Last Saturday, Connor Clement from WABI TV5 made a visit to Pine Tree Camp to catch a glimpse of the Winter Adventure Day Pass program that kicks off this month! The program will provide safe and accessible access to a wide range of winter activities such as snowshoeing, ice fishing and roasting marshmallows over an open fire. Winter Adventure Day Read More ›
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In the news! WGME features story on Pine Tree Camp’s Winter Adventure Day Pass Program
This week WGME sat down for a virtual interview with Pine Tree Camp's assistant director Mary Schafhauser. The topic? Pine Tree Camp's historic transition to into serving Maine people with disabilities year round through the Winter Adventure Day Pass program! Winter Adventure Day Pass days will allow participants to enjoy a wide range of outdoor Read More ›
The State of Maine approves the reopening of Community Support programs – and we are ready!
Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced today that Community Support programs are approved for reopening - and Pine Tree Society is ready. “Our team is thrilled to welcome clients back to its Community Support programs in Auburn and Scarborough,” said Shelley Zielinski, director of Pine Tree Society’s Adult Support Read More ›
Pine Tree Camp continues to innovate, expanding programming to four seasons
Last week journalist Deirdre Fleming of the Portland Press Herald made a visit to Pine Tree Camp for a tour of the campus and an interview with director Dawn Willard-Robinson and assistant director Mary Schafhauser. In the article that followed her visit, Fleming details the ways in which programming has been adapted to impact Maine people with Read More ›
Paper eggs symbolize support of Pine Tree Camp throughout central and northern Maine
Windows and walls are filling up with eggs at retailers throughout the Newport and Bangor area and beyond. It’s a Maine tradition that’s been going strong for decades and each egg represents a customer’s support of Pine Tree Camp. This Winter Egg Sale is part of the 48th annual Dysart's Snowmobile Ride-in and Q106.5 Egg Ride to benefit Pine Read More ›
Pine Tree Camp launches winter programs
For 76 summers, Pine Tree Camp has been the place Maine people with disabilities return to experience a barrier-free summer camp filled with traditional Maine outdoor activities. For the first time ever, this winter people can experience Pine Tree Camp like they’ve never seen it before: under a blanket of snow! Pine Tree Camp Adventure Day Read More ›
Pine Tree Camp to You connects and engages during Covid-19
Barbara has been going to Pine Tree Camp since she was nine years old. This summer, for the first time in 15 years of being together with her friends on the shores of North Pond, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, her traditional week at camp suddenly took on a new form through Pine Tree Camp to You. “It was really great that Pine Tree Camp Read More ›
2020 Christmas Sweeps winner
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Allen, the winners of Pine Tree Society’s 2020 Christmas Sweeps. Read More ›
In the news! The Free Press features story on Pine Tree Society’s holiday cards
Sandy Crabtree’s “Winter Sunlight” caught the attention of The Free Press. Why? Because the beautiful painting featured as one of Pine Tree Society’s 2020 holiday cards showcases the quintessential Maine Pemaquid Lighthouse. One hundred percent of proceeds from annual holiday card sales support Pine Tree Society’s programs and help Maine people Read More ›