Pine Tree Society Blog
Marie Preston’s Spirit Lives On
Marie Preston was the second Executive Director of Pine Tree Society – or Easter Seals as it was known -- and was instrumental in establishing Pine Tree Camp in 1945. Her son, Jim Preston, was eight years old at the time and recalls that it was after the war that his...
Overnight Camping
June 21, 2018 "I wish I could stay here forever." "I wish I could make a friend." Every session campers have the opportunity to sign up for an overnight camping experience at the breathtaking southerly shore of North Pond. At the end of free swim, the campers and...
Pine Tree Society staff and Pine Tree Camp staff working together
Wednesday, June 13th After nearly two weeks of intense staff training, Pine Tree Camp officially opened its gates yesterday. Before the first session of Pine Tree Camp even begins, 60 staff and counselors from all over the world participate 13 jam-packed days of...
Pine Tree Camper counting down the days
Camper Kylee Thorndike can't wait to drive down the dirt road to Pine Tree Camp this summer. FOX 22 ABC 7 Bangor spent time with Kylee's family to talk about their experience at Camp. "Everybody is normal," said Don Thorndike, Kylee's father. "No one is treated...
FOX 22 ABC 7 Bangor joined us for the Paddle for Pine Tree Camp
On June 2, over 200 paddlers took to the Kennebec with their kayaks and canoes to raise money at our 22nd Annual Paddle for Pine Tree Camp. FOX 22 ABC 7 Bangor interviewed camper Tristan Bouchard and Pine Tree Society's Chief Development Officer Erin Rice. "I really...
This is what I like to do
“I do a little bit of everything,” that’s how Teresa Davis describes her day. She’s a Direct Support Professional at Pine Tree Society focused on providing the support people need to live independently. “From helping with chores to doing errands to paying bills and...
Career Open House
“Every day is different, but every day I go home knowing that I have made a big difference.” Pine Tree Society invites you to grow with us. We are looking for new team members who want to use their talents to help Maine people with disabilities discover lives of...
Remembering Greg Ouellette
"Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.” —Shannon L. Alder Through his years leading Pine Tree Camp and then Pine Tree Society, Greg Ouellette made a transformational impact on the...
Every child deserves to experience the magic of summer camp
“When he was born, he was diagnosed with cancer and we knew then he would be paralyzed from the waist down.” That’s the story Elizabeth, mother of now six-year-old Kellen, recently told us. She remembers thinking, “We’re in the middle of Maine, there’s not going to...