Annual Celebration Dinner & Auction
Save the date: Wed. Sept. 9, 2026
Tickets go on sale Aug 5
Damariscotta Region Chamber Annual Celebration, Awards & Auction
🍂 Autumn Harvest Gathering 🌿
Celebrating our roots and sowing seeds for the future
Join us for an evening of community-building and rustic feast beneath the historic timbers of member business,
Crawford Farm Weddings and Events.
Annual Awards
2026 Annual Award Nominations & Voting Information
Each year we ask our community to tell us who is most deserving for recognition and then announce the awardees at the Annual Chamber Celebration. See past winners below.
The first step toward honoring this year’s community champions is to gather nominations, and we invite you to Click here to fill out the quick form: We’re looking for nominees from Chamber Members in five categories:
- Community Service (Individual)
- Community Service Organization
- Business of the Year
- Businessperson of the Year
- Rising Star
Anyone in our community is welcome to submit a nominations form, but one entry per nominator, please. Get your nominations in before Fri., July 17 at midnight!
The top 3 finalists in each category will be announced July 22 and voting will close on July 29.
2025 Annual Award Winners
- Jack Meehan, WoodChippers – Community Service Award
- Inn Along the Way – Community Service Organization
- Hearty Roots – Business of the Year
- Sheila McLain – Businessperson of the Year
- Brynne Whitney – Rising Star
- Marva Nesbit – President’s Award
2024 Award Winners
- Marilee Harris, Stepping Stone Housing, Inc – Small Business of the Year
- Ted Perkins, Hammond Lumber Company – Large Business of the Year
- Tom Anderson, Volunteer Extra-ordinaire – Person of the Year
- Angelina Walz, Bangor Savings Bank – President’s Award
2023 Award Winners
- Karen Bachelder, Stepping Stone Housing, Inc. Individual Community Service Award
- Erica Berman Veggies to Table Community Service Award
- Bangor Savings Bank Bristol Business Enhancement Award
- Dennis Hilton, Cheney Financial Companies Business Leader of the Year Award
- Jane Gravel Newcastle Realty- President’s Award
2022 Award Winners
- Mark Hagar, Hagar Enterprises – Individual Community Service Award
- Central Lincoln County YMCA – Organization Community Service Award
- Bristol Parks & Recreation – Business Enhancement Award
- Dusty Hancock, Strong-Hancock Funeral Home – Business Person of the Year
2021 Award Winners
- Chief Jason Warlick, Damariscotta Police Department – Individual Community Service Award
- Lincoln County Television (LCTV) – Organization Community Service Award
- N.C. Hunt Lumber – Business Enhancement Award
- Jim Donovan – Business Person of the Year
2019 Award Winners
- Billy Claflin – Individual Community Service Award
- Renys – Organization Community Service Award
- The Shuck Station – Business Enhancement Award
- Frieda and John Hanlon – Business Person(s) of the Year Award
- Rick Hagen – Individual Community Service Award
- Lincoln County Publishing Co. – Organization Community Service Award
- Buzz Maine – Business Enhancement Award
- Brothers Don, Jeff, and Steve Pierce – Businessperson of the Year Award
- Bruce Lutsk – Individual Community Service Award
- Jane and Gary Gravel – Organization Community Service Award
- Tidwater Telecom / LCI – Business Enhancement Award
- Mike Hall – Hall Funeral Home – Business Person of the Year Award
- Ted Silar – Individual Community Service Award
- Community Energy Fund – Organization Community Service Award
- Dow Furniture – Business Enhancement Award
- Randall Miller – Newcastle Chrysler – Business Person of the Year Award
- Grace Goldberg, Savory Maine – Individual Community Service Award
- Spectrum Generations – Organization Community Service Award
- Lincoln Academy – Business Enhancement Award
- Wayne Moore – Business Person of the Year Award
- Kathy Anderson – Individual Community Service Award
- Damariscotta River Association – Organization Community Service Award
- Mexicali Blues – Business Enhancement Award
- Jean Kerrigan – Damariscotta River Grill – Business Person of the Year Award
2013 Award Winners
- Dennis Hilton – Individual Community Service Award
- Miles Memorial Hospital League – Organization Community Service Award
- Lincoln Academy – Business Enhancement Award
- Scott Lash – Business Person of the Year Award
