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80 years after: Marie preston's spirit lives on
Marie Preston was the second Executive Director of Pine Tree Society – or Easter Seals as it was known then — and was instrumental in establishing Pine Tree Camp in 1945.
“It was a huge undertaking,” her son, Jim Preston, recalled. “She had to raise a lot of money and it was an enormous amount of work to get things running.”
Jim and his father, Burton Preston, worked together to get the cabins ready the first year. Most of the kids had never been away from home. They came to camp with mobility issues stemming from polio, farm accidents and other physical challenges.
When the gates opened that first year, 75 campers arrived.
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80 Years After: Marie Preston’s Spirit Lives On
80 Years After.... Marie Preston was the second Executive Director of Pine Tree Society – or Easter Seals as it was known then — and was instrumental in establishing Pine Tree Camp in 1945. “It was a huge undertaking,” her son, Jim Preston, recalled. “She had to raise...
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