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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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Maine Marathon names Pine Tree Society as 2026 beneficiary during landmark 90th anniversary year
Pine Tree Society has been selected as a major beneficiary of the 2026 Maine Community Bank Maine Marathon. This prestigious recognition comes during Pine Tree Society’s 90th anniversary year, celebrating nearly a century of providing essential, barrier-free support...
2025 St. Patrick’s Sweeps winner announced
Congratulations Jeff P from Madison Maine! He's the winner of Pine Tree Society's 2026 St. Patrick's Day Sweeps drawing. This annual sweepstakes raises money to help Pine Tree Society transform the lives of Maine people with disabilities. Discover more at...
The First 90 Years: Diana Fenn Schultz – Memories of Hyde Mansion
Memories of Hyde Mansion Diana Fenn Shultz’s connection to Pine Tree Camp goes all the way back to the end of World War II. At the time, her mother and aunts owned the historic Hyde Mansion in Bath. Just after World War II, the Hyde sisters gave the mansion to Pine...
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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
Learning starts early at our specialized preschool
Today, when Oliver walks into the Early Learning Center, he feels at home with his teachers and classmates and is ready to have fun and try new things with friends. That wasn’t always the case. Two...
Pine Tree Camp is Life Changing
Pine Tree Camp is nothing short of life changing for Betsey and her son, Cal. “Every time we’ve been to Pine Tree Camp, something miraculous happens for us. It’s a really big part of our life. We...
80 Years After: Camp Shapes Lives
Camp Shapes Lives “I worked at Pine Tree Camp the summers of 1973, 1974 and 1975. It was a richer training ground than college for my first career as a teacher, and it continues to hold a special...