Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce

11/13/2024

11/07/2024

Small Business Saturday Community Pajama Party!
Sign Your Business Up TODAY!
Click link to sign up: https://business.bethelmaine.com/events/details/small-business-saturday-business-sign-up-28577?calendarMonth=2024-11-01

We are excited to announce a fun and festive way to celebrate Small Business Saturday this year: the Shop Small Community Pajama Party! This community-wide event, taking place on Saturday, November 30, will highlight our incredible small businesses in our area—and we’d love for your business to be a part of it!

How to Get Involved -
It’s simple! Just let us know that you’d like to participate and we’ll include your business in the event’s listings and promotional materials. We encourage you to join in the spirit of the Pajama Party by offering special deals, discounts, or unique in-store experiences for customers who show up in their pajamas. The more festive, the better! Let’s work together to make this Small Business Saturday the best one yet.

Click link to Sign Up Your Business:

We?re excited to announce a fun and festive way to celebrate Small Business Saturday this year: the Shop Small Pajama Party! This community-wide event, taking place on Saturday, November 30, will highlight our incredible small businesses in our area?and we?d love for your business to be a part of it...

11/07/2024

Join us for the Small Business Saturday Community Pajama Party on November 30! Start the holiday shopping early in the morning!
Be on the lookout for business locations and times! More details to come!

11/06/2024

Bethel Area Happenings...Visit BethelMaine.com for more details on these and other events.

11/04/2024

Thank You for a Successful Annual Meeting & Awards! ✨🎉

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made our Annual Meeting & Awards event such a special occasion!

🙏 A huge shoutout to our generous sponsors, dedicated members, community leaders, and passionate volunteers—your support and commitment truly made a difference.

👏 To our amazing Board of Directors and staff, thank you for your hard work and leadership in bringing this event to life.

🏆 Congratulations to our award winners—you inspire us all!

🎁 And a special thank you to our silent auction donors; your contributions helped us raise funds that will benefit our community immensely.

Together, we created a memorable experience, and we’re so grateful to have such an incredible community. Here’s to many more successful events in the future!

10/30/2024

Bethel Area Weekly Happenings...for more information on these and other events visit BethelMaine.com

Note: Trick or Treat at The Bethel Library, The Museums of the Bethel Historical Society & The Bethel Resort & Suites. There is also a Trunk & Treat at the Bethel Alliance Church.

10/28/2024

Thank you to our Co-Hosts, The Elizabeth Inn and Restaurant and The Bethel Citizen for hosting the October 2024 Business After Hours. The event provided a vibrant platform for networking, bringing together local business and community leaders. Participants exchanged ideas and built connections, fostering collaboration that will benefit the entire community. Well Done!

10/28/2024

The 1st Annual Bethel Area Chamber and Telstar High School Future Business Leaders of America Job Fair! Students from Telstar High School, Regional 9 Vocational School, Gould Academy, Mountain Valley High School attended the event. It was a pleasure working with Lily and Gabby, the two students that came up with this idea! Nicely done by everyone involved. Thanks to all the local businesses that attended, we hope to see you all next year!

10/28/2024

A Shout Out to Johnny Walker of Walker Unlimited, LLC for providing the sound system at the 2024 Bethel Area Chamber Harvest Fest! John is always the first one to volunteer to help and we truly appreciate all he does for Bethel and the surrounding communities! THANK YOU JOHNNY WALKER! It would have been a very quiet Harvest Fest without your help.

10/24/2024

Such a beautiful day to visit Chamber members today! Thank you Martha of The Pottery Studio - Bethel, ME for your donation for the silent auction! Then it was off to Pooh Corner Farm Greenhouses & Florist! Visiting there just makes you happy! Thank you for being such active and loyal Bethel Area Chamber members! We look forward to working with you in 2025 and beyond!

10/24/2024

Still haven't signed up for the Community Awards Celebration on November 1st? Here's the link: https://business.bethelmaine.com/events/details/bethel-area-chamber-55th-annual-awards-celebration-annual-meeting-25508

Look at some of what's up for bid at the silent auction:
Hand-etched wine glasses
2 -Adult One Day Lift Tickets from Sunday River Resort
2 - 18 oz cans of Canadian Maple Syrup
Large Hand-Thrown Pottery Bowl from The Pottery Studio - Bethel, ME
Pedicure with JC Gift Certificate from The Root Cellar
Season Membership for 2 from Carters XC Ski Center in Bethel
Overnight Stay* w/$50 Certificate at Ox Pub
Puzzle of Eleanor Brooks Painting of the Bethel Common, Mount Zircon Post Card & beautiful Rangeley book from the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society
2 Memberships Plus 1 to Portland Museum of Art and Catalogs
2 Tickets to Portland Ballet -December 21 performance at Westbrook Performing Center
$75 Gift Certificates at Sport Thoma
$100 Gift Certificate for catering from the Good Food Store & Catering Co.
100 Gallons of Heating Oil or propane from Everett Propane
Overnight Stay at Haraseeket Inn, Freeport from The Bethel Resort & Suites
4 General Admission Tickets to Sea Dog home game
More coming daily!

See you there!

10/24/2024

Bethel Area Happenings This Week...For these and all other events visit, Bethelmaine.com events calendar.

10/18/2024

We had a little glitch in the link to the site, but it is all fixed now!

Congratulations to all the Award Winners for the 2024 Bethel Area Chamber Awards Celebration & Annual Meeting. Tickets are available at: https://business.bethelmaine.com/events/details/bethel-area-chamber-55th-annual-awards-celebration-annual-meeting-25508?calendarMonth=2024-11-01
Join us for this special evening to honor our award winners. This event is a celebration of our collective achievements and a chance to look ahead at new initiatives.

10/16/2024

For these and other events, visit bethelmaine.com

10/16/2024

Thank you to Western Hills Access Television for broadcasting the interview with the two students from Future Business Leaders of America from Telstar High School. These two students organized the upcoming Job Fair & Expo and partnered with the Bethel Area Chamber to help connect students with local businesses. We are all looking forward to the upcoming event. We hope you like the interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mph1Y0rkXE
Register your business to participate:
https://business.bethelmaine.com/events/details/job-fair-expo-register-your-business-today-27636?calendarMonth=2024-10-01

Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce & Telstar High School are collaborating on this JOB FAIR for students within our communities.

10/11/2024

The 2024 Jeep Jamboree kicked off this morning! Amazing the number of jeeps attending. The variety, style, and colors were fun to watch as they were heading out at 9:20 am this morning! Enjoy and have fun! It starts all over again Saturday morning between 7 am - 7:30 am, stop down (right across from the Dunkin Donuts in Bethel) and check it out!

10/11/2024

Congratulations to the Mahoosuc Land Trust on the 35th Anniversary celebration at the The Elizabeth Inn and Restaurant last night on the patio! Well done! Great turnout, yummy food and beverage provided by The Elizabeth Inn and Restaurant.

10/10/2024

ONE WEEK LEFT!

Nominations close on October 17th. Please let us know who you think deserves recognition!

To make your nominations or reserve a lovely meal, please go here: https://business.bethelmaine.com/events/details/bethel-area-chamber-55th-annual-awards-celebration-annual-meeting-25508

Only a couple weeks left for nominations!

To nominate someone, please go here:
https://business.bethelmaine.com/events/details/bethel-area-chamber-55th-annual-awards-celebration-annual-meeting-25508