project
•    Shenandoah National Park 75th anniversary celebration coordinator
•    Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services local rural economic development directors committee
•    Marketing regional brewery trail – Brew Ridge Trail
•    Assisting with Buy Local projects with Economic Development Authority

December Meetings
December 1 – The Festy
December 1 – Crozet Tunnel
December 2 – Broadband
December 2 – Economic Development Authority
December 6 – Artisan Trail
December 7 – Dog Days Festival
December 9 – Artisan Trail
December 14 – Cville Weekly
December 15 – Library of Virginia Civil War project
December 15 – Planning Commission
December 16 – Broadband
December 17 – Broadband
December 21 – Dog Days Festival
December 22 – Wintergreen Resort
December 29 – Broadband

33 visitors to Montebello Hatchery in December

Tourism Statistics
December 2011            Fiscal YTD         December 2010   Fiscal YTD
Phone        401            2909        338           2704
Internet         207,655        1,323,529    206,758           1,334,912
Walk In

Taxes         November 2011            Fiscal YTD         November 2010   Fiscal YTD
Lodging    $45,526        274,391        39,265            241,373
Meals        $19,169        157,116        19,354            144,072

Projects
•    Assisting with the green infrastructure inventory program
•    Working with regional lodging facilities to market Wintergreen ski packages
•    Successful Social Media workshop set for November 17 and Agri Tourism workshop set for January 12
•    Launching a tourism marketing initiative for the Route 151 corridor
•    Working with Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs and regional hop growers on a specialty crop grant applications (hopes and cider apples)
•    Management Team liaison for Dept. of Housing and Community Development planning grant project for Monticello Artisan Trail network
•    Assisting with the new Virginia Craft Brewers Guild and Virginia Manufacturing Association – planning a new festival
•    Coordinating tourism program for TransDominion Express with regional partners
•    Assisting with Crozet Tunnel project
•    Shenandoah National Park 75th anniversary celebration coordinator
•    Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services local rural economic development directors committee
•    Marketing regional brewery trail – Brew Ridge Trail
•    Assisting with Buy Local projects with Economic Development Authority
•    Virginia Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Civil War Committee

November Meetings
November 1 – Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
November 2 – Dept. of Housing and Community Development
November 3 – Economic Development Authority
November 4-5 – Shenandoah National Park 75th anniversary
November 6 – Virginia Film Festival
November 8 – Artisan Trail
November 8 – Afton-Greenwood Historic District
November 9 – Economic Development Authority
November 10 – Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services local rural economic development directors
November 11 – Artisan Trail
November 15 – Central Virginia Small Business Development Center seminar
November 15 – Wintergreen Resort
November 17 – Economic Development Authority
November 17 – Green Asset project public meeting
November 18 – IRS webinar
November 18 – Artisan Trail town meeting
November 23 – Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development
November 29 – Crozet Tunnel Foundation
November 30 – Green Asset projecy
November 30 – Summer Solstice Festival
November 30 – The Festy
November 30 – Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs specialty crop grant applications

368 visitors to Montebello Hatchery in November

Tourism Statistics
October 2011            Fiscal YTD         October 2010   Fiscal YTD
Phone        402            2508        382        2366
Internet         210,987        1,115,874        204,248        1,128,154
Walk In    1680            6799        932        6223

Taxes         September 2011            Fiscal YTD         September 2010   Fiscal YTD
Lodging    $33,357        228,517        51,758        202,108
Meals        $33,868        137,199        58,643        124,718