Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Chatter News Edition
Hello everyone;
I hope your summer season is off to a great start and that it keeps growing through the coming months. Please remember to take time for you too! I remember how it was working in my store, 7 days a week all season long, it gets exhausting and you all deserve to enjoy all the beauty that our lovely State has to offer.
I want to take a moment to make sure that you are all aware of our major fundraising event for 2016 which is the
Great Freeport Golf Ball Drop being held on
September 9 at Freeport Country Club. A scramble match will begin at 1pm followed immediately by a helicopter drop of 1,500 balls. We are selling tickets for $10 for a chance to win the grand prize of.....wait for it.....
$2,500!! We need all hands on deck to make sure that our members get a chance to buy tickets and participate in the tournament as well. We run a lean non-profit and hope that this event is even more successful as we planned. It will raise funds for our Entrepreneur Scholarship as well as allow us to bring in some speakers and education for our members in 2017.
If you are able to sell tickets at your business, please get in touch with me ASAP and I will bring you a few packets. We will also be bringing posters around town as well. Best part, you do not have to be present to win so anyone visiting Freeport can buy one (or more) too!
For more information, please visit our
website, you can sign up to play, sponsor or buy tickets there as well as by getting in touch with
me or any board member directly.
Stephanie Petkers, Executive Director
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The Chamber Board would like to thank the Candlebay Inn for hosting our last Board of Directors meeting on June 21! The food was great and the hospitality wonderful and welcoming!
Candlebay Inn is dog friendly too!
They are located at 8 Maple Avenue within walking distance of downtown. If you have guests coming, please give them a call.
If you are interested in hosting a future Board meeting, they are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 7:30-9AM and the headcount is 14. Please contact me at (207) 847-5240 to reserve.
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| WELCOME NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS |
Midcoast Federal Credit Union 
186 Lower Main Street
Exciting news! We are pleased to announce that the Credit Union's newest location is now open and welcoming members at 186 Lower Main Street in Freeport. The Freeport office represents the Credit Union's fifth location joining Bath, Brunswick, Edgecomb and Thomaston.
The Freeport location offers members a full service branch facility, complete with a convenient walk-up ATM and night depository in the front of the building, as well as a single lane drive-up service behind the facility. Inside, members will be served at new pod-style stations which provide for a more personal service experience. For loans and account services, members will enjoy the light-filled lobby and offices, coffee service and free WIFI! "Because so much of today's financial management tools are self-driven with technology, we wanted to create an environment where members would be comfortable learning and using our mobile and web-based services," shares Lori Saucier, SVP Marketing and Information Technology, "I firmly believe we achieved that goal!"
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND OUR GRAND OPENING EVENT ON SATURDAY, JULY 23 FROM 9:00AM-12:00PM
RIBBON CUTTING AT 10:00AM
FOOD FROM BUCKS NAKED BBQ
LIVE RADIO BROADCAST FROM THE "Q"
ACTIVITIES!
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Freeport Yoga Company
81 Bow Street
(207) 319-3395 
Freeport Yoga Company is a community sanctuary. A place where you will feel welcomed and at ease the moment you arrive. Our wide array of offerings are taught by compassionate, highly qualified instructors, and our smaller studio is the perfect setting for a rich experience where you will receive personal attention. We look forward to seeing you on your mat.
Owner, Terry Cockburn has been teaching yoga since 2006, and opened the doors of Freeport Yoga Company in Freeport, Maine in December of 2011. A marathon runner, mother to two boys (and one yellow dog), business owner, and outdoor adventure-seeker, she balances an active, yang lifestyle with time on the meditation cushion and a contemplative yin practice.
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Freeport Country Club
2 Old County Road, Freeport
(207) 865-0711 
Situated just minutes from the LL Bean Flagship Store as well as the shopping and sites of world-famous Freeport, Maine, the Freeport Country Club is a fun, popular 9-hole track. We're located conveniently just 20 minutes from Portland, 20 minutes from Lewiston-Auburn and 20 minutes from Brunswick-Topsham. Our rates and location make us a great spur-of-the-moment golf trip for folks from Maine or away.
Course GM, Johnny Johnston is also a teaching Pro.
Contact him for lessons and information about leagues and membership.
WE ARE PROUD TO BE HOSTING THE GREAT FREEPORT GOLF BALL DROP ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2016!
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Best of Best Certificates Have Been Delivered!
Our Board has been busy delivering award certificates to happy recipients!
Pictured below:
Powers and French, R.D. Allen Freeport Jewelers, Sunrise Café--Congrats!
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Upcoming Events
Business After Hours Events
- Tuesday, July 26, 3-7PM, Business After Hours, Ring's Marine Service, Inc. Register today!
- Tuesday, August 9, 5-7PM BAH, Maine Wicked Goods/Maine Senior Guide - Register now!
- September 22, 5-7PM, BAH, Maine Optometry
- October 20, 5-7PM, BAH, Freeport Salon
- November BAH, Bath Savings Institution
- December BAH, Nordica Theatre, "ELF"
If you would like to reserve a 2017 BAH date, please contact Stephanie at [email protected]. Please note your space should be able to accommodate at least 50 people.
Events
- September 9, Golf Tournament and Golf Ball Drop
- November 15, Member Appreciation Breakfast
- December 6-23, Holiday Shop Small Scavenger Hunt
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Tuesday, July 26, 3-7PM, NOTE SPECIAL START TIME
Business After Hours at Ring's Marine Services
22 Smelt Brook Road, South Freeport
Join us for a fun afternoon of kayaking, biking and more! Casual summer event.
Bring towel, bugspray, sunscreen, water shoes, BYOB, lots of great food and water equipment provided by Thornton and his team!
Don't miss out on this special event!
Details are still underway but you can
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Friday, September 9, 2016
Golf Tournament and Golf Ball Drop!
Golf Tournament
September 9, 2016
Registration at 12:00PM
Shotgun start at 1:00PM
9 Hole Scramble Match
Helicopter Golf Ball Drop 5:00PM
Purchase golf balls for a chance to win a $2,500 CASH prize.
Or download a copy of the
Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 335
Freeport, ME 04032
ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN UP TO $2,500
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HELICOPTER GOLF BALL DROP
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016, 5:00PM
AT FREEPORT COUNTRY CLUB
A MAXIMUM OF 1,500 GOLF BALLS WILL BE SOLD
NUMBERS WILL BE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED PRIOR TO HE EVENT
~ 1 BALL $10.00 ~ 6 BALLS $50.00 ~ 13 BALLS $100.00 ~
PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE GREATER FREEPORT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUDDING ENTREPRENEUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND and MEMBER EDUCATION
CONTACT THE CHAMBER OFFICE AT 847-5240 OR EMAIL REQUESTS FOR TICKETS TO: [email protected]
*DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT TO WIN
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How to run a "lessons learned" session. From Mainebiz magazine.
It should be mandatory at the end of every project--and, if possible, at the end of every phase--to run a lessons learned session. And not only to run it, but make sure that it is documented and available to all future projects.
Freeport Builder converts to ESOP Structure
How to turn new federal overtime rules into a competitive advantage
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