Pine Tree Society Blog
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...
Keeping the drive for Camp alive
Linda Bonnar of Brunswick started paddling for Pine Tree Camp 22 years ago at the very first paddle. She was a counselor supervisor at the time. “I was just out of college and thought I had the world by the tail,” recalled Bonnar. “I learned so much about myself at...
Media coverage is helping us gear up for Paddle for Pine Tree Camp
Recently, camp director Dawn Willard-Robinson and Tyler Cary from Pine Tree Society sat down with Craig Colson on FOX 22 ABC 7 Bangor to talk about the Paddle for Pine Tree Camp on June 2. "Pine Tree Camp in Rome is really a magical place where children and adults...
Pine Tree Society appoints Joseph Drago to board of directors
Pine Tree Society, a statewide organization serving Maine children and adults with disabilities, recently named Joseph Drago to its board of directors. A native Vermonter, Drago graduated from The College of the Holy Cross with a BA in Political Science. and completed...
Pine Tree Society partners with Portland Stage for ASL interpreted performance
In April, Pine Tree Society’s Interpreting Services team partnered with Portland Stage to provide American Sign Language interpreting for their performance of The Niceties. “Imagine watching TV without sound. That’s what watching this play without ASL interpretation...
Campers and staff count down the days to Pine Tree Camp
"She loved Cabin Wars!" That’s what Kylee’s father, Donald, said was her favorite part of camp last summer. "It was Super Hero week and Cabin 4’s theme was Wonder Woman," he said. "They earned points for decorating, and her cabin won." For Donald, the highlight of the...
Pine Tree Society awarded grant from LACF
The Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation awarded an $800 grant to Pine Tree Society to help with improvements to their Early Learning Center, located at 589 Minot Avenue. The Early Learning Center, which serves children with disabilities from age three to six,...
Renovations planned to transform Early Learning Center
"We are so happy you’re here!" Those words echo the hallways as children arrive at Pine Tree Society’s Early Learning Center, a unique preschool for children with disabilities who have experienced significant trauma in their young lives. "Our number one goal from the...