Our 2022 season is coming together! As of now we still have space for more campers to join us next summer. Early registration pricing ends on November 30th, so if you've been on the fence about signing up, now is a good time! If you're considering camp but you're not yet ready to register, please join one of our upcoming Information Nights listed below, give us a call (207-465-3031), or just reply to this email to get in touch.

It's a busy time of year at the Pine Island office. In addition to meeting with new camp families, we're hiring staff, collecting submissions to The Pine Needle, and embarking on our annual appeal. Learn more about all of these endeavors below.

Needlenews, the Needlenosed Newshound, aka the editor of Pine Island’s annual newspaper, The Pine Needle, is hard at work producing another stellar edition of this publication that has been in print for over 100 years and he'd like to hear from Pine Islanders.

Please email him at benswan@pineisland.org with updates on your life that you'd like to share with the Pine Island community.

If you'd like to submit a story or drawing for consideration, please send that along, too!

All news and submissions must be received by November 24th.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be published in one of the world’s great newspapers!

Pine Island summer staff members are critical to the Pine Island experience. They teach all our activities, taking care to help each boy achieve his goals. They organize Campfire acts, ensuring top-notch, home-grown, family-friendly nightly entertainment. They plan and prepare nutritious meals, using local ingredients whenever possible. They tend to injuries and illnesses. They navigate challenges within tents, helping boys learn valuable lessons about living in community with others. They encourage boys to sign up for difficult trips, and they lead the trips, skillfully managing unexpected events on the trail and creating unparalleled opportunities for boys to challenge themselves and appreciate the serenity and beauty of the natural world. Above all, they're role models to our campers. If you or someone you know is interested in joining the 2022 PIC summer staff, please email Sumner at sford@pineisland.org. We look forward to putting together another terrific summer staff.

Many of you will see our annual appeal letter arrive in your mailbox in the coming days. As a non-profit, we rely on those who have passed through this great place to continue providing the gift of the Pine Island experience—the feel of wooden oars on calloused hands, the satisfaction of tying a perfect bowline to secure your boat to a tree, listening to the pitter-patter of rain on canvas—in short, a place free from the racket of our plugged-in world where boys can just be themselves. We hope that as a Pine Islander you value these things, too. Not only for yourself, but for the Pine Islanders of the future. If so, please consider donating to our annual fund today. No matter the size of your contribution, your gift will have an impact and help enrich the lives of Pine Islanders for years to come.

Thank you!