Chamber Benefits

The Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce (the “Chamber”) wants YOU! Whether a business or an individual, the Chamber invites you to become part of an exciting, dynamic and energetic force in our community. You might ask yourself, why should I consider joining the Chamber?

For starters, the Chamber helps to create, maintain and enhance a wonderful quality of life in our village and surrounding communities. Beyond that, and described in greater detail below, the Chamber offers valuable benefits to its members. Not surprisingly, maintaining and increasing membership is crucial to sustaining our current benefit levels, and facilitates the Chamber’s expansion into new and exciting areas of community and business development. And let’s not overlook the Chamber’s lifeline of newsletters and emails regarding hyper-local and timely issues. The Chamber was invaluable during the Covid-19 pandemic disseminating information about federal, state and local assistance.

The Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce shall be dedicated to the improvement and advancement of a positive and dynamic economic, industrial, professional, and business climate and community enhancement in the Brandon area (By-laws, article II). Brandon Chamber bylaws.

Supporting the Chamber with membership helps build the Chamber’s positions and maintain a strong voice in town, surrounding communities, and the state. If you support the activities we engage in, please support us with your membership. Membership benefits include:

  • Access to competitively-priced dental insurance from Delta Dental. Contact the Chamber (802-247-6401) or The Richards Group (802-775-2503 or 802-388-4992) for rate and plan information.
  • Discounts at Constant Contact, email marketing program.
  • Pay dues online with PayPal either using a PayPal account or your credit card
  • Annual town-wide events which boost quality of life such as: The Great Brandon Auction, Memory Tree Lighting, Brandon Yard Sale Day, Free Summer Concert Series, and Moonlight Madness.
  • Service and financial contributions for community benefit from Great Brandon Auction and other fund-raising projects. Past contributions have been to: Central Park bandstand and fountain, Crescent Park renewal, purchase of downtown benches, Waterfall Park fence, economic development, Brandon Free Public Library restoration fund and managing funding and construction of the Brandon Museum & Visitor Center. Money has been donated for the purchase of downtown trees and for Brandon Town Hall renovations. Annual financial contributions are made to the Brandon Toy Project.
  • Maintenance of our popular website, www.brandon.org. Free link to members’ website.
  • Our popular e-newsletter sent to more than 1500 email addresses on a regular basis. Promotion of member notices at no charge.
  • Communication to members in the form of periodic newsletters. Twice a year event fliers sent town-wide with opportunity for low-cost business advertising.
  • Sale of Brandon Bucks through the Brandon branch of the National Bank of Middlebury–”Local Dollars” Certificates to Shop in Brandon redeemable at members’ businesses at no cost to members
  • Visitor Center at the Douglas Birthplace is open and maintained from January 1st through December 31. Members’ business brochures and cards as well as state and regional publications and maps are displayed and available to the public free of charge.
  • Production and distribution of publications and Membership Directory (on-line).
  • Sponsor events which provide networking and socializing opportunities for members and guests: Golf Mixer, Annual Meeting/Dinner, and Social Mixers at members’ businesses.
  • Couples or individuals with two different businesses get the second business listed on our website and in our membership directory at no additional cost.
  • Welcome packets are furnished to new area residents.
  • Visitor packets mailed in response to advertising.
  • Cooperative advertising opportunities.
  • Special agenda meetings held when needed such as Legislative Luncheons and Meet the Candidates.
  • Involvement in timely issues as they arise: mosquito control funding, downtown improvement issues, etc.

We hope you will agree that the Chamber is an integral part of the fabric that binds our community together. We also hope that you will consider joining us! Please call (802) 247-6401, email (info@brandon.org), or click here.