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Boothbay In Bloom
Fashion Show
Wed, July 11th
Spruce Point Inn
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Business After Hours
We are taking reservations for our Business After Hours for the spring and fall.
Wednesday evenings 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
June 6
Topside Inn
June 13
McSeagull's Restaurant
June 20
Welch House Inn
Oct. 17
Blueberry Broadcasting (location TBD)
Click here for our Business After Hours web page and to register.
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With the kick off of Memorial Day weekend, we are officially in season! We would like to offer congratulations to all our Veterans and thank them for their service!
Memorial Day Parade, East Boothbay, May 28, 2012
Photograph taken by Steve Demeranville, Commander USNR
We look forward to a successful season!
Best wishes,
Catherine Wygant
Executive Director
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Annual Party:
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce named winners of its annual community service, community improvement and business improvement awards on May 4, 2012 at Boothbay Harbor's newest fine dining establishment, The World is Mine Oyster.
From left to right: Pamela Riley, Reverend Sarah Foulger, Palmer Payne, Steven Lewis, Dr. Graham Shimmield and Catherine Wygant. Photo credit: Richard B. Riley
The event was attended by over 100 Chamber members and friends. The evening was about having fun and recognizing the contributions of members of our community. Ralph Smith and his staff at The World is Mine Oyster treated guests to tasty appetizers and a delicious meal, and Hannaford saw to it that we had a beautiful 50th Anniversary cake and gold balloons to compliment the colorful flowers that the Boothbay Region Greenhouses so generously donated to transform the tables into spring gardens. Sweet treats were provided by And Candy Too and surprise 50th Windjammer Days t-shirts designed for the occasion were given as gifts which was made possible by O'Donnell, Lee, McCowan & Phillips. The evening was mostly about saying "thank you!"
Every year, the Chamber places importance on acknowledging members of the community that have made a significant contribution. Thank you to the Boothbay Region Community Resource Group and The Reverend Sarah Foulger for accepting the Community Service award. Others receiving honors were:
The participating members of the Boothbay Region Community Resource Group - Makayla Stone, Coordinator; "Helping Hands", Peggy Miner, Brenda Tibbetts and Bonnie McKinney at Southport Town Hall; Elaine and Tom Fogerty from Our Lady Queen of Peace; Louise Hardina from the Edgecomb Congregational Church; Tancy Mitchell, Gloria and Bob Walter, and Margaret Perritt from St. Columba's Episcopal Church; Leslie Cook, Rimar Reed and Phil McClellan; Sarah Feifert from the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor; and Kathy Barter from the Southport United Methodist Church.
Our thanks to Mr. Steven Lewis, Operations Supervisor and Mr. Palmer Payne, Board Chairman for accepting the Community Improvement award on behalf of the Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal serving Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Southport and Edgecomb.
The Chamber would like to thank Executive Director Dr. Graham Shimmield for accepting the Business Improvement Award of 2012 on behalf of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. Click here for complete details on the night.
Office Updates:
E-news & Executive Report
As we head into the summer season, we will be putting out our E-news to over 2,500 visitors and members interested in all events in the region. The E-news is scheduled to go out the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month until Columbus Day and then it will revert back to once a month. The Executive Report goes out at the end of each month.
The E-news is geared toward visitors so going forward, we will put visitor related news and events in this electronic publication. In the Executive Report we will put in news about members such as job opportunities, openings, and promotions etc. that are more member to member news. If you are interested in submitting information for the E-news or the Executive Report please send a 75 word introduction and then a PDF for more information to seamaine@boothbayharbor.com and put E-news or Executive Report in the Subject line.
Staffing
We would like to thank Gabrielle DiPerri from Bonney Staffing who has worked with us since February as our Office Assistant. She has been a great resource and filled in for all of us as we transitioned with our staff. We are happy to announce that Brooke Hubner will be joining us full-time as our new Administrative Coordinator and will be taking on our bookkeeping, membership marketing and office responsibilities that Gabrielle has been managing. We wish Gabrielle all the best as she continues with her Bonney Staffing career. You can reach Brooke at brooke@boothbayharbor.com or via phone at 633-2353.
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The Bank of Maine
Congratulations on the grand opening of our new Boothbay Harbor banking center and ribbon cutting on Thursday, May 31, 2012.
Country Coach Charters LLC of Nobleboro, Maine
Congratulations to owner Darcy Knof the addition of "Honey" the Trolley to their fleet. "Honey" provides a "nostalgic" choice option for weddings, family social outings, tours, shopping trips & regional events. Darcy comments, "Adding a trolley to our fleet mix seemed perfect to complement, for example, our restored 1936 Buick Special 8." "Honey" will allow folks to slow down the pace of life and "travel back in time" so to speak when life was less complex and in many ways more fun! Click to learn more...
Fundraiser for Pamela Creamer - Pam's Quest for Healing
Pam Creamer is a local artist who has been struggling with Lyme disease for 3 years now....She is very sick, getting worse day by day because her immune system is so compromised. May is Lyme awareness month and a number of her friends and family have started a fundraiser for her. By donating to Pam you will have donated your dollars to help try and stop the progression of her Lyme disease and symptoms so that she can get back to her love of painting and resume a normal life. To donate and learn more, please click here.
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Congratulations to the Library for meeting the "CHALLENGE" which was issued to the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library to raise $100,000 cash in hand between Memorial Day 2011 and Memorial Day 2012 above and beyond the library's usual and customary fund raising. Paul Coulombe and the Bosarge Family Foundation promised to match these dollars and our fabulous community met their challenge the weekend of Fisherman's Festival. The money is allocated for capital improvements and an endowment and not for the general fund. All the money and the matching funds are in the bank thanks to everyone's generosity. For more information, contact the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library at 633-3112. Click here for upcoming events.
Hodgdon Island Inn, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay Whale Watch & Schooner Eastwind
Thank you to these local businesses that seized on the marketing opportunity trade with Newport County Chamber of Commerce who held their Bi-Annual Membership Blitz from May 15 - June 11th and gave away a trip to the Boothbay Harbor region. Every two years during this drive, they rely on 70 chamber volunteers to work to reach out to hundreds of prospective new members throughout Newport County, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. To do this, they incent members to motivate them for sales and have brought in 65 new members last year. Click here to see the great package we donated thanks to our members!
Boothbay Farmers' Market
Every Thursday through October 4 from 9:00am to Noon at the Boothbay Common. Local & farm produced cheeses, veggies, fresh fruits, jams, meats, flowers, herbs, plants and more! Support local farmers and businesses!
First Friday Arts Tour
Friday, June 1 and the first Friday of the month throughout the summer
This free, self guided tour offers fresh art exhibits, open house receptions and artist demonstrations. Enjoy the variety of up to 17 galleries and studios - all located within minutes of each other on the Boothbay Peninsula. To open the flyer, click here.
Lincoln Arts Festival's 32nd Season
Come help us celebrate the Arts in Maine. It's SEA CHANTIES for Windjammer Days; Tuesday, June 26th! Led by Alison Freeman, this chorus brings us traditional songs of the wild sea so vivid that you can see the waves and smell the salt air. Come on; dive right in! Then it's the BLUE HILL BRASS, at the Congregational Church at 8 on Friday, June 29th, offering their own special brand of music interspersed with laughter. There will be two free Concerts on the Boothbay Common, Wednesday, July 11 and Wednesday July 18, which both will start at 7 p.m. Visit the Opera House on Thursday, July 12th to hear MAINE PRO MUSICA at 8p.m. The always non-traditional JAZZ WEEKEND will be July 20 - 22 at the Opera House with MARK TIPTON'S QUINTET on Friday July 20 and the ROYAL RIVER PHILHARMONIC on Saturday the 21st. Click here for the first part of the schedule and here for the second.
Hodgdon Yachts & Shipyard Cup
On behalf of the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and staff, we would like to thank new Chamber members, Hodgdon Yachts & Shipyard Cup, for stepping in to host the Business after Hours (BAH) the week of May 7th at the last minute as our original hosts had to re-schedule due to unforeseen circumstances.
Over 65 Chamber members and friends attended the BAH at the Murray Hill facility. Guests nibbled on gourmet pizzas and dips from the East Boothbay General Store while sipping on wine and beer.
Tim Hodgdon, President & CEO of Hodgdon Yachts thanked everyone for coming while Ed Roberts, Director of Sales and Marketing, created a buzz in the facility with his presentation on Shipyard Cup X, August 10-12, 2012. Click here for more details. The Shipyard Cup is the only one of two super-yacht regattas held in the U.S. (the other site is in Newport, RI). Other announcements shared were about the upcoming Boothbay Harbor Rendezvous and the Youth sailing events. Flash drives loaded with Shipyard Cup X sponsorship information were for the taking at the end of the evening along with complimentary Shipyard Cup t-shirts and hats. We greatly appreciate all the effort they made on behalf of the Chamber!
Linekin Bay Resort
New for the 2012 season, the popular warm climate sport of stand-up paddle boarding, also known as SUP, is a new activity for guests. There are new pingpong tables and an air hockey table in the Kids Camp building, a new wooden roof replaces the awning at the bar and restaurant, new furniture on the waterfront deck, and several rooms have new carpeting.
Fireworks Fundraiser
Sunday, June 3 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at The World is Mine Oyster, Boothbay Harbor
Have fun and support the fireworks displays for Windjammers Days and 4th of July all at the same time! Enjoy music by Probable Cause, chicken and ribs, Pinnacle Vodka drink specials, a raffle, auction, blackjack, and more. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at McSeagull's, Mine Oyster, and the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce.
The Opera House
The Amazing Kreskin will perform onFriday, June 8, 7:30 p.m., The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor with a showman's flair, a comedian's wit, and the capacities of a bona fide Mentalist or thought reader. The Amazing Kreskin has, for 5 decades, dramatized the unique facets of the human mind, his own! Advance tickets are $20, or are $25 on the day of show. Youth aged 12-18 can purchase specially priced $10 tickets in advance only. Contact the box office at (207) 633-5159 or www.boothbayoperahouse.com. Sponsored by Ames Supply of Wiscasset! Click here for The Opera House's June flyer.
Boothbay Craft Brewery Grand Opening & Hop Swap Weekend: Music, Golf and Hops!
Kick off the weekend on Friday, June 1st with a Hop Swap Golf Scramble at the Boothbay Country Club (207) 633-6085. The clubhouse will be brewing with 92 Moose (Central Maine's #1 Hit music station) broadcasting live from 4pm - 7pm. Enjoy a bite to eat on us, and try the new 633 Pale Ale from the Boothbay Craft Brewery. Live Remote sponsors, Hay-Val Charters, J Edwards Jewelry, Fisherman's Wharf Inn & Restaurant, Boothbay Craft Brewery and Marketing Cents 4u will offer contests and giveaways throughout the live broadcast. June 2nd from 1-4pm is the "Hop Swap" at Boothbay Craft Brewery www.boothbaybrewery.com or (207) 633-3411) - for $10, enjoy a tour of the brewery, a free beverage, discounts at a variety of participating businesses and - most importantly - take home your very own hop plant (bring the grown hops back August 24th & 25th for the Hop Harvest Days event). Tickets are available for sale at a variety of locations, including the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber. For online tickets and for more information visit: Marketing Cents 4U |
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Ocean Point General Store, 26 High Street, East Boothbay
Ice cream, lobster rolls, pizza, cold beer, wine and sandwiches plus general provisions. Originally established in 1895 and known for generations as "Burnham & Burnham," owners Jim & Kathy Duncklee have revived the neighborhood store in the center of Ocean Point adjacent to the original store and right next door to the tennis courts and community center, known locally as the 'Casino'. Take a walk on Shore Drive and stop by for refreshment. Opening mid-June. (207) 633-6739 or www.oceanpointgeneralstore.com.
Rideout Marine, 120 Commercial Street, Boothbay Harbor
Residential and commercial piers, floats and runways. Pile driving, crane service, and moorings. (207) 633-2606 or www.rideoutmarine.com.
BONNEY Staffing Center, 4 Bowdoin Mill Island, Topsham BONNEY Staffing is a locally-owned and operated full-service, staffing company with its base of operations in Portland, Maine. For over three decades, BONNEY has expanded its service to include eight branch offices between Bangor, ME and Portsmouth, NH as well as several on-site offices, and while doing so has earned an outstanding reputation for reliability, integrity, quality and innovation. BONNEY is also a certified, woman-owned business through the Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) which brings considerable value to its clients on both social and economic levels. BONNEY's Temporary, Temp-to-Hire, Direct Hire and Managed Service Programs are provided under one umbrella, collectively known as BONNEY Staffing Center. 207-725-1184 or (877) 464-0685, topsham@bonneystaffing.com
WHOM & WJBQ Radio
94.9 WHOM is America's Superstation with the widest geographic coverage in North America. Target Audience: Baby boomers. Format: Continuous light rock. 97dot9 - Portland's #1 hit music station with the top morning show in the state. Target audience: P 18-44. Format: Contemporary Hits. www.949whom.com and www.wjbq.com. |
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WQSS 102.5 Midcoast Radio
The chamber is offering a co-op promotion with Blueberry Broadcasting for the next six months rates that are at a 17% discount for members. Advertisers get 30 spots a month at no minimum and get at price break if you do more. This is a great way to get day trippers from near our region and we recommend you do one week on and one week off. Click here for complete details and email Catherine@boothbayharbor.com if you are interested in participating.
Experience Maritime Maine
If you have a maritime-related event, activity, program, exhibit or festival that you would like to market to thousands of potential visitors, please consider listing your experience at www.ExperienceMaritimeMaine.info. There are NO COSTS to organizations who wish to participate in the Experience Maritime Maine project.
Downtown Information Center
Rachel, Alain, Catherine and her family and friends have redone the Downtown Information Center and given it a fresh coat of paint thanks to Hammond Lumber. For just $45 you can have your rack card brochures prominently displayed here for all the visitors to see. Please contact Rachel for ideas on wall space too!
Thank you to Town of Boothbay for supporting local businesses and the chamber's map
The Town of Boothbay offered a special one-time initiative to businesses principally located in the Town of Boothbay. The town offered to pay 25% of the advertising cost for a Boothbay business to associate with the Boothbay Harbor Downtown & Region Walking Map, hosted by the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce. A total of 17 local Boothbay businesses participated in this program and five new businesses joined the map! Click here for the news release. We are putting the final touches on the map and expect it out soon.
Portland Press Herald Exploring Maine
Exploring Maine 2012 is the Go-To-Guide for things to do and see around the state. Distribution= 150,000 Copies Statewide through the Maine Sunday Telegram, Kennebec Journal, Waterville Morning Sentinel and 375 Additional Drop Spots throughout the State. True Statewide Coverage!!! Media Consultant Erick Druck is offering Special Town Focused Advertising Pages so Businesses within a town or region can be grouped together for maximum exposure! And the Chamber is supporting his effort.
-Special Town Page Rates 1/8 Page (4.95"x2.75")- $315 w/ color or 1/16 Page(2.42"x2.75")- $165 w/ color with 4 Editions - June 24, July 15, August 12, September 16. Click here to learn more. To advertise please contact Erick directly at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, One City Center Portland ME 04101 791-6275-office 807-4278-cell 791-6925-fax or EDruck@pressherald.com.
June issue of AAA Horizons Norfolk
Christine McDermott, managing editor of AAA Horizons, visited the area last summer with her family and enjoyed it so much she wrote a feature story for the June issue which was sent to 233,000 households in the Boston area. The story will run in other editions of Horizons this summer and on AAA.com/Horizons and be available to other AAA clubs to share. Click here to see a portion of the story or stop by the chamber to see it in full.
Windjammer Days
Recent Press
Big events for June
Chicago Tribune June 24-27: Windjammer Days Festival, Boothbay Harbor, Maine; boothbayharbor.com. 50th anniversary features the launch of an antique boat parade.
Windjammer Days 2012, Boothbay Harbor Rentals - HomeAway ...
The summer is full of excellent events that help travelers to get to know a destination. One great example is Windjammer Days, a festival in Boothbay Harbor, ...
www.homeaway.com/info/travelers/.../windjammer-days
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Give'em the Pickle-Customer Service Workshop - June 5th, Boothbay Harbor
Central Maine Community College in collaboration with the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce and Lafayette Hotels of Boothbay Harbor will offer Give'em the PICKLE Customer Service workshop on Tuesday June 5th at the Boothbay Harbor Inn in Boothbay Harbor from 8:30am to 11:30am. The cost for members of the Chamber is $49 per person for one, $44 per person for two attendees and $39 for three or more attendees. For non-members it is $59 per person, $54 per person for two and $49 for three or more. The price includes all materials.
Give 'em the PICKLE is a highly entertaining and motivational customer service workshop that focuses on: Service, Attitude, Consistency, and Teamwork.
PICKLES are those special or extra things you do to make people happy. It's walking the customer to the item they're looking for rather than pointing... or maybe it's simply calling them by name. The trick is figuring out what your customers want and then making sure they get it. That's the message behind Give 'em the PICKLE! a workshop that will inspire both management and employees to do the most important thing they can do in business...take care of the customer! Click here to register.
Maine Revenue Services - Free Sales Tax - June 5-7, 2012, Wells
Seminars are being provided next week at York County Community College in Wells. In addition to a general seminar open to any retailer, seminars for retailers of utilities, food, lodging, and health care items and seminars for contractors and manufacturers are being provided in specialized half-day seminars. No registration is required. For complete details and times and locations of other sites for 2012, click on the following link: http://www.maine.gov/revenue/salesuse/2012seminarschedule.html
M.O.S.T. Program Mobile Unit Tour - June 6th, Topsham
The Time Wise Mobile Outreach Skills Training (M.O.S.T.®) Program is a proven accelerated job creation program that puts people to work after only two weeks of training. The M.O.S.T.® program, piloted by the US Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) High Growth Job Training Initiative, is considered one of the most successful job training and placement programs in the country. You are invited to attend on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber of Commerce in Topsham. Click here for more details.
U.S. Small Business Administration Employer Compliance Workshops
Do You Know what You need to Know?? Check out these upcoming workshops which will be held in June 2012 in Bangor, Auburn, and Portland. Click here for details. Any questions/inquiries re: these workshops, please forward them to Sandy Fontaine at the SBA, tel. (207) 622-8381 or email sandra.fontaine@sba.gov .
Governor Launches Second Series of Job Creation Workshops, June 13
Upcoming workshops invite hundreds of job creators to share ideas to get Maine working in marine resources, fisheries, and cultural tourism.
The Governor is holding another series of meetings with businesses around the state. Click here for theinvitation and press release. On June 13, he'll be meeting at the Southern Maine Community College Midcoast Campus, at Brunswick Landing. These sessions do require an RSVP, so to register, please go online to www.maine.gov/governor, or call Lauren LePage in the Office of the Governor for more information at 287-3538. |
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International Workers Welcome Open House
Each year, our community is enriched by the addition of foreign workers that come to work and live among us for the summer months. The workers bring their traditions, food, culture and music and teach us so much about places we may have only seen on a map. They become our friends, co-workers, and sometimes, we forge lifelong connections with many who return to visit again and again.
Please join us for the 2012 International Workers Open House on TUESDAY, June 19th from 2:00-4:00 p,m. in the Fellowship Hall at the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church. At this remarkable event, we will share food, music, dance and friendship with the newly arrived workers. The Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club will once again be presenting bicycles to the workers, which provides much needed transportation to them over the summer. If you have any additional questions, or would like to volunteer to help with the event, please call the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor at 633-4757. All are welcome to attend. Click here for a poster.
Maine Sales Tax News
Instructional Bulletin #27 "Sales of Prepared Food" was amended in March and can be viewed at the following link:
http://www.maine.gov/revenue/salesuse/salestax/bulletinssales.htm
Mainebiz - Women to Watch - Nominations are now being accepted!
Do you know a woman to watch? Mainebiz is seeking nominations for women business owners, CEOs, presidents, and top executives who have a proven track record of success and who have been trailblazers and mentors to be our 2012 Women to Watch. Mainebiz will select honorees and profile them in our special Women to Watch issue on August 6, and celebrate the honorees with a reception on September 20th at The Woodlands Club in Falmouth. For more information, to submit a nomination or view past honorees, visit www.mainebiz.biz/womentowatch. Nominations close on June 8th.
Mobilize Midcoast Maine
Catherine Wygant was asked by the Midcoast Economic Development District and the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission to sign onto a new initiative that will start in the fall called Mobilize Midcoast Maine. It is the regional component of a statewide economic development initiative. The seven federally designated Economic Development Districts (EDD's) are implementing an exciting new approach to charting Maine's economic development initiatives and priorities. Mobilize Maine is:
· Private sector-driven and public sector-facilitated, a dramatic departure from traditional economic development planning efforts.
· From the ground up - not top down, as traditionally conceived.
· Developed regionally, but then assimilated and orchestrated statewide, to leverage the advantages of both perspectives.
· Asset-based rather than needs-based, again a dramatic departure from traditional efforts that will build upon and leverage existing attributes rather identify "inputs" that are necessary to accumulate to achieve goals.
· Measurable and benchmarked to focus efforts consistently upon attainment of identified goals.
· Has already resulted in significant economic benefit and investment in Maine where the process has already been applied.
Click here to learn more.
SET FOR SUCCESS - THE BIG BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT
For Boothbay Region Elementary School Children, Sunday, August 19th 1 - 4 p.m. Boothbay Harbor YMCA Gym. The event is sponsored by Boothbay Region Community Resources whose mission is to help prepare and equip children for a successful school year by providing them with the tools they need. Children ages 4 - 12, accompanied by parent or guardian, will receive FREE Back To School Supplies and backpacks, Free Haircuts, Eye Health Screenings, and resource information from many community and service organizations First come - first served. A food court will be serving hot dogs, popcorn, and beverages. In order to accomplish our goal, we are asking for "Unity in our Community," calling on individuals, businesses, churches, and groups to join our cause. Listed below are the school supplies required by the regional schools. We are asking for your help with donations....we welcome your response. Click here for more details. |
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Planning & Policy
The committee is working on a number of initiatives that include the following:
1) Town of Boothbay Harbor Restrooms - A number of merchants, including Doug Roberts and Catherine Wygant attended the Board of Selectman's meeting on Tuesday, May 29th and the selectmen unanimously voted on a motion to look into a three year lease with Sewall and Betty Maddocks to use their restrooms for $4,200 per year or $350 per month and assume the cleaning and liability. The chamber agreed to pay $1,000 towards the lease on behalf of the community and will look into continuing to fund this initiative. The selectman will have the restrooms inspected for ADA compliance.
2) Parking Signs - Doug Roberts from Oak Street Provisions would like to facilitate buying parking s igns for businesses that are interested in purchasing them. The intent is to have consistent parking signs throughout the region regardless if it is paid or free. The cost is $29. Please contact Doug Roberts at 633-1290 if you are interested in purchasing them.
3) Fireworks approved!
Marketing (MARCOM)
The Marketing Committee is still working on a year-round calendar for co-op marketing and other marketing ideas. We are working on a "The Best of Boothbay Videos!" whereyou can promote your business, organization or talents at NO CHARGE through the Chamber website & other marketing channels by submitting your "best" video(s) that represent our beautiful Boothbay Harbor Region, it's people and ALL that it has to offer visitors & residents alike. The Chamber Marketing Committee will review all video entries submitted and choose those that will be placed on the website & other marketing channels that promote "the best" of Boothbay. Let's work together to show all that we have to offer guests visiting our beautiful destination! If you are interested, please email Catherine@boothbayharbor.com.
Volunteers Committee
Sheri Gordon from Midcoast Clock & Music Box Company is working on our volunteer program with three basic areas of service for our volunteers and Windjammer Days:
1) Concierge - includes greeting visitors, and handling visitor inquiries both in person and on the phone.
2) Office Support - includes mail sorting, delivering, and special mailings. Also includes some light clerical duties and computer work if applicable. Some special events support as needed.
3) Information Centers - includes stocking information racks at the main office and at the visitor center in downtown Boothbay Harbor.
Please contact Sheri Gordon sheri.gordon@midcoastclock.com or 633-9965 or Rachel Tibbetts rachel@boothbayharbor.com 633-2353 if you or anyone you know is interested in volunteering.
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We are one month away and so many exciting things are happening!
We would like to thank The Boothbay Register for creating another amazing Windjammer Days supplement which we are putting the finishing touches on.
We have also been busy getting fun merchandise to celebrate this year's event. Stop by the Chamber to see for yourself! Click here for our pirate pricing and selections for kids. Click here for other Windjammer Days merchandise pricing.
Our TV ads on Channel 8 will be running soon.
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for a sneak peak.
We are also constantly updating our website at http://www.boothbayharbor.com/windjammer-days/
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Come cheer on a veteran marathoner and the Schooner Timberwind as they race down the coast of Maine by land and sea for nearly 50 miles to kick off the gorgeous ships making their way to Boothbay Harbor in the 94.9 WHOM sponsored Jammers vs. Joggers event. You can enter to win tickets courtesy of 94.9 WHOM or you can make a reservation for $125.00 per person ... bring your own "personal beverages" everything else is provided and the chamber has arranged return transportation with Country Coach Charters back to Rockport Harbor for guests who may require the return transfer at $20 per person.
We also need VOLUNTEERS! Please contact Cherie@boothbayharbor.com if you or anyone you know would like to get involved.
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