The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Year in Review Awards Gala took place at the Samoset Resort on Friday, May 20, 2022. The top award of the evening, the coveted Community Person of the Year Award, was presented to Deborah Meehan of Camden. For a complete recap of the evening's award recipients, click here.

Did you know that the Chamber has beautiful, lighted, free-standing kiosks at the Maine Visitor Centers in Kittery and Yarmouth?

In addition to showcasing the 2022 Jewel, there is room on each kiosk to display 4 member brochures/rack cards - 4" x 9" max size; you must be a Chamber member and a Maine Tourism Association member. For just $225/year, your rack card will be displayed in both locations! We currently have 2 slots open in Kittery and Yarmouth, available now on a first come, first served basis.

To participate in this high visibility display, please contact Amy Rollins at Amy@CamdenRockland.com or call her at 236-4404.

To see the items currently available and to donate an item, visit our Auction page here:

We are currently seeking items valued at $1,000 or more for our live auction and items valued at $100 or more for our silent auction. Thank you for your support!

This year's Chamber Challenge will be a scramble format with interactive contests throughout the afternoon. You'll enjoy 18 holes of golf with a cart, lunch, awards ceremony, goody bags for all players, and prizes. Open to the public.

$125 per player or $450 for a foursome.

Grab your co-workers and friends, and put together a team.

A variety of sponsorship opportunities are also available, many including a foursome. View our Chamber Challenge Golf Brochure here. and them visit our website to purchase your desired items.

Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, the 2022 edition of the Historic Downtown Camden Map, with updated listings of downtown Camden businesses, is now available. Shown in the photo is the billboard version of the map, which was installed on French & Brawn's Mechanic Street wall earlier this week.

Thanks to all of our advertisers who support this popular keepsake mapl Copies of the map can be picked up in our Information Centers.

The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce is currently hiring for part time seasonal staff for our Information Centers in Camden and Rockland. Duties include greeting visitors and answering questions about local businesses and attractions, answering phone and email inquiries, preparing mailings, and restocking rack cards. Schedule would be 3 or 4 days per week, and includes weekend hours. Position available for immediate start, and season will conclude in late October. $15 per hour. Please send resumes to Tom Peaco, President & CEO, at Tom@CamdenRockland.com.

The Chamber is pleased to introduce a new marketing initiative for members: Advertising in the Friday Report e-Newsletter. The Friday Report boasts a weekly circulation of nearly 1,800 and impressive stats.

Click below to learn more about this unique opportunity to present your message to a targeted audience or to reserve your space.

Each week, the Chamber features one of our members here in our Friday Report e-newsletter (distributed to over 2,000 emails), and on our Facebook (6,000 followers) and Instagram (1,100 followers) pages. Featured Member posts will link directly to your profile page on the Chamber website.

Please click below to complete the two easy steps to be considered as a Featured Member. Featured Members will be chosen randomly from the submissions received. We invite you to take advantage of this great Chamber member benefit to promote your business.

Maine Authors Publishing & Cooperative is the largest Maine-owned book publishing company in the state. As a cooperative-style, pay to publish we strictly vet the quality of books allowed in our trade catalog and authors featured in our annual Maine Authors Book festival.

To learn more about becoming a Featured Member, click here.

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Come spend the afternoon gardening at Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Lincolnville! Tanglewood’s gardens provide educational opportunities for youth, as well as fresh food for our Harvest for Health programming. More...

The Camden Public Library invites the public to the Camden Amphitheatre on Tuesday, June 7, at 6:00 p.m. for a special event marking the release of Breaking Bread: Essays from New England on Food, Hunger, and Family (Beacon Press). The book is a collection of essays by nearly seventy top literary talents and food writers who honor local foods, family, and community. More...

PAWS Animal Adoption Center is hitting the green this June for its third annual Spring Fling Golf Tournament, generously hosted by the Rockland Golf Club. The event is the first in a series of three golf tournaments presented by PAWS and one of the animal shelter’s largest annual fundraisers, featuring a hole-in-one contest, raffles, and prizes for the scoring top team. More...

At 5 Town CSD Adult & Community Education this summer we are offering “Art Trail Maine” with artist and teacher Deb Vendetti. Each Thursday trip affords approximately 3 hours to explore and create in a visually interesting location, followed by a relaxed lunch and an afternoon gallery visit. More...

Our online calendar is your guide to live & virtual events in the Camden-Rockland Region. Click here to view.

Have an event to share? Members are invited to share events on the Chamber Calendar. Login to your Chamber Profile Page to get started.

Members are invited to email Amy@CamdenRockland.com with details of goods, programs, products, or services they would like to offer to their fellow members. Please limit your offer to headline + 75 words and include an end date not to exceed 1 month.