2025 Holiday Cards Revealed
This holiday season, we have four ALL NEW cards for you to choose from. We think you’ll love how this year’s cards range from the whimsical, to classic Maine scenes, to special moonlit moments. For the first time ever, we’re featuring some very special cards created...
Early Learning Center makes a world of difference
Pine Tree Society's Early Learning Center makes a world of difference. Lainey’s parents found Pine Tree Society’s Early Learning Center at just the right time. At three years old, Lainey had trouble communicating, playing with other children, cooperating with adults...
Then & Now — Michael Thibodeau
Michael has been coming to Pine Tree Camp since he was in elementary school. It’s something he loves and feels a special ownership about. “He talks about it every day and tells people ‘Pine Tree Camp is my camp!’,” said his mother, Nicole. At camp, he does it all. He...
An amazing experience for the entire family
It’s been an amazing experience for the entire family. “The changes we’ve seen in our sons over the past year have been incredible. It feels so good to know they are doing things and having successes without us.” That’s what Heather said about Ethan and Arthur’s...
Linda Bonnar-Ivery found her calling at Pine Tree Camp
Linda Bonnar-Ivery says with no hesitation that her years working at Pine Tree Camp were the best times of her life. “Definitely the best times of my life. I matured there and made lasting friendships with campers and fellow staff alike. And it’s where I learned I...
Camp Changed Everything for Dawn Willard-Robinson
During college, little did Dawn Willard-Robinson know that her first summer as a counselor at Pine Tree Camp would lead to a life-long career and a new family — both with Pine Tree Camp at the heart. “Pine Tree Camp literally changed everything for me,” From meeting...
80 Years After: John Conner — The Man Behind Our Logo
Meet the Man Behind Our Logo When Pine Tree Camper, John W. Conner, passed away in 2017 at the age of 86, there were two really important things in his life that his family wanted to pay tribute to: the Shriners Hospitals for Children and Pine Tree Camp. “A lot of...
Bowling community strikes the perfect balance
For the past few seasons, bowlers from Pine Tree Society’s Community Support Program in Scarborough have found their way into the hearts of their fellow bowlers in the community league at Spare Time. “The boys grew on me and I grew on the boys,” said Meegan Diconzo....
Learning starts early at our specialized preschool
Today, when Oliver walks into the Early Learning Center, he feels at home with his teachers and classmates and is ready to have fun and try new things with friends. That wasn’t always the case. Two years ago when he first stepped through the door, he would hide from...