In October, two new members were appointed to our Board of Directors.

Craig A. Mason, PhD is a Professor of Education and Applied Quantitative Methods at the University of Maine. He specializes in Developmental Epidemiology and Biobehavioral Informatics. As a member of the Board, he also serves on our Program Committee. Visit his website to read more about his research and publications.

Leo A. Soucy, a Maine native, is the Vice President of Bath Savings Trust Company, with over 28 years in the investment management and trust industry. In addition to being a Board member, he joins our Finance Committee. Learn more about Leo here.

Welcome Craig A. Mason, PhD and Leo A. Soucy to Pine Tree Society’s Board of Directors!

FOX 22 ABC 7 Bangor and WABI5 both came to Pine Tree Camp on Thursday, July 5 to see what Camp Communicate is all about.

Linda Bonnar, Director of Communication Pathways at Pine Tree Society, founded Camp Communicate 14 years ago. It is a week of summer camp dedicated to non-verbal children who use augmentative and alternative communication devices.

FOX 22 ABC 7 interviewed Carolyn Sweet, the mother of camper Jaclyn. Listen to Carolyn and Jaclyn’s experience here.

WABI5 spoke with Wayne and Kathleen Parker, parents of camper Kaylie Parker, about the impact Camp Communicate has had on their daughter and family. Watch their story here.

Click here to learn more about Camp Communicate.

Camper Kylee Thorndike can’t wait to drive down the dirt road to Pine Tree Camp this summer.

FOX 22 ABC 7 Bangor spent time with Kylee’s family to talk about their experience at Camp.

“Everybody is normal,” said Don Thorndike, Kylee’s father. “No one is treated differently.”

Learn more about why Kylee returns to Pine Tree Camp year after year here.

Support campers like Kylee today!

Recently, camp director Dawn Willard-Robinson and Tyler Cary from Pine Tree Society sat down with Craig Colson on FOX 22 ABC 7 Bangor  to talk about the Paddle for Pine Tree Camp on June 2.

“Pine Tree Camp in Rome is really a magical place where children and adults with disabilities can get a great summer camp experience just like anyone else. But of course it takes money to run the camp and that’s why people will soon take to the water. They’re getting ready for the annual Paddle for Pine Tree Camp,” said Colson.

Watch the full segment here.

Get more information and register for the Paddle here.

Pine Tree Society, a statewide organization serving Maine children and adults with disabilities, recently named Joseph Drago to its board of directors.

A native Vermonter, Drago graduated from The College of the Holy Cross with a BA in Political Science. and completed an MA in Political Science at Wichita State University.   He served six years as an Air Force officer and flight crew member. Following active duty, he completed the Professional Accounting Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management and became a CPA. He spent eight years with Ernst and Young in Chicago and twenty years as a C-level corporate officer in a variety of growing firms and non-profits. He completed his career in the Air Force reserve as an Air Force Academy Admissions Officer.

His volunteer service includes positions on Boards of Directors of community service organizations, and as a volunteer to his local parish and alma mater. In 2017 he received a certificate in Philanthropy and Non-Profit Organizations from Northwestern University.  He is a member of The Union League Club, Council on Global Affairs (Chicago), the CFO roundtable and the AICPA.