Outdoors for All programs would not be possible without the support of our amazing volunteers! With over 800 volunteers each year, it’s hard to pick out just one, but here is our new Volunteer Spotlight! Rachel Howell (pictured right) is spotlighted from our Summit Sunday Program. Thank you Rachel for your amazing work in making skiing accessible to all!! “Rachel has exceeded all expectation made…
Through a partnership with Outdoors for All and Max Higbee Center, an organization providing community-based recreation opportunities for youth and adults with developmental disabilities in Bellingham, WA, thirty new participants were able to exercise their abilities on the waterways through adaptive kayaking. Many successes were had with new kayakers that day, especially with John Karuza. “We have been trying to get John on a boat,…
Outdoors for All programs would not be possible without the support of our amazing volunteers! With over 700 volunteers each year, it’s hard to pick out just one, but here is our new Volunteer Spotlight! Larry Adair (pictured with Learn to Ride student, Chris) has been volunteering with Outdoors for All for over three years, mostly in our Learn to Ride a Bike series and…
Outdoors for All’s Learn to Ride a Bike program teaches youth with disabilities how to ride standard bicycles. Starting with Strider bikes with no pedals to build balance, riders, like Taeo, can work up to independently pedal standard bicycles and build biking skills, developing confidence along the way. “Taeo liked having an activity to go to every Saturday. Something he looked forward to all week.…
Pictured above (left to right) are Allie, Leah, Brennan, Greg and Hannah, just a few faces of our of our summer camp staffers. This week these camp staffers are leading a mix of our Youth Day Camps and our Adult Adventure Days. Not only do our campers enjoy the time spent outdoors, but so do our volunteer and staff counselors! We took a quick minute…
Patricia was able to ride a bike with Outdoors for All when she visited our Adaptive Cycling Center in Magnuson Park last summer. She had such a blast, her mom, Candice, brought her every weekend. Patricia’s family recently purchased a similar model she learned to ride on through Outdoors for All. Now, Patricia is able to ride her bike whenever she wants and she is ready…
Outdoors for All is a community of volunteers, participants, staff and supporters. We want to bring these communities together by sharing experiences, thoughts and faces! Meet Kristin Stoddard! Start date: March 2018 1. Where are you from and what brought you here? Born in New Orleans, but grew up north of Houston, Texas. Before moving to Seattle, I spent many years living a seasonal lifestyle,…
There is no better way to measure success than a skier who gains complete independence on the ski hill. That’s the success Serena was able to experience during her first year on skis with her Outdoors for All volunteer instructors! “[Serena] started as a complete beginner, and was able to do four runs on Saturday by herself just following Keith down the mountain!!! Keith, Dominic, Bee (and everyone…
Outdoors for All is a community of volunteers, participants, staff and supporters. Sometimes these connections thrive after years and miles apart! On the first day of Saturday Night programs at Summit West, the room was relatively quiet after the group potluck dinner. It was the first Saturday Night program after a few years off and some of the volunteers were still reacquainting. But when participant…
Audrey is six years old and experienced her first season on a snowboard. After one lesson with another ski school, her family discovered snowboarding was something she could pursue. Cue Outdoors for All winter programs for a season of success! “In the past, we tried several different activities with Audrey but they didn’t end up working out. When we heard about Outdoors for All, it…
