The Chamber Gives Back

There are many ways the chamber and our members are helping their local communities this year. We invite you to participate in one or more of the collections including:

Food Drive with the Matawan-Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce (Now through December 31)

All donations will remain local. Monetary donations are also welcome to benefit the Matawan Food Pantry and United Methodist Church Food Pantry. Email info@macocnj.com to donate.

• Nonperishable food, cleaning products, and personal hygiene items for local food pantries
• Items can be brought to the Holiday Party or dropped off at the following locations:
• Chamber office (201 Broad Street, Matawan in the third wing) between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
• Cross of Glory Lutheran Church, 95 Cambridge Dr, Aberdeen, NJ 07747
• Crunch Fitness Aberdeen, 1121 NJ-34, Aberdeen, NJ 07747 (starting Dec. 1st)
• Tula Yoga, 1212 NJ-34 #27, Aberdeen, NJ 07747
• To become a drop-off location, email info@macocnj.com

Welcome New Members

Dance XPress, Allison Betso

DJ Got Me Fit, Ashley Huertas

GiveMeService.com, Marc Gruben

Ice Cream Monster, Chad Simons

Little Light Speech Therapy, Gina Nelli

Click the link to view website. Watch your email for spotlights on new members.

Best of Monmouth

From bike shops and breweries to wings and yoga, our chamber members offer the Best of Monmouth. Read more here.

ArtHelps Local Arts Program Awards

Monmouth Arts proudly announces the recipients of the 2026 ArtHelps Local Arts Program Awards, made possible through a longstanding partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. 

Each year, these competitive grants are awarded to local nonprofit arts organizations that provide high-quality art programs and events to residents throughout Monmouth County.

The Chamber would like to recognize and congratulate MACOC Chamber Members who are the recipients of this award - Arcadian Chorale,  Arts Society of Keyport, and Brookdale Community College Foundation.

Aberdeen McDonald's Pays For Employee To Get Her College Degree

McDonald's of Aberdeen, Chamber Member of over 35 years, is owned by The Marinello Family.

Click here for article from Patch.

Matawan Historical Society Inaugural Christmas Antiques Market - Nov. 14th

201 Broad Street, Matawan

ALSO SATURDAY: the MRHS Holiday Shop, 10 AM – 3 PM at 450 Atlantic Ave, less than a mile away, supporting the Matawan Regional High School PTO with free admission. Another event within a mile: Homemade Soup and Craft Sale at the GFWC Woman's Club of Matawan, 199 Jackson- free admission. Park once, hit all 3

Matawan Lodge #192 Invites You to Breakfast

Guess who is coming to the Lodge on Dec. 5th!

Saturday, December 5th

8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

$10 donation

 Arcardian Choral presents "Joy to the World" December 12 & 13th.

Arcadian Chorale invites you to enjoy a special holiday program, “Joy to the World!” The featured work, “Jubilate Deo!” by Dan Forrest is a celebration of Psalm 100 in 7 different languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Hebrew, Arabic, Zulu, and Latin. Click here to read press release.

Click here to read the digital version of the November issue of All Around Matawan-Aberdeen.

All Around Matawan-Aberdeen & All Around Old Bridge are collecting donations for their annual toy drive to benefit Toys for Tots.

See drop-off locations below.

There's a lot happening at the Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library!

To read all about upcoming events- Click here.

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5 Benefits of Joining a Chamber of Commerce

(Courtesy of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Read the article here.)

• Create valuable business contacts
• Increase your credibility
• Expand your professional network 
• Access business resources and tools
• Support your professional development

Ready to Grow Your Business? 
Click Here today to join the Matawan-Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce

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