Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce

The Bridgton Economic Development Corporation is an established Maine-based 501(c)(3) public-benefit corporation.  Our aim is to develop, strategize, encourage, and expand high-quality and sustainable business, enterprise and job creation in Bridgton, Maine.  The BEDC is also actively engaged in advancing community and educational development partnerships that serve to retain and attract a skilled young labor pool to fuel the growth of new and emerging industries and markets of the 21st century.

The BEDC is committed to expanding the town’s economic base and achieving economic stability through growth and development.  We seek to provide a positive, supportive climate in an effort to attract a myriad of businesses.  The corporation recognizes the responsibility of maintaining a balance between development and the rural atmosphere that has made Bridgton a special place in the heart of western Maine.

Through representation on its board of directors, the BEDC is an independent and autonomous economic development organization that is comprised of Bridgton’s prime economic sectors, including: healthcare, technology, banking, manufacturing, education, public utilities, legal, tourism & hospitality, retail, environmental, cultural affairs, land development, and insurance.

The Bridgton Lions Club, formed on Nov. 4, 1926 and chartered on June 28, 1927, has been serving the Bridgton community for over 85 years. It has a rich and varied history and is always there to help those who need it the most.

The Club focuses on:
• providing Vision Screening for students at the Stevens Brook Elementary School
• sponsoring “Student of the Month” at Lake Region High School
• sponsoring multiple “Kettle Dinners” at the Bridgton Community Center
• collecting glasses and hearing aids
• providing glasses and hearing aids for those who cannot afford them
• providing medic alert devices those who cannot afford them
• supporting the Bridgton Boy Scouts for over 50 years
• supporting Lake Region High School’s “Project Graduation”
• supporting the Maine Sight & Hearing organization
• supporting the Bridgton Community Center’s Fuel Collaborative

Throughout the year the Club raises funds in diverse and fun ways:
• sales of hamburgers, hot dogs and french fries from the Club’s “Chuck Wagon” at the Bridgton Fireworks and the Maine Lakes Brew Fest
• annual “Golf Ball Drop” raffle
• annual Christmas raffle
• White Cane day fund raising – partnering with the Harrison Lions Club
• hot dogs and bean suppahs
• annual Golf Tournament

Help support your community – become a member now. FMI – call Brian Thomas 647-5765

The Bridgton Lions Club meets every 2nd and 4th Monday (except July and August), 6:30 PM, at the Bridgton Community Center on Depot Street.