10/21/2026
Happy National Chamber of Commerce Day!
What does a Chamber of Commerce really do? At the Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce, it means so much more than hosting events. It means building connections, strengthening businesses, advocating for our community, and helping shape the future of the Greater Gardner region.
Serving Ashburnham, Barre, Gardner, Hubbardston, Templeton, Westminster, and Winchendon, the Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce brings businesses, community leaders, municipalities, and organizations together to make our region stronger.
Here’s how we make a difference:
🤝 CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY: Through Business After Hours, Coffee & Conversation, WOMEN2Women, networking opportunities, and our community calendar, we create meaningful connections that lead to relationships, referrals, collaboration, and growth.
📣 ADVOCATING FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES & BRINGING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER: Our Legislative Affairs Committee has met with all seven towns we serve to gather information about the challenges local businesses are facing, identify shared concerns, and explore meaningful solutions. We will be bringing local legislators and community stakeholders together for our Legislative Affairs Community Forum to discuss these findings, share perspectives, and work collaboratively toward solutions that strengthen our businesses, communities, and regional economy. Advocacy starts with listening, and progress happens when we work together! Stay tuned!
📚 INVESTING IN EDUCATION AND GROWTH: We host educational opportunities, including Lunch & Learn programs and professional networking sessions, connecting our members with valuable resources and knowledge. We also plan to expand our educational offerings with future programs designed to help businesses, professionals, and our workforce learn, grow, and succeed.
🎉 CREATING COMMUNITY AND OPPORTUNITY: From our Business After Hours gatherings and annual events to the Little Goblin Halloween Stroll, we help bring people together, support local businesses, increase visibility, and create opportunities for our members and communities to thrive.
💡 SUPPORTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: We work alongside our seven communities, connect businesses with resources, encourage collaboration, and help identify opportunities that can strengthen our local economy and quality of life.
A Chamber is a connector, a convener, an advocate, and a partner. We help businesses build relationships, give our business community a collective voice, and bring people together to address challenges that no single business or community should have to tackle alone.
This work matters. Strong businesses create jobs, support families, contribute to our tax base, and help our communities thrive. When businesses succeed, our entire region benefits.
The Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce is an independent, member-supported nonprofit organization. We are not a government agency; we are a partner to our businesses and communities, working to build a stronger future together.
Our motto says it best: Together We Are Stronger.
On National Chamber of Commerce Day, we thank our members, volunteers, community partners, municipal leaders, and legislators who work alongside us. Your involvement makes this work possible, and there is still so much more we can accomplish together.
Want to be part of the progress? Connect with us, attend an event, join a committee, or become a member!
