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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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Room to thrive: Inside Pine Tree Society’s expanded OT program
Room to thrive: Inside Pine Tree Society's expanded OT program In a bright, wide-open room at Pine Tree Society’s Early Learning Center in Auburn, something special is happening. What looks like simple childhood fun - building with Legos, reaching for colorful toys,...
Pine Tree Society marks 90th Anniversary by opening annual holiday card contest to photographers
In celebration of our 90th anniversary, Pine Tree Society is officially inviting artists and - for the first time in the contest’s history - photographers to submit Maine-themed artwork for its 2026 holiday card fundraiser. Since 1969, Pine Tree Society holiday cards...
Cornhole, kayaks and community
Cornhole, kayaks and community: Pine Tree Camp kicks off 30th anniversary spring fundraisers The Hammond Lumber Company Cornhole for a Cause and Bath Savings Paddle for Pine Tree Camp return this spring with one goal in mind: to raise funds for Maine kids and adults...
Pine Tree Society
Our Impact
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
Pine Tree Society
Impact Stories
Linda Bonnar-Ivery found her calling at Pine Tree Camp
Linda Bonnar-Ivery says with no hesitation that her years working at Pine Tree Camp were the best times of her life. “Definitely the best times of my life. I matured there and made lasting...
Camp Changed Everything for Dawn Willard-Robinson
During college, little did Dawn Willard-Robinson know that her first summer as a counselor at Pine Tree Camp would lead to a life-long career and a new family — both with Pine Tree Camp at the...
Bowling community strikes the perfect balance
For the past few seasons, bowlers from Pine Tree Society’s Community Support Program in Scarborough have found their way into the hearts of their fellow bowlers in the community league at Spare...