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50 th annual D ysart ’ s S nowmobile R ide -I n to benefit P ine T ree C amp By: Adria King

Thank you to the Maine Snowmobile Community for all that you did to sup port the 50th annual Dysart’s Snowmo bile Ride-In to benefit PineTree Camp; we truly couldn’t have done this without you. While we’re still tallying final proceeds, we are on target to hit our projected goal of $150,000. This goes a long way in sup porting PineTree Camp’s open door policy, allowing Maine children and adults with disabilities the opportunity to attend camp regardless of their ability to pay tuition. The infamous Q106.5 Celebrity Egg Ride took place on one of the coldest days on recent record and came with an added twist this year. Due to egg shortages, colorful plastic eggs filled with Jell-O were dropped down the suits of our celebrity riders. With over a dozen celebrities taking part, includ ing Ski-Doo Ambassador John Gibbs, Maine Cabin Master Jared “Jedi” Baker, and our top fundraisers; TikTok’s Meredith Steele and Charles Lever ofTatumTalks, we are thrilled to share that our celebrity rid ers raised over $30,000 through their com bined fundraising efforts. New event additions this year featured a live auction hosted by Dan Cashman and JR Mitchell at the Carmel Snowmobile Club, an expanded Poker Run with stops at the Hungry Hollow 76’ers, the Carmel Club and the Penobscot Club, and a 660 foot Radar Run at the Penobscot Snow mobile Club. These events would not be possible with out you; the Maine snowmobile com munity. Thank you to the MSA for your generous support and especially to MSA president, Al Swett, for taking part in the planning process, serving on our commit tee, and willfully joining our celebrity rider line-up and fundraising. Your involve ment truly makes all the difference. Huge thanks to the Penobscot Snowmobile Club, the Carmel Snowmobile Club and the Hungry Hollow 76’ers in Levant. The events listed above wouldn’t exist with out you and we appreciate everything that you did to ensure they went off with

out a hitch. The Carmel Club generously hosted our live auction, prepared food, set-up the entire event layout and served as a Poker Run stop. The Hungry Hollow 76’ers served as a Poker Run stop (despite having no power) and kept a fire going with snacks for our participants on hand. And the Penobscot Club is made up of the most welcoming and willing group of individuals anyone could ask to partner with. This club helped with the planning process every step of the way; gathering auction items, executing all the details of the Radar Run, helping with the logistics of the Poker Run, serving as a stop, and gen erally advising on best practices for each of these events. And thank you to all three clubs for the grooming! We’ve received steady feedback from riders sharing that the trail conditions were top-notch. In addition to the snowmobile clubs, thanks are due to our generous sponsors with several being part of the snowmobile community. 201 Powersports, Moosehead Trail Powersports and Shin Pond Village all generously donated sled rentals for our celebrity riders (and a couple of auction items too!). And an extra heartfelt thank you to the team at Dysart’s who is more than a title sponsor but rather a partner every step of the way. The team at Dys art’s is comprised of a group of people willing to do just about anything needed to make this event a success (we’re talking especially about you, Gary Brooks!). While the 50th annual Dysart’s Snowmo bile Ride-In may have had its’ challenges (frigid weather and egg shortages to name a couple), the weekend was fun-filled and will have a lasting impact on Pine Tree Camp and the campers served thanks to all of our supporters. We’re already look ing forward to next year and hope to see you out there at one of the events! Should you want to get involved next year or have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly at aking@pinetreesociety.org or (207) 386-5915.

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