MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber’s third annual Hacker’s Ball Golf Tournament is Friday, May 8 at the Brunswick Golf Club, 165 River Road, Brunswick. Proceeds benefit the chamber’s various education initiatives that reinvest in our businesses and communities.

Tournament sign-in on May 8 begins at 8 a.m. and the scramble format with shotgun start tees off at 9 a.m.

Brunswick Golf Club hosts an 18-hole championship golf course, wonderfully maintained with tree-lined fairways and immaculate greens. Golf tournament participants will also enjoy raffles for great local prizes, breakfast, lunch, and appetizers, and longest drive, closest to the pin, and putting and chipping contests.

At a special challenge hole sponsored by Northern Benefits and LeaderBoard of Boston, participants can also purchase a chance to launch their ball with the LeaderBoard AirCannon for a chance to win a seven-night stay for two at one of RCI’s 3,000 resorts.

The Hacker’s Ball tourney is produced by the chamber’s young professionals networking group, Midcoast Edge. The “Edge” is open to any individual roughly ages 21 to 40-plus who lives or works in the southern Mid-coast Maine area and is looking to make personal and professional contacts.

The event is sponsored by Brunswick Golf Club, Dead River, Hancock Lumber, LeaderBoard of Boston, Northern Benefits, Norway Savings Bank, and PFBF CPAs.

Additional sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting Nick Favreau or Amanda Leland at midcoastedge@midcoastmaine.com or www.facebook.com/midcoastedge. UPCOMING EVENTS: — Hear Gov. Paul LePage speak about his two-year budget proposal. The meeting is Thursday, April 2, 8 to 9:30 a.m., at the Brunswick Hotel and Tavern, 4 Noble St., Brunswick. Reservations are a must. Refreshments will be served. Fee is $10/member and $15/non-member. Sponsors for the event are Mechanics Savings Bank, Mid Coast Health Services, Priority Real Estate Group, RE/MAX Riverside and The Brunswick Hotel & Tavern.

— Businesses are invited to the ribbon cutting of the new Topsham Bureau of Motor Vehicles Office, 125 B Main St., Topsham, on April 8 at 9 a.m. See the new location with easier access, designated parking and updated systems, including energy efficiency.

— Maine’s MidCoast Chamber Council presents a public meeting to gather input on the upcoming 2015-16 Maine Tourism Marketing Partnership Program Regional Marketing Grant. For citizens and businesses that are affected by tourism, this is a great opportunity to discuss the future of regional tourism with the board. We are looking for input from you. It’s April 10, 11 a.m. to noon, at the Community Room, 8 Venture Ave., Brunswick Landing.

—B2BMarketplaceisApril28,1to5 p.m., at Coastal Performance Training Center, 14 Thomas Point Road, Brunswick. This is an opportunity for business people to make sales, learn about new products and services, network with other business people, strengthen your brand and reestablish or reinforce customer relationships. There will be door prizes, a passport game. It’s all free with a business card.

OUR MEMBERS: Welcome to The Gathering Place, a day shelter located at 84B Union St., Brunswick. And welcome to Preston Landscape, based out of West Bath.

SMMC proudly serves 700 businesses and organizations in the following communities: Arrowsic, Bath, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Brunswick, Dresden, Edgecomb, Georgetown, Harpswell, Phippsburg, Richmond, Topsham, West Bath, Westport Island, Wiscasset and Woolwich. Our members represent 132 varied business sectors. Find them all on our website at wwwmidcoastmaine.com.