The Dirigo Experience: Looking back at 2022’s successes
This summer, 15 Maine Deaf and hard of hearing youth from 11 different towns began a year-long journey together at Pine Tree Camp. Joshua Seal, director of Interpreting Services at Pine Tree Society, collaborated with Pine Tree Camp to develop and launch the unique...
Pine Tree Camp expands, innovates to transform more lives
After two long years apart, campers were thrilled to be back for Pine Tree Camp’s week-long overnight summer camp. “Campers were ready to come back,” said Pine Tree Camp director, Dawn Willard-Robinson. “They really missed camp and it’s what they were all waiting...
A conversation with artist Sandy Crabtree
Artist Sandy Crabtree is a noted children’s book illustrator and longtime Bath resident who taught at Morse High School for nearly 30 years. “Pine Tree Society has such a beautiful collection of Maine art that captures the history of this area.” That’s how Sandy...
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...
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...