ADVERTISING: Members get a FREE listing on the Chamber website and a FREE entry in the Chamber’s visitor's guide. They also get the opportunity to link their website to the Chamber website; advertise in the monthly newsletter; participate in special promotions and free distribution of marketing materials; and purchase advertising in specially designed brochures that promote tourism in the Winthrop Lakes Region.

AFFILIATING: Members get a FREE membership decal; are encouraged to do business with other members; and are given referrals from inquiries made to the Chamber. Members also get to participate in the Chamber Cash Program, available to member businesses only.

CHAMBER CASH

The Chamber Cash year-round gift certificate program makes purchasing and giving gifts easier for local consumers and encourages them to “Support Business that Supports the Community.” The Chamber Cash Program is FREE to members who wish to participate in it.

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LEADING: Members get to be part of a lobbying effort to represent concerns of the business community on a local and statewide level

NETWORKING: Members get to know one another in casual meeting, reception, and other event settings. They also get to work together on committees and as volunteers.

ONE VOICE COMPLIMENTARY MEMBERSHIP: Members employing fewer than 10 people and are in good standing with the Chamber, qualify for One Voice Associate Membership with the Maine State Chamber of Commerce.

CHAMBER ACTIVITIES

The Chamber’s activities include business after-hours (networking) events, breakfast meetings, and Chamber-sponsored special events. At the breakfast meetings, topics run the gamut from briefings by town officials to presentations by a variety of practitioners. The Chamber sponsors the July 4th Fireworks, the Annual Winthrop Sidewalk Art Show, Candidate’s Night, the Annual Winthrop Holiday Parade, and other community events. In addition, the Chamber holds an annual membership meeting and golf tournament.