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Donate to our Chair-ity Auction
The Chair-ity Auction for Pine Tree Society is coming this October. If you have an old wooden chair, stool, small bookcase or end table gathering dust, donate it to us and watch it become a masterpiece auctioned off to support our mission. Email a photo of the piece you’d like to donate to Breeze Kidder at bkidder@pinetreesociety.org.
Board Spotlight: Meet Casey
We are delighted to shine a spotlight on Board Member and Finance Committee Chair, Casey Karlsen. Casey has been a part of our Board of Directors since 2023, and he uses his financial literacy skills to ensure Pine Tree Society’s resources create maximum impact on our community. Check out this conversation with Casey to learn more.
Big goals require big hearts
We’re on a mission to raise $90,000 to match our Board’s incredibly generous challenge. Your contribution is doubled instantly to provide essential services for Maine people with disabilities. There’s no better time to increase your impact. Your donation will be matched dollar for dollar up to $90,000. Let’s hit this goal together! Thank you for your support.
Limited space: Camp for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing youth
Dirigo Experience is a unique five-day overnight summer camp August 17 – 21 that brings Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing youth together for immersive outdoor adventures. Many Deaf youth have never had the chance to meet another peer their own age. Dirigo Experience actively creates a community for campers.
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Pine Tree Society + Sea Bags Collaboration
Pine Tree Society + Sea Bags Collaboration Pine Tree Society teamed up with Sea Bags to create a commemorative Forest of Pines tote especially for our anniversary! 2025 marks Pine Tree Camp’s 80 year milestone and, in 2026, Pine Tree Society will celebrate 90 years....
In her own words: Liz Seal on the Dirigo Experience
In her own words: A conversation with Liz Seal about Pine Tree Camp’s Dirigo Experience For Liz Seal and her four children, Pine Tree Camp’s Dirigo Experience is more than just a summer camp. It’s a way of life. “This camp is family for us, and it always will be,” she...
Then & Now – Whitney Hynes
Celebrating 80 Years of Pine Tree Camp: Then & Now - Whitney Hynes Whitney is 43 years old and has been coming to Pine Tree Camp since he was nine. “It’s what he focuses on all year long,” his mother, Diane, said. “His whole world is Pine Tree Camp.” He shares his...
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Communication Pathways
Providing a full range of Speech/Language and Assistive Technology services for children and adults
Community Support
Developing skills for healthy, socially connected lives
Case Management
Providing support, resources and individualized solutions
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Impact Stories
Bridget: We know she’s in the right place
Bridget said she didn’t like bowling. Or swimming. She consistently responded to sit uations by saying “No.” Her Community Case Manager, Christa, recalled, “Once she started going to Pine Tree...
Shumate and Gatlyn: Pine Tree Society’s Early Learning Center helps brothers reach their goals
“One of the big things I really like about the Early Learning Center is they take their time and are very on top of what my boys need. They don’t let anything fall through the cracks.” That’s how...
Luka’s family discovered Pine Tree Camp together
"He was comfortable being there." That’s all it took for Luka’s big sister, Ilyana, to know Pine Tree Camp was going to be a special place. Luka is five years old and this is his first summer at...