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Pine Tree Society’s Early Learning Center partners with Evelyn S. and K.E. Barrett Foundation to support Maine children at risk  

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Pine Tree Society’s Early Learning Center in Auburn fills a critical need for Maine children. Their expertise in early intervention earned them a Summer Program Grant from the Evelyn S. and K.E. Barrett Foundation. The Barrett Foundation funds organizations that benefit children in need, which makes Pine Tree Society’s Early Learning Center’s Read More ›

News Center Maine: Pine Tree Camp gives campers a summer experience

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News Center Maine reports how Pine Tree Camp is giving campers a chance to stay connected and have a Maine summer camp experience. 'Pine Tree Camp to You' consists of six different themed weeks for campers -- nature, fitness, music/drama, arts/craft, science, and cooking. For each full week, staff members pack up boxes with videos and materials Read More ›

Lewiston Sun Journal: Sign language interpreting during Covid-19

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The Lewiston Sun Journal takes readers behind the scenes to learn what it's like being a sign language interpreter on TV during a pandemic. “Many people do not enjoy watching foreign films with subtitles. The viewer is splitting their attention between the words and the action,” said Maura Nolin, Pine Tree Society’s director of interpreting Read More ›

June 12: WABI TV Telethon for Pine Tree Camp

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On Friday, June 12 from 5:00 - 6:00pm, WABI5 will host a live mini-telethon in support of Pine Tree Camp's 75th anniversary. Pine Tree Camp staff will be standing by to take pledges and donations by phone and viewers are also invited to give online at this link. Although we can't be together around a campfire this summer, Maine people with Read More ›

Morning Sentinel: Pine Tree Camp ensures camp experiences this summer

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The Morning Sentinel reports about how Pine Tree Camp is serving the needs of Maine people with disabilities this summer. Amy Calder writes: "Pine Tree Camp on North Pond in Rome, which serves children and adults with disabilities, is using creative ways this summer to ensure camp experiences....a series of six remote summer camp sessions, Read More ›

Pine Tree Camp to offer Pine Tree Camp to You summer sessions

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Though we’re unable to gather around a campfire in person this summer, Pine Tree Camp will deliver a remote summer camp experience for Maine people with disabilities.  All campers need is a spirit of adventure, an Internet connection, a mobile device or computer and a free Zoom account. Pine Tree Camp will provide the rest. “Our mission is Read More ›

Team Franklin Savings Bank “steps it up” for Pine Tree Camp

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When Franklin Savings Bank first began its employee health and wellness initiatives, the Paddle for Pine Tree Camp quickly became an annual tradition for their staff. “The Paddle for Pine Tree Camp gives our employees the chance to do something they don’t always have a chance to do,” said Kelsea Pinkham, from the bank’s human resources Read More ›