We just want to continue to emphasize to members and any potential members that we are an independent organization. Given some recent national news accounts and some inquiries we have had, we feel that it is necessary for us to again reiterate that the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce is not affiliated in any way with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

We do not receive any funding or support from the national body, nor do we take positions on any of their political platforms, such as Global Warming or Health Care Reform.

We decided many years ago that the values, policies and political actions of the U.S. Chamber are not always in tune with the characteristics and values we cherish on Bainbridge Island: a sense of community, collaboration, entrepreneurial spirit, independent thinking, and self determination.

We’re Independent and Proud of it!