Local student wants to draw attention to Elizabethtown's Skate Park

Local college student uses fall internship to spark interest in the Elizabethtown Bike Park by asking skateboard expert Terry Gimble to speak to Chamber of Commerce.

The Elizabethtown - White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is busy planning its active Christmas schedule full of exciting happenings and promotions with the hope to bring more people to our area. This means plenty of ways for member businesses be involved and get some exposure. What are those opportunities?

Tourist spend $51.57 million during 2022 in Mother Nature's Playground

Elizabethtown, N.C. — Domestic and international visitors to and within Bladen County spent 51.57 million in 2022. The data comes from an annual study commissioned by Visit North Carolina, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. According to Terri Dennison, Executive Director of the Elizabethtown – White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, while this amount is 9.4% lower that expenditures from 2021, when Bladen County saw a drastic 54% increase from the prior year; it still represents a 14% increas

Friday, February 17 at 5:30pm at the Cape Fear Farmers Market

In conjunction with the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the North Carolina State Parks, the Chamber welcomes the Black Folks Camp Too Founder Mr. Earl B Hunter, Jr and company who will kick off the weekend on February 17 th at 5:30pm with “Increasing More Unity in the Outdoor Community and Beyond: Campfire Conversations with Black Folks Camp Too," followed by a live premier of their Year of the Trail film series.

State initiative focuses on increasing tourism in rural communities

Public Meeting on Tourism to be held Wednesday, January 18 at 4:30PM at the Poweel - Melvin Agricultural Center, 450 Smith Circle, in Elizabethtown.

Chamber Annual Meeting on Thursday, January 19 at 5:30pm

The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will host a leading expert on natural and cultural tourism at their Annual Meeting on Thursday, January 19 at 5:30pm at Lu Mil Vineyard.h

Domestic and international visitors to and within Bladen County spent $56.95 million in 2021, an increase of 54.3 from 2020., well surpassing pre-Covid numbers,

A new guide containing activities and sites to see throughout the area has been produced by the Elizabethtown – White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and is now available in several locations.

Service to be provided throughout Bladen County

A new mobile unit that will provide behavioral health and primary care service to rural parts of Bladen County was introduced at the Cape Fear Farmers Market on Tuesday, April 12 with a ribbon cutting attended by approximately 50 people.

The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting members to consider all the future possibilities for the local economy at their Annual Meeting on Thursday, March 10 at Lu Mil Vineyard.

Report from April Member Meeting

Members of the Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce were told about two promotional programs that could help increase their business during the April Members Meeting held on Tuesday, April 13 held through the ZOOM meeting platform.

A great way to raise funds for your organization!

Volunteers needed on May 1 & 2 to help with the White Lake Triathlon. Groups and Organizations can raise money.

Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present their Annual Awards to worthy individuals and businesses who have impacted our area in 2020. The award recipients were chosen after being nominated by Chamber members. These awards are traditionally presented at the Chamber’s Annual Banquet.