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YORK — Last April, Heather Campbell, then a White Pine Programs board member, spent a rainy, cold weekend with WPP staff at a New England bird language conference. Three or four times a day, they each sat outside, rain falling on them, silently communing with nature and listening for birdsong.
Dear Friends of White Pine,
For the past six months, our Executive Search Committee has worked tirelessly to find the next leader for White Pine Programs. Today and on behalf of the Board of Directors, I am excited to announce our new Executive Director, Heather Campbell.
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York – It’s all in an afternoon for the youngsters in the White Pine Programs’ Wild Child after-school program in the woods behind Coastal Ridge Elementary School. “It’s so critically important for them to be outside,” said Assistant Program Manager Amy Beal as she gathered the children together for the game. “They are getting grounded. Nature provides that in a way that nothing else does.”
YORK — Maine Coast is proud to be entering the second year of a long-term lead sponsorship of the White Pine Programs. Maine Coast has focused its support on scholarships for after-school programs intended to increase the opportunity for local children to experience and develop a love of the outdoors.
