At the January Pen Bay Chamber board of directors meeting, outgoing chair Sheila Lowe was presented with a framed print of the 2022 Jewel of the Maine Coast cover, signed by all board members, as a token of thanks for her leadership over the past year. Pictured with Sheila is Chamber president and CEO, Eric Belley.

"I'd like to thank Sheila for guiding the board of directors through the 2022 transition of leadership," said Belley. "We appreciate all of her work on behalf of the Chamber!"

Taking names for waiting list only at this time: Amy@CamdenRockland.com

Our annual Gala Awards Dinner will celebrate and recognize those who have made extraordinary contributions to our region in the past year.

Samoset Resort

Thank you to our Sponsors:

Lead Sponsor:

Social Hour Reception Sponsor:

First National Bank and Edward Jones, Ken Gardiner - Camden

We are still seeking sponsors for Dinner Wine, the After Party, and two Honoree Awards. Please contact Diane@CamdenRockland.com today.

We still have a few opportunities for you to decorate a table at our 2023 Gala, allowing your business/organization to be seen by hundreds of Gala attendees. Signing up to decorate a table is FREE and only costs what members are willing to put into the decorations and main centerpiece which will be raffled off during the event. Click below to get started:

Looking for a way to wine and dine your Valentine? In addition to our weekly dining grid found in the left column of this newsletter, we have started to compile a list of member restaurants offering Valentine's dining.

We will continue to add listings as we receive them, so send your offerings to Amy@CamdenRockland.com today.

Rockland Main Street (RMS) and the Chamber are working with Maine Downtown Center and communities around the state on an entrepreneurship ecosystem project. Those that regularly attend RMS Morning on Main events are familiar with this great opportunity!

We are working to ensure our community is welcoming to entrepreneurs and small businesses. This project supports entrepreneurship and innovation by strengthening local support systems that offer resources and assistance to new and existing small businesses. How can you help? Please take this brief survey. Surveys must be completed by February 12.

Your feedback helps determine how $50,000 of funding gets spent in our community! For more information or to fill out a paper survey, contact david@rocklandmainstreet.org

Each week, the Chamber features one of our members here in our Friday Report e-newsletter (distributed to 2,000 emails) and on our Facebook page (5,000 followers). Featured Member posts link directly to your Chamber business profile webpage and to your Facebook page.

Simply click below to complete the two easy steps. Featured Members will be chosen as submissions are received (limit of one featured listing per member, per calendar year). We invite you to take advantage of this great Chamber member benefit to promote your business.

OHTM is a nonprofit educational organization. Its mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit and operate pre-1940 aircraft, ground vehicles, engines and related technologies significant to the evolution of transportation for the purpose of education.

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

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NOTICE: Toboggan Nationals racing is on for Sunday ONLY, due to the weather forecast for Saturday. Also, due to the extremely cold weather, the Snow Bowl will closed for skiing and snowboarding on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3 and 4. Most important: Toboggan teams need to check in, pick up race bibs and get toboggans inspected Friday (Noon-7p.m.) or Saturday (7 a.m.-4 p.m.) in the Snow Bowl lodge. With a condensed race schedule, we do not have time to check in teams and will not be inspecting toboggans Sunday morning. For spectators and all participants, here is the most current schedule: More...

During the month of February, the Rockport Library will be hosting an exhibit of art by Rockport author and artist Maureen Egan. The show is entitled “Invincible Summer” and will be on view on the library’s Art Wall from February 2 through 27. The collection of Egan’s paintings and prints on canvas will include recent work highlighting Maine’s woods and waters, as well as earlier work featuring landscapes of the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. More...

What is your favorite animal? The tame, wild or wooly? Something real or imaginary? These are the questions Page Gallery is inviting children to consider in their call for art to adorn the gallery’s walls this winter. The exhibition will open on February 1st and will be on display through February 28th. More...

The Internal Revenue Service announced today that businesses can now file Form 1099 series information returns using a new online portal, available free from the IRS. Known as the Information Returns Intake System (IRIS), this free electronic filing service is secure, accurate and requires no special software. Though available to any business of any size, IRIS may be especially helpful to any small business that currently sends their 1099 forms on paper to the IRS. More....

Thanks in part to grant funding from United Midcoast Charities, OUT Maine kept a busy schedule of in-person and online programs for LGBTQ+ and allied youth in Knox and Waldo counties this year. This included weekly online youth groups, the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Studio Immersion Weekend, and the OUT Maine Goes Live on the Lake (OMGLOL) Leadership Retreat. One hundred twenty-eight youths in Knox and Waldo counties have participated in these programs. OUT Maine also provided training to one hundred thirty-two adult professionals that support LGBTQ+ youth in Knox and Waldo counties. More...

Free trade has become less free in recent years, leading to “slowbalization,” according to Simon Evenett, the Professor of International Trade and Economic Development at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Prof. Evenett will speak at the 2023 Camden Conference, Global Trade and Politics: Managing Turbulence, February 17-19 at the Camden Opera House. More...

Not sure how to get hot, fresh Causeway dinner delivered to your door by our staff? Look no further. Free delivery to St. George, Thomaston, Rockland (and points between)! https://craignair.com/maine-inn-restaurant

We have extended our biggest sale of the year. Book a trip now and ride the Amtrak Downeaster from Brunswick to Boston or any station in between for $20 or less round trip. No black out dates. Offer is only valid until 2/9/23 and good for travel through 2/12/23. Select 'Adult' & Use promo code: V520. You must book 3 days in advance of travel to take advantage of this deal. Please Note: From February 4th - February 12th there will be track maintenance resulting in a chartered bus connection provided to all Downeaster passengers between Haverhill and Boston. There will be no service to Woburn. For details please visit our website.

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.

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