by Tami Burke | Apr 26, 2024 | Community Support, Impact Stories
Every June, Pine Tree Society Direct Support Professional, Deb Cote, and her family paddle the Kennebec River with one purpose in mind: to raise money for Maine people with disabilities to experience Pine Tree Camp. But one reason isn’t enough for the Cote family....
by Tami Burke | Mar 27, 2024 | Impact Stories
Hearing loss is the most common birth defect in the United States. According to the National Institutes of Health, two or three of every 1,000 babies are born with a detectable level of hearing loss in one or both ears. “The impact of not identifying and addressing...
by Tami Burke | Mar 21, 2024 | Impact Stories, Sign Language Interpreting
Pine Tree Society has partnered with Ogunquit Playhouse to provide American Sign Language (ASL) for select performances of every show this season. These ASL interpreted performances are made possible thanks to a generous grant from The Roger R. and Theresa S. Thompson...
by Tami Burke | Jan 23, 2024 | Impact Stories
Pine Tree Society is proud to be Seabren’s audiologist and even prouder to watch him follow his vision to make his invention a reality. Brunswick High School student Seabren Reeves knows what it’s like to wake up in the morning with a busy day ahead, only to discover...
by Tami Burke | Jan 18, 2024 | Adults, Community Support, Impact Stories
Every week people in Pine Tree Society’s Community Support program gather together to do something they love: help others in need. From delivering Meals on Wheels to prepping donations at the South Portland Food Cupboard to volunteering at Maine Wildlife Park they...
by Tami Burke | Sep 23, 2023 | Communication Pathways, Impact Stories
”The first thing that comes to mind is hope.” That’s how Brenda describes meeting Linda Bonnar, Director of Communication Pathways, and her team at Pine Tree Society. Brenda’s son Sean has Cerebral Palsy and, until meeting the Communication Pathways team, was...
