Last week I announced the rollout of a new member portal coming in early July. Next week, in preparation of that rollout, I will be sending all 732 active members an invitation to create a login. Upon signing in, I would ask that you review your Chamber profile, company information, representatives, billing contact, email addresses, etc. as communications including invoicing (via email), event notifications, event registrations, business listings, job postings, etc. will be done through the portal. Going forward, your company profile will be initiated and maintained by your company representative(s) through the new ChamberMaster portal giving your company additional tools and resources to engage with other members of our Chamber, our community and those visiting our region.

As I mentioned last week, the use of the portal will save over 300 staff hours as well as thousands of dollars in postage and supplies every year going forward. Your Chamber of Commerce is a business not unlike the one many of you are responsible for on a daily basis. These cost and resource savings initiatives are necessary in order to retain and attract membership while having the ability to provide additional programming, events, services, etc. that defines the value of your membership in the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Please contact me at Eric@CamdenRockland.com with any comments or for more information.

--Eric

The Chamber Auction was held at the Rock Harbor Taproom this past Wednesday evening. Thanks to the generosity of many businesses and individuals who donated items and to the community members who showed up to bid at the auction. Our success is a win for the entire Camden-Rockland Region!

The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce and Sterling Elite are pleased to announce the creation of a new mode of transportation this summer. Two Sterling Voyager vehicles will run between Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head and Lincolnville Beach, mid-July through mid-October.

Advertising Opportunities are available on a first-come, first-served basis, for up to 14 Chamber members - 5 panels have been reserved, 9 left! For more information or to reserve your space, contact Diane Norton, Member Marketing & Development Director at Diane@CamdenRockland.com.

Planted in 1983, Once A Tree is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year! Please join us for an open house on Friday, June 30, from 5 to 7pm, to toast a little bubbly, have a snack or cupcake, and perhaps win an anniversary raffle prize!

Located at 31 Main Street, we are proud to be a year-round business in downtown Camden, open seven days a week, 9:30 to 5. Our store is full of gorgeously made, unique items. We're proud to showcase gorgeous and functional wood products made in Maine and all over the world, just as we have for 40 years. Stop in soon!

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On Thursday, June 29, the Points North Institute will host its annual CIFF Summer Party at the Strand Theatre in Rockland with a special pre-release screening of the acclaimed documentary, Joan Baez: I Am A Noise. The CIFF Summer Party is Points North’s only annual fundraiser, and a special opportunity to help support your hometown festival, the Camden International Film Festival, as well as the organization’s year-round programs. More...

IRS Stakeholder Liaison and the Small Business Administration will be sponsoring a Small Business Forum & Listening Session on June 28, 2023 starting at 10:00 a.m. This is an opportunity to hear briefings on new and existing small business initiatives that will have a direct impact on the operations of your organization. More...

The Rockport Garden Club welcomes John Fromer as a guest speaker at the July 6 meeting. John is the program director for Merryspring Nature Center. His topic will be Garden Flowers to Stunning Arrangements. The program will begin at 1:00; the club meets at the West Rockport Baptist Church. John oversees Merryspring’s many educational programs. He aims to make Merryspring an even more valuable resource to our neighbors and local communities. More...

From July 6 through July 29, the Rockport Public Library will feature two shows of captivating artwork. Prints by well-known Maine graphic artist Alan Claude will be displayed in the library’s lower level, and a selection of sculptures and drawings by Northport artist Barry G. Timms, Ph.D., will be on exhibit in the library’s Marine Room on the main level. More...

David Brancaccio, the personable and knowledgeable host of American Public Media’s Marketplace Morning Report, is coming to Rockland’s Strand Theater for a Camden Conference benefit fund-raiser on Sunday, August 13 at 7:00 p.m.

Brancaccio, who reports daily on the ups and downs of the global economy, takes a special interest in economic inequality in America, how it got that way and what it means for the future. More...

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is pleased to announce – and congratulate – the winners of our annual conservation poster contest. This program is part of the National Association of Conservation Districts’ contest, which each year sets a national stewardship theme. Louisa Crane, KLSWCD program coordinator, provided resources for this year’s theme, “Watersheds – One Water” to forty-seven classrooms in grades K-6 throughout Knox and Lincoln counties. More...

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

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A Morning in Maine Sailing Tours is offering Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce members 10% off all private charters. Morning in Maine sails out of Rockland's Middle Pier, past the Rockland Breakwater and Owl's Head Lighthouses to the nearby islands. With room for up to 21 guests, this is the perfect way to celebrate an important milestone or show your hard-working employees how much you appreciate them! Email captaintyler@amorninginmaine.com or call 207-691-7245 to book.

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.