The year 1995 was a year to remember for many reasons… Internationally, the war in Bosnia finally ended after three-and-a-half terrible years. In the Pacific Northwest, it was the year of Refuse to Lose when the Seattle Mariners rallied from 13 games back in August and made their improbable and incredible run into the post season. From Redmond, Microsoft released to much fanfare its Windows…
Idaho is where the Scanlan family lives, but when they came to Seattle for three weeks to receive Occupational Therapy treatment for their son, Tom, they also visited Outdoors for All to rent a bike. Because of the contributions we receive from our supporters that helps underwrite the cost of our equipment, they were able to rent a $6,000 adaptive tandem bike for an affordable rate…
As I noted in a blog posting this spring, the Outdoors for All Foundation Board has been meeting to update our Strategic Plan. During these planning meetings and discussions, a key decision was affirmed: Outdoors for All will be an adaptive and therapeutic recreation provider for children and adults with disabilities dedicated to being both Collaboration: We go to you and Destination: You come to us…
Thanks to the amazing support of Prometheus Real Estate Group, Outdoors for All has been able to reach more people. With their PORCH Program, Prometheus gives back to the community to a charity of choice and Outdoors for All has been one of the chosen charities the last couple of years. For one of their PORCH Fundraisers, Cliffside, a Prometheus property in Gig Harbor, hosted…
Summer is a perfect time for kids to get out and enjoy the weather. As you can see on www.globosurfer.com/, there are loads of activities like kayaking and hiking that can be enjoyed in the sun. We believe that all kids should be able to enjoy their summer vacation, having fun with their family and friends. As a result, these months can provide children of…
Here’s the full length feature of “Wounded: The Battle Back Home,” featuring Keith and Chris that aired on MSNBC on April 27, 2014. How inspiring!
Dear Friends, Twice a year, we conduct a quality assurance survey with Participants involved with Outdoors for All. We learned and affirmed some remarkable findings in our most recent survey from earlier this spring that your generous contributions as supporters and volunteers helped make possible. Participants reported that as a result of being active with Outdoors for All, that: 81% have improved social skills 83% said…
A promise was made back in 1979 to 35 individuals with disabilities that they could learn to ski. Thanks to the vision of Don Summers and the efforts of many others, while their friends and family members were learning to ski at Snoqualmie Pass, these individuals with disabilities would not be left behind. Instead, a commitment was made that they would be offered equal opportunities…
Balance, and the ability to maintain it, is crucial to being successful while skiing, cycling, rock climbing or kayaking. It’s also a crucial skill when dealing with the “winter” that we’ve just had here in the Pacific Northwest with snow levels ended up being 20% of normal. The “winter” of 2015, weather-wise, will go down in history as frankly, a terrible one. While the East…
What do we mean when we use the words adaptive recreation and why are these words especially applicable to this winter season of 2015? Well, let’s first be clear about adaptive recreation; that’s when you use modify activities and apply assistive technology so that participants with disabilities may play and participate alongside their peers who do not have disabilities. This, in essence, is what Outdoors…
