THE PINES AT DAVIDSON
The Pines at Davidson
The first thing you should know about The Pines at Davidson: People are happy here. In a recent resident satisfaction survey, 98% said they would recommend us to their friends and family. Founded by friends and members of the Davidson College Presbyterian Church, The Pines welcome all faiths, races and nationalities. As a not-for-profit community, every penny of revenue after expenses is used to strengthen the organization and to further its mission, not to pay dividends to shareholders.
Davidson Elementary Students Visit The Pines
NEWS On Friday, May 15, 150 eager second graders from Davidson Elementary made their way down the Kincaid Greenway to the Eastern Cottonwood tree (Town Treasure Tree #004). There, they met up with representatives from The Pines who led them on their...
The Nuances Create Harmony at The Pines
NEWS Recently, the Davidson Room at The Pines was filled with the enthusiasm and energy of The Nuances, a mixed-voice (coed) a cappella group from Davidson College. Eleven young women and men, led by group president Emma Thomas and music director Beckett...
Resident Art Gallery Wall at The Pines
NEWS Located on the first floor of The Pines at Davidson, not far from the entrance, is an art gallery where residents may exhibit their work. The space is dedicated to rotating exhibits created by residents. Currently, fiber arts, including stained glass,...
Veterans’ History Project at The Pines at Davidson
NEWS A group of 15 Pines residents are helping the United States Library of Congress' American Folklife Center with its Veterans History Project(VHP). Created in 2000 by the U.S. Congress, VHP seeks 'to collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts...
“Silver-Haired” Gold Medalists
NEWS The Pines welcomed back seven residents who won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the recent North Carolina State Senior Games in Raleigh. This annual fall competition features seniors who placed first or second in their county's competitions last...
Listening: The Love Story of Jack and Betty Kate Ruth
NEWS Girl meets Boy. Boy meets Girl. Isn’t that how most love stories begin? Indeed, that’s how Betty Kate and Jack Ruth met in 1951. Betty Kate, a recent Winthrop College graduate, was working as a summer DCE for a church in King’s Mountain, Jack’s hometown. That...
The Pines Arboretum Walking Path
NEWS The Pines at Davidson was approved in October 2022 (officially designated January 2023) as an Accredited Arboretum by ArbNet, the only international program of accreditation specific to arboreta. ArbNet has accredited 560 arboreta globally in 39...
The Pines Earns Level 1 Arboretum Accreditation
NEWS DAVIDSON, NC (1/25/23) – The Pines at Davidson has been awarded a Level 1 Accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum, for achieving particular standards of professional practices deemed important for arboreta and...
Davidson Resident, Dr. Arvind Patil, Receives Grant to Further Study Dangerous Compounds in Drinking Water
NEWS Pines resident and research scientist Dr. Arvind Patil has received a $250,000 grant to continue his investigation on dangerous compounds in our drinking water. Dr. Patil received the grant from the Water Quality Research Foundation, which also gave him a...
Going “Batty” at The Pines
NEWS Soon after moving to The Pines from Vermont, we became aware of swarms of nasty little black mosquitoes that bit us when we were gardening or chatting with neighbors in our backyard. They were driving us "nutty!” In Vermont, we lived on Lake Iroquois and later...