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Calling all Belfast residents and businesses! Time to decorate your home or business for a chance to be crowned the winner for the 2022 Holidays!

How Do I Enter? Register by December 11th. Home or business must be located in Belfast. Addresses will be promoted with submissions but not names. Send registration form and photo to parksandrec@cityofbelfast.org or mail to Belfast Parks & Recreation, 131 Church St. Belfast, ME 04915

How Do I Win? Volunteer judges have been selected and will choose one home and one business winner on December 12th. Winners will be announced December 14th at the Chamber Business After Hours at Camden National Bank, downtown Belfast.

Winners will receive a holiday trophy, cash prize and more!!! Help us spread the joy of the season throughout the City of Belfast!

A collaboration with Belfast Parks & Recreation Department, Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, Perry’s Home Furnishings & Design, Delvino’s, Front Street Pub, and Our Town Belfast.

*** CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM ***

Congratulations to our 2022 Chamber Awards Winners

The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce and its Board of Directors were pleased to present our annual awards to this year’s winners, voted by our membership and the community. Our awards celebration was held Friday, November 4th, at The University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast.

Our Celebration Sponsor was NORDIC AQUAFARMS and our Reception Sponsor was Camden National Bank.

• BUSINESS GROWTH – The Grasshopper Shop
• Sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank
• NEW BUSINESS – Rio’s 
• Sponsored by Stanley Chevrolet and the Maine Chevy Dealers
• WALDO COUNTY BUSINESS – Penobscot Marine Museum
• Sponsored by First National Bank
• HEALTH CARE PARTNER – Belfast Soup Kitchen
• Sponsored by Waldo County General Hospital / MaineHealth
• HOMETOWN HERITAGE – Rollie’s Bar & Grill
• Sponsored by LCI Fiber Optic Network
• CHAMBER APPRECIATION – Chamber Volunteer Team
• Sponsored by Front Street Shipyard
• CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD – Sue Dupler, Public Health Nurse
• Sponsored by Mathews Brothers Company
• Watch the 2022 Citizen of the Year Video Presentation Here

We’d also like to congratulate the runner-up winners in the following categories:

• BUSINESS GROWTH – The Scone Goddess
• NEW BUSINESS – Stone Tree Farm & Cidery
• WALDO COUNTY BUSINESS – Friends of Fort Knox
• HEALTH CARE PARTNER – Waldo County YMCA
• HOMETOWN HERITAGE – Belfast Historical Society & Museum

Special thanks to Brian Frus from Mainely Gallery & Studio for our one-of-a-kind glass-blown awards, to Ned Lightner for another wonderful Citizen of the Year video presentation, to Rollie’s Remote Catering for our drinks and hors d’oeuvres, and to the Hutchinson Center staff for their technical assistance and for hosting our event. And to everyone that had a hand or heart in our awards and event this year – thank you!

Congratulations to our 2022 Chamber Awards Winners

The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce and its Board of Directors are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s annual Chamber Awards, voted by you the people! Nearly 1,300 submissions this year!

• BUSINESS GROWTH – The Grasshopper Shop (Sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank)
• NEW BUSINESS – Rio’s (Sponsored by Stanley Chevrolet and the Maine Chevy Dealers)
• WALDO COUNTY BUSINESS – Penobscot Marine Museum (Sponsored by First National Bank)
• HEALTH CARE PARTNER – Belfast Soup Kitchen (Sponsored by Waldo County General Hospital / MaineHealth)
• HOMETOWN HERITAGE – Rollie’s Bar & Grill (Sponsored by LCI Fiber Optic Network)

We’d also like to congratulate the runner-up winners in the following categories:

• BUSINESS GROWTH – The Scone Goddess
• NEW BUSINESS – Stone Tree Farm & Cidery
• WALDO COUNTY BUSINESS – Friends of Fort Knox
• HEALTH CARE PARTNER – Waldo County YMCA
• HOMETOWN HERITAGE – Belfast Historical Society & Museum

The CITIZEN OF THE YEAR Award (Sponsored by Mathews Brothers Company) and the CHAMBER APPRECIATION AWARD (Sponsored by Front Street Shipyard) will both be announced live at the Awards Gala on November 4th! Get your tickets now!

Friday, November 4th, 5:30pm – 8pm, UMaine Hutchinson Center

• CELEBRATION SPONSOR – NORDIC AQUAFARMS
• Reception Sponsor – Camden National Bank

Join us for a cocktail party and hors d’oeuvres and help us celebrate all the amazing businesses and people in Waldo County. We are also excited to announce that local artist Brian Frus and his wife Stephanie Natale of Mainely Gallery and Studio are creating our awards this year.

*** CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS ***