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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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Camp Teaches Teens Leadership
Leadership in Training program teaches teens of all abilities new skills “All of the participants had strong, natural empathy and great work ethics. They all genuinely loved helping campers and having the chance to learn new skills and try them in action.” That’s how...
Sign Language on the Stage
Pine Tree Society helps Community Little Theatre bring American Sign Language to the stage For the first time ever, last fall, Community Little Theatre in Lewiston held two American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted performances of “A New Home.” Pine Tree Society was...
Camp: More Than Just a Job
Pine Tree Camp more than just a job for Olivia: it was a turning point What started as a summer job application ended up as a life-changing experience for Olivia and her family. Last summer, she was one of nearly twenty Maine teenagers who came together at Pine Tree...
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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
Sebastien: It gave him a lot of confidence
Camp gave him a lot of confidence Sebastien’s first time staying overnight at Pine Tree Camp, his parents were a little nervous. They thought he might have a tough time. “We were there 15 minutes...
80 Years of Camp: Looking back on Pine Tree Camp in the 1940s
80 Years After: Janice Fournier - Memories from the 1940s “When I started going to Pine Tree Camp, we stayed in log cabins and were there all summer long.” The year was 1947. Janice Fournier had...
Pine Tree Camp: Established in 1945 with a vision for the future
Our founders were visionaries. 80 years ago they saw the benefits of creating a place where Maine kids and adults with disabilities could experience no barriers on North Pond. They could have had...