Pine Tree Society Blog
Jon Fortier of Hannaford Supermarkets talks to Q106.5 about Pine Tree Camp benefit luncheon
Scott Miller and Cindy Campbell from Q106.5 are gearing up for the annual Q106.5 Celebrity Egg Ride to benefit Pine Tree Camp on February 3. The on-air team of Maine's #1 for Country, Q106.5, collects pledges from listeners and for every $50 raised, they stuff their...
It was life changing
“I give my parents all the credit in the world for having the foresight to send me to summer camp.” Jim Marc-Aurele grew up in Massachusetts and was just six years old when he spent his first week at a summer camp in Maine. Now in his late 40s, he credits his summer...
Santa Claus visits the Early Learning Center
The children of the Early Learning Center recently had a very exciting visitor! Santa Claus and his favorite elf made their way from the North Pole to visit with the children and read them a story! Santa read My Twelve Maine Christmas Days to the preschoolers and One...
Pine Tree Society announces Christmas Sweeps winner
Congratulations to Carleton Cameron Jr. from Smyrna Mills! He was the winner of the Christmas Sweeps drawing at Pine Tree Society. The Pine Tree Society Sweepstakes raises money to help Pine Tree Society transform lives. For information about the sweepstakes, call us...
Amy shares Hanukkah traditions with the Early Learning Center
The Early Learning Center was blessed yet again this year, to celebrate Hanukkah with our dear friend Amy Nussinow. Amy is a Speech Language Pathologist from Sandcastle and she provides all the Speech Therapy to the children at ELC. Amy read us some stories about...
Dawn has two goals
“I’ve been at the beginning. I’ve been at the end. But I’ve never seen the in-between part.” Dawn Willard-Robinson is the director of Pine Tree Camp and has attended the Dysart’s Snowmobile Ride-in for years, but has never actually seen the trail the Q106.5 Egg...
40 years go by and so many things stay the same
It's so fun to look back in the scrapbook and see this newsletter article about Pine Tree Society holiday cards from 1977. We see that the postcard option was popular because people were concerned about the price of postage going up. In those days, you could send a...
Renovations to The Shack have begun
Renovation of the Frances Smith Cabin – better known as The Shack – has begun at Pine Tree Camp. "We’ve started some of the ripping and tearing," said Alan Farmer, Facilities Manager. "We’re getting everything out so construction can start." The plan is to do the...
Holiday card season is in full swing
December is here and the time to get your holiday cards is now! You have probably already seen this year's two featured designs, featuring the work of renowned Maine artists, Carlton Plummer and Sandy Crabtree. Did you know that each design comes in a choice of...