This week News Center Maine featured a story on a creative way that Dysart’s is continuing to raise funds for the Snowmobile Ride-In to benefit Pine Tree Camp in this unusual year.
How do they do it?
This year you can enjoy one of Dysart’s classic chicken pot pies and for every pie sold $5 will be donated to Pine Tree Camp. This fundraiser is truly delicious!
Check out the story, featuring an interview with camp director Dawn Willard-Robinson, at this link.
Dear Pine Tree Camp family,
As 2020 is quickly drawing to a close, we are approaching 2021 with excitement and flexibility.
To that end, we moved the Pine Tree Camp summer overnight program applications release date from January to March. This change will allow for strong decision making on what our summer programming looks like. Please stay tuned, and we will let you know when applications are ready.
I also want to share some exciting news with you about program expansion and new opportunities. Pine Tree Camp Adventure Day Pass has been a tremendous success. We are thrilled to expand Adventure Day Pass to winter starting in February 2021. We will offer programming like adaptive snowshoeing, ice fishing, exploration and of course, s’mores by the fire. I hope your entire family will come and visit North Pond this winter. More details to come.
Until then, please accept my sincere best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season.
In the 1960s, Pine Tree Society, headquartered in Bath, had the idea that a Maine-themed holiday card would be a perfect fundraiser. More than fifty years later, that tradition is still going strong and annual sales have raised over $3 million dollars to support and transform the lives of Maine people with disabilities.
Bath artist Sandy Crabtree’s paintings have been featured on Pine Tree Society’s holiday cards 12 times. This year, Pine Tree Society went back to its archives to offer a special, limited edition rerelease of a customer favorite featuring her painting of Pemaquid Lighthouse.
Crabtree is a noted children’s book illustrator and a longtime Bath resident who taught at Morse High School for nearly 30 years.
Her painting “Winter Sunlight’ captures one of Maine’s most photographed lighthouses and its keeper’s cottage on Maine’s rocky coast. A crisp winter day serves as the backdrop for a snow-covered landscape of twinkling lights with a festive balsam wreath adorning the cottage.
“Pine Tree Society’s art collection is wonderful and I love being a part of it,” she said. “You never know how it strikes people’s hearts. The holiday cards evoke feelings of nostalgia for Maine as a place where you grew up or visited.”
One hundred percent of proceeds from annual holiday card sales support Pine Tree Society’s programs. Cards are available in two formats, folding and postcards, and each purchase has a very important purpose: to help Maine people with disabilities lead richer, more socially connected lives.
Holiday cards can be ordered online here or by calling 207-386-5912.
The holiday season might look a little different this year, but many traditions remain the same, such as the simple joy of sending – and receiving – a special card from a friend or family member.
“We are getting orders from all over the country,” said Erin Rice, chief development officer for Pine Tree Society. “We are seeing first-hand how people are getting back to basics and realizing how much a hand written card means and how it forges connections with loved ones during this time of physical distancing.”
Pine Tree Society’s holiday cards have been a Maine tradition for 50 years. In the 1960s, Pine Tree Society had the idea that a Maine-themed holiday card would be a perfect fundraiser. Since that time, annual sales have raised over $3 million dollars to support and transform the lives of Maine people with disabilities.
One hundred percent of proceeds from annual holiday card sales support Pine Tree Society’s programs and help Maine people with disabilities lead richer, more socially connected lives.
This year, Pine Tree Society brought back two of its most popular cards, Sandy Crabtree’s “Winter Sunlight” and Carlton Plummer’s “Dover-Foxcroft Village.” These cards are beautiful renderings of one of Maine’s most photographed lighthouses and a quintessential Maine village during the holidays.
Sandy Crabtree’s paintings have been featured on Pine Tree Society’s holiday cards 12 times. She is a noted children’s book illustrator and a longtime Bath resident who taught at Morse High School for nearly 30 years.
Plummer, who passed away in February, was born in Brunswick and spent his childhood on his grandparents’ farm outside Augusta before attending art school in Boston. He served as a combat artist during the Vietnam War before going on to become a full-time painter and professor of art.
Holiday cards can be ordered online at here or by calling 207-386-5912.
Bath, Maine (November 16, 2020) – The holiday season might look a little different this year, but many traditions remain the same, such as the simple joy of sending – and receiving – a special card from a friend or family member.
Pine Tree Society’s holiday cards have been a Maine tradition for 50 years. One hundred percent of proceeds from annual holiday card sales support Pine Tree Society’s programs and help Maine people with disabilities lead richer, more socially connected lives.
This year, Pine Tree Society brought back one of its most popular cards featuring Maine artist Carlton Plummer’s painting “Dover-Foxcroft Village.”
“Dover-Foxcroft Village” is a captivating rendition of this quintessential Maine village during the holidays with neighbors coming together to share a sunny and brisk winter’s day amidst the snow-covered roads, trees and homes.
Plummer, who passed away in February, was born in Brunswick and spent his childhood on his grandparents’ farm outside Augusta before attending art school in Boston and becoming a full-time painter and professor of art.
Holiday cards can be ordered online at here or by calling 207-386-5912.
“She makes everyone feel at home the moment they walk through the door.”
That’s how Noel Sullivan, president and CEO of Pine Tree Society describes Robin Galleher, MSPA-A, CCC-A.
Robin has been the Director of Audiology at Pine Tree Society since 1999. This October, she is retiring after 21 years of service.
“Robin built Pine Tree Society’s Audiology Department into what it is today: a premier provider of audiologic services,” Noel said. “She enjoys getting to know her clients and understanding their needs. The audiology program she developed blends the highest standard of audiologic care with comprehensive education; allowing each client to find the right solution for their hearing loss.”
Robin has been an audiologist for 41 years and has a diverse background.
“My first job was working with people with developmental disabilities. I then worked at a hospital for many years with my husband, who is also an audiologist,” she recalled. “When I first started at Pine Tree Society, the audiology program had been successfully operating for some time and they were looking for new ways to grow the program. There was a true need in the community and there was a lot of room for growth. I’m proud of what we’ve done and what I’ve accomplished. I’m glad I chose to become an audiologist.”
As past president of the Maine Academy of Audiology, Robin worked to enrich and improve audiology in the state of Maine by helping organize statewide conferences featuring leading experts in the field.
“In the 19 years I have known Robin, I have always been impressed by the thoughtfulness she brings to her work,” said Terry Berkowitz, Chief Operations Officer of Pine Tree Society.
Robin brought that same care and thoughtfulness to her succession planning. In 2017, when recruiting for an opening in the audiology program, Robin was looking for her successor. After a careful search, Rich Bothfeld, Au.D. CCC-A, F-AAA was selected to join the team.
Upon Robin’s retirement, Rich will become Pine Tree Society’s new Director of Audiology.
“Rich believes in the mission, vision and values of Pine Tree Society,” Robin said. “I am confident he will continue to put the needs of our clients first and successfully grow the program.”
Rich looks forward to the challenge and to the opportunity to build upon Robin’s legacy.
“Even though the field of audiology is ever changing, the core of the department that Robin both professionally and personally worked so hard to create, will not only carry Pine Tree Society’s audiology department into the future, but allow it to grow and flourish to provide the best audiologic care to the residents of Mid-Coast Maine,” he said.
Pine Tree Society’s 2020 holiday cards feature beautiful paintings by two celebrated Maine artists: Sandy Crabtree and Carlton Plummer.
Crabtree’s paintings have been featured on Pine Tree Society’s holiday cards 12 times. She is a noted children’s book illustrator and a longtime Bath resident who taught at Morse High School for nearly 30 years.
Plummer, who passed away in February, will always be remembered through his art. He was born in Brunswick and spent his childhood on his grandparents’ farm outside Augusta before attending art school in Boston. He served as a combat artist during the Vietnam War before going on to become a full-time painter and professor of art.
In the 1960s, Pine Tree Society staff had the idea that a Maine-themed holiday card could be the perfect fundraiser. More than fifty years later, the tradition is still going strong and holiday card sales have raised over $3 million dollars. One hundred percent of proceeds support Pine Tree Society’s programs and help Maine people with disabilities lead richer, more socially connected lives.
Winter Sunlight
Sandy Crabtree’s Winter Sunlight captures one of Maine’s most photographed lighthouses and its keeper’s cottage on Maine’s rocky coast. A crisp winter day serves as the backdrop for a snow-covered landscape of twinkling lights with a festive balsam wreath adorning the cottage.
Dover-Foxcroft Village
Carlton Plummer’s Dover-Foxcroft Village is a captivating rendition of a quintessential Maine village during the holidays with neighbors coming together to share a sunny and brisk winter’s day amidst the snow-covered roads, trees and homes.
Holiday cards can be ordered online or by calling 207-443-3341.
For more than 40 years, Pine Tree Society’s audiology program has been a trusted partner for people of all ages who are living with hearing loss. Every client who comes through the door receives services designed to meet their unique hearing needs, and those needs did not stop during COVID-19.
“If anything, the needs increased as people realized how much they were struggling with understanding what their friends and family were saying while wearing masks,” said Robin Galleher, director of audiology.
Thanks to a grant from Davenport Trust Fund, Pine Tree Society can safely see clients in person for evaluations and hearing aid fittings and services.
Davenport Trust Fund is a 93-year-old private foundation serving the Bath, Maine area. They have worked with Pine Tree Society for several years providing scholarships for Pine Tree Camp. In recent years, they have also supported various upgrades to audiological services.
“We understand the financial burden meeting the unprecedented safety requirements of COVID-19 has placed on local nonprofits,” said Barry Sturgeon, trustee of the Davenport Trust Fund. “We are pleased that our grant will help Pine Tree Society continue to provide important services.”
This grant provides funds for the materials needed to ensure client and staff safety protocols for physical distancing and cleaning.
“The Davenport Trust Fund supports the audiology team’s ability to follow CDC guidelines for safe physical distancing, mask wearing and sanitization by providing the necessary funding for cleaning supplies, air purifiers, disposable earphones, gloves, masks, face shields, hand sanitizer and a gate system to help direct flow in the clinic,” said Noel Sullivan, President and CEO of Pine Tree Society.
When clients arrive, they are screened at the door by a trained staff member who takes their temperature and completes a COVID-19 questionnaire before entering the building.
“People are also required to use hand sanitizer when arriving and leaving,” Robin continued. “Unless a client truly needs someone with them at their appointment, family members are asked to safely wait in their car.”
Every chair, surface and piece of equipment is sanitized in between each client and there are individual air purifiers in each hearing testing booth.
Masks are required to be worn at all times and, in the event someone relies on lip reading, staff wear face shields to assist with communication.
Hearing aid repairs are being done via curbside pickup. By appointment, staff safely meet clients at their car to pick up the hearing aids in need of service. Once repaired, they are returned to people in the same fashion, with staff wearing masks and gloves. Pine Tree Society’s audiologists are offering both telephone and telepractice appointments for trouble shooting hearing aids and any training people may need to support the use of hearing aids.
“It is a true source of pride for us to be able to continue to serve people during this challenging time,” said Noel.
For more information or to schedule an appointment or services, please contact audiology@pinetreesociety.org or 207-386-5920.
Chloe Teboe and the crew at NEWS CENTER Maine visited Pine Tree Camp to see how we are adapting to continue to impact Maine people with disabilities during this challenging time.
The Pine Tree Camp Adventure Day Pass allows children and adults with disabilities to visit camp for the day and take part in recreational outdoor activities.
Watch the news story at this link.