Pine Tree Society Blog
A conversation with artist Marieluise Hutchinson
Artist Marieluise Hutchinson lives in Cushing and is a Copley Master at the Copley Society in Boston and an Artist Master at the Cape Cod Art Center. Her work is shown at Bayview Gallery in Brunswick. “Art is not what you see but what you make others see.” - Edgar...
A message from Noel
Dear Friends, I recently heard from a former Pine Tree camper. Now an adult, he attended Pine Tree Camp as a child into his late teens. He shared a bit about the friends he made and the barrier-free recreation he experienced…and then he said: “At Pine Tree Camp I felt...
Recap: First Annual Flutie 5K at Pine Tree Camp
Pine Tree Camp’s fall foliage wasn’t the only thing showing off on Saturday, October 22nd. One hundred fourteen runners, walkers, wheelchair-rollers, and even a team of dinosaurs showed their colors at the first ever Flutie 5K at Pine Tree Camp. Racers were treated to...
Auburn Community Support program drums up some fun
Our Auburn Community Support program participants were thrilled to welcome back Carol Richards of Classes with Carol on Wednesday, October 12th for a drum circle lesson! Group music sessions bring a sense of togetherness, decrease loneliness and anxiety, and can be a...
FirstLight shines for Maine people with disabilities
One thing you never think about at Pine Tree Camp is the technology that keeps us connected to our community every day of the year. We serve a broad geographic region and so does FirstLight. Thanks to their support, campers from the Brunswick area experienced the...
Early Learning Center celebrates a year of milestones
On Wednesday, August 17th, Pine Tree Society's Early Learning Center celebrated a year of milestones and progress. Families of our ELC students joined us for tours of our classrooms and chats with their kid's teachers, while the students and their siblings enjoyed Pin...
WABI: Pine Tree Camp is back in session!
Our friends are WABI Channel 5 recently stopped into Pine Tree Camp to observe our children's overnight and Camp Pine Cone campers and see how things were operating after two years of pandemic temporarily halted overnight sessions. We were thrilled to show them how...
Children’s Case Management Q&A with Alyssa Wade
Alyssa Wade is the director of Pine Tree Society’s Case Management program. She hears every day from parents who don’t know where to start or even which questions to ask. Her practical approach to case management immediately puts their mind at ease. She and her team...
Spotlight: Pine Tree Camp’s Dirigo Experience for Deaf Youth
Joshua Seal knows first-hand what it’s like to grow up Deaf in Maine. “As a Deaf individual who grew up going to public school, I was surrounded by people who could hear,” he said. During his youth, Joshua felt isolated, different and yearned to connect with others...