A local newspaper highlighted the Maine and Connecticut Water team from the Bath Savings Institution Paddle for Pine Tree Camp! The story is a great reminder of the important role our donors and supporters play in our success. Thank you to Maine Water for being part of the Pine Tree Camp family! We could not do what we do without your support.
Read the story here.
Meet Andrew Hamel! He’s a 7th grader at All Saints Catholic School in Bangor and he raised over $500 for Pine Tree Camp by organizing a fundraiser at his school. His parents are members of the Levant Hungry Hollow 76’ers Snowmobile Club and their support of the Dysart’s Ride-in last winter inspired him to want to do more to help Maine people with disabilities. Thank you, Andrew, you are an inspiration to us all!
A group of volunteers from Bernstein Shur made a huge difference at Pine Tree Society on June 14. They painted our Early Learning Center storage cubbies and deep-cleaned the indoor play area!
We are so thankful for their help and hard-work. Come back anytime!
Regan Thibodeau will soon be the first native deaf person from Maine to earn her PhD.
According to Regan, there are only 400 deaf people in the country with PhDs and only 700 worldwide. Her degree has a concentration in educational leadership because she wants to inspire other deaf people to pursue a higher education.
Maura Nolin, Director of Interpreting Services at Pine Tree Society, is seen interpreting in Newscenter’s 207 story celebrating Regan’s accomplishments.
Watch the full story here.
Congratulations to Robert Duplessie! Robert was the winner of the March 2019 St Patrick’s Day Sweeps drawing at Pine Tree Society.
Pine Tree Society Sweepstakes raise money to help Pine Tree Society transform lives. For information about the sweepstakes, call us at 207-443-3341.
For th
e month of April, Se Vende Imports in Portland’s Old Port is donating a portion of all sales to Pine Tree Society.
Located at 4 Exchange Street in Portland, Se Vende offers the best collection of handmade gifts & jewelry imported from around the world!
Visit Portland and check them out! We’re certain you’ll love their handmade gifts and jewelry as much as we do.
Thank you Se Vende for your generosity. Your donation has impact!
Top Hat II Dance Studio in Holden, Maine raised over $5,000 for Pine Tree Camp on April 5.
Through their event called “Dancers Unite for Pine Tree Camp”, more than 100 dancers from the Bangor area joined forces to raise money for Pine Tree Camp. Between admissions, raffles, and a silent auction, they were able to raise enough money to send three campers to Pine Tree Camp this summer!
Thank you to Top Hat II Dance studio and all who participated in the event to make it a success!
Watch their reaction to learning how much they raised here.
Pine Tree Society welcomed Rob Hecker to our Board of Directors this month.
Rob Hecker is currently the Vice President of Global Total Rewards, responsible for UNUM’s Health, Medical and Retirement plans, Wellbeing strategies and Compensation and Rewards programs. Prior to moving into his current role Rob was the vice president of National Client Group Services responsible for developing client service delivery strategies for UNUM’s 2000+ lives customer segment that support top line growth and persistency. His areas of responsibility included client management strategy, new customer implementation, premium collections, contract services and administrative management services. Rob has previously served as vice president of UNUM’s Leave Management Center, Voluntary Claims Operations and the LTD Benefits Center.
Prior to joining Unum, Rob was employed by Holiday Inn Corporations as a labor relations specialist and director of human resources.
Rob earned a B.A. from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and an M.B.A. from George Washington University in Washington D.C. He holds executive education diplomas from Wharton Business School, Penn State University and the IBM technology institute.
An active community leader, Rob has served on the boards of the UNUM Charitable Foundation, Chattanooga Y-ME Breast Cancer organization, Chattanooga Humane Educational Society and on Unum’s United Way leadership council.
WABI5 joined us on Saturday, February 2 for the 46th annual Dysart’s Snowmobile Ride-in to benefit Pine Tree Camp. WABI5 news anchor Emily Tadlock even hopped on a snowmobile as an egg rider in the Q106.5 Celebrity Egg Ride! Watch their story here.
Fox22 Bangor came to see the messy end of the ride and enjoyed a benefit luncheon at Dysart’s in Hermon. Check out their coverage here.