What: On Saturday, November 30 Dysart’s on Broadway is hosting Breakfast with Santa to benefit Pine Tree Camp. Bring your camera, meet Santa, have some breakfast, decorate cookies and get in the holiday spirit. Kids eat free. Adults $10. All proceeds benefit Pine Tree Camp. When: Saturday, November 30, 2019 from 8:00am – 11:00am Where: Read More ›
Welcome to Our Barn
Let it goat, let it goat, let it gooooaat! Winter, we goat this. With a little help from our facilities assistant, Peter Halligan, our famous goats Oreo, Dunkin and Stewart are settled into their new barn at Pine Tree Camp where they will be snug during the winter months on the shores of North Pond. Thanks to the Burger-Roy Family Charitable Read More ›
Pine Tree Society holiday card artist featured by Courier Publications
One of the artists of this year's Pine Tree Society holiday cards, Marieluise Hutchinson of Cushing, was recently featured by Courier Publications. Read the full news story at this link. Her paintings have been featured on our holiday cards seven times. This year, we went back to our archives to offer a special, limited edition rerelease of a Read More ›
Pine Tree Camp opens facility for use by non-profit organizations and increases impact
To many, Pine Tree Camp is known as a summer camp. What might not be so widely known is that Pine Tree Camp is open all year long. About 10 years ago, Pine Tree Camp began offering retreat opportunities, providing the ability for similar organizations to use the beautiful barrier-free campus for their programming. “It’s always been our goal to Read More ›
Elsmere BBQ fundraising night for Pine Tree Society
Do good while dining out! On Tuesday, November 5, head to Elsmere BBQ in South Portland and enjoy a great meal and help Pine Tree Society at the same time. From 4-9 p.m., Pine Tree Society will receive 8% of all food sales, including take out. Location: Elsmere BBQ 448 Cottage Road, South Portland Our team will be there and we look Read More ›
Something I can’t do anywhere else
“I don’t want to do something I can do anywhere. I want to do something I can’t do anywhere else.” That’s how one of our counselors described why she chose to work at Pine Tree Camp this summer. Our assistant camp director, Mary Schafhauser, couldn’t agree more. “It’s the best experience I’ve ever had. Every day, I get to help someone Read More ›
Innovative new program combines low sensory with high tech
There’s no doubt that making the leap from high school to adulthood is a challenging time. For young adults with disabilities, the process can mean moving from the security of the school environment to the unknown. In the end, young people with disabilities experience significant isolation and a disconnect from the community. At the same time, Read More ›
Behind the scenes at Pine Tree Camp barn raising
Reporters at Newscenter Maine and the Morning Sentinel take you behind the scenes to meet the team of volunteers who came together for a traditional barn raising at Pine Tree Camp. Read the Morning Sentinel story here. Watch the Newscenter Maine report here. Pine Tree Camp stands alone in terms of barrier-free access to nature and Read More ›
Barn Raising Will Expand Programming at Pine Tree Camp
Innovation with old-fashioned roots: Pine Tree Camp barn raising expands programming for Maine kids with disabilities Thanks to the Burger-Roy Family Charitable Trust and Campbell’s True Value, on Saturday, September 28, Pine Tree Camp will become home to a brand new barn, built through a traditional barn raising with a group of Read More ›