MEMBER NEWS | October 4, 2019
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Member News...
Today's Friday Report is dedicated to what's happening with our members. Next week we'll bring you a "Chamber News" edition.
Fall Harbor Arts & Books in Camden
The trees aren’t the only place you’ll find gorgeous color this season! The Fall Harbor Arts & Books Fair is back with booths displaying over 50 juried artists and craftspeople during the first weekend of October. More...
Camden Conference presents “Violence, Victims and Healing”
When bad things traumatize good communities will be the topic for a distinguished prize-winning panel of journalists at Hannaford Hall on the campus of the University of Southern Maine Oct. 7 at 7 pm. More...
More Great Adult Ed Courses at MCST
Enroll today in courses at MCST Adult Ed. Learn in our new building! View or register on our website: www.midcoastadulted.com. Details are also in our new Fall ‘19 catalog, also viewable online.  More...
Celebrating 50 years of adult education!
If you are looking for classes to help your business or the company you work for, or classes to improve your skills as you seek employment, there is no better place to look than adult education. Check the many offerings coming up in the next few months: More...
Destination Wellness “Meet & Greet”
You’re invited to a Destination Wellness Mid-Coast Maine “Meet & Greet” on Thursday, October 10th from 5:30 to 7pm at Camden Whole Health, 91 Elm St, Camden. More...
Camden Art Walk is Thursday evening, October 10
Come enjoy a festive evening celebrating the visual arts in downtown Camden. A handful of galleries along Bay View Street and on the Public Landing are participating in this fall event, some hosting new art exhibit opening receptions and others offering special promotions and light refreshments. The festivities will run from 5 to 7 pm on Thursday, October 10. More...
Knox Museum to Host Free Family Harvest Festival
On Saturday, October 12 from 10am to 1pm, The General Henry Knox Museum will host a fun-filled harvest festival on the grounds of Montpelier. Free to the community, this family event will feature traditional lawn games, hands-on seasonal craft activities including pumpkin painting and cookie decorating, apple cider and fall inspired treats will be served. Take your photo with General Henry Knox. This event is open to the public and free of charge. More...
Hot Latin Jazz comes to the Strand
Cuban-born singer and composer Adonis Puentes and the Voice of Cuba Orchestra will bring latin Jazz to at the Strand Theatre stage on Friday, October 18 at 7:30 pm. More...
New Hope for Women Offers Dine for Hope
New Hope for Women in Rockland will host a dinner at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 24th at Penobscot Language School, 28 Gay Street in Rockland.The dinner is part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) and will include a brief talk by Kelly O’Connor, New Hope for Women’s Education and Outreach Director, followed by a dinner of chicken marsala (or vegetarian option), salad and dessert.  More...
Managing Soil Nutrients in High Tunnels with Bruce Hoskins
A free presentation on Managing Nutrients in High Tunnels will be held Thursday, October 24 from 5-6:30 pm at Sheepscot General Farm & Store, 98 Town House Road in Whitefield. More...
Meals of Hope Meal Packing Event, October 26
West Bay Rotary is partnering with the non-profit organization Meals of Hope from Naples, Florida to host a meal packing event and they are looking for volunteers. They will pack up to 25,000 nutritious and much needed quality meals for families in need in the Midcoast area.   More...
UMaine Hutchinson Center to offer workshop on critical thinking
In partnership with the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, the UMaine Hutchinson Center is offering an introductory workshop in a new professional development program, Improving Personal, Business and Organizational Effectiveness through Critical Thinking, Nov. 1, 8:30 am–4 pm. More...
Flatbread dining to benefit Rock Coast Rollers, October 29
The Midcoast’s one and only roller derby league, the Rock Coast Rollers, will be having a benefit night at Flatbread Pizza Company in Rockport on Tuesday, October 29th from 5-9pm.  More...
Dream Local Digital awards first marketing & communications scholarship
Dream Local Digital is excited to announce the recipient of its first marketing and communications scholarship totaling $1,500.  More...
Knox County Homeless Coalition to hold
2nd Annual Sleep-out Challenge Fundraiser
KCHC's 2nd Annual One Night Without a Home will be held on the Camden Village Green from 6 pm Friday, November 8 through 6 am on Saturday, November 9. We hope you'll sign up to sleep out with us or support one of the teams who have already committed to participating in this event.  More...
Christmas Market coming to
Guini Ridge Farm
The days are getting shorter and there is a chill in the air, which means the holidays will be here soon. To help celebrate the holiday season, Guini Ridge Farm will be hosting a Christmas Market every Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm in our greenhouse in Rockport between Thanksgiving and Christmas. More...
Members in the Spotlight...
MMW+C announces next President
Michael Mansfield has been named as the next President of the Maine Media Workshops and College (MMW+C) beginning in January 2020. Mansfield succeeds the current President, Meg Weston, who has led MMW+C for the last eight years and announced her retirement last February.  More...
14 Camden National Bank Employees Receive Annual Recognition Awards
On Thursday, September 19th, Camden National Bank held its annual Employee Appreciation Event at the Augusta Civic Center. Over 550 employees traveled from as far away as Calais, Maine and Braintree, Massachusetts to attend. More...
OUT Maine Welcomes Board Members
OUT Maine is excited to welcome five additions to its board of directors. The new members bring a broad spectrum of experience and wisdom, as well as geographic diversity across the state. More...
Luce Earns Award of Excellence
Meesha Luce, a personal insurance account executive with Allen Insurance and Financial has earned the Safeco Insurance Award of Excellence, an honor recognizing superior underwriting skill that is achieved by a select group of agents across the country who sell Safeco Insurance. This is Luce's fifth consecutive year earning this recognition. More...
UMC Awards 2019 Grants
United Midcoast Charities (UMC) has announced its 2019 grant recipients. With this year’s awards, UMC’s total giving for the last three years alone tops $1.5 million to nonprofit organizations in Knox and Waldo counties. More...
Member Events...
Our online calendar is chock full of great events happening in the Camden/Rockland Region all year long, and it's updated every day! 

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Member-to-Member Marketplace...

Heal Accounting - Your Growth & Profitability Advisors. 
We work with entrepreneurs that want to take their business to the next level. If you are interested in growing your business and making it more profitable, contact us to schedule a discovery meeting. All Chamber members get a discovery meeting with us at no cost. Contact us at 207-354-5190 or  growth@healaccounting.com .

Amtrak Downeaster offers 15% discount
Do you or your colleagues regularly travel to Boston for meetings, conferences, training, or corporate outings? Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce members save 15% on Amtrak Downeaster fares through December 31, 2019. Visit www.amtrakdowneaster.com, click "Buy Tickets", select "Adult", and enter promo code V503. Discount valid on all Downeaster trains with a 3-day advance purchase. Other restrictions may apply.

Your offer could be here!
Members are invited to email  Amy Rollins 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 3 months.