Quinn Croteau joined Outdoors for All’s Day Camps for the first time for a one week session. During Quinn’s time in camp, his father, Tom, served as his one-on-one attendant. That week in camp saw them kayaking, sailing, hiking and biking. They were able to do all of these activities together, many for the first time, including the day spent cycling around Magnuson Park where…
It can be difficult for families with children, young and grown, with special needs to find activities that can bring them together. That’s where Outdoors for All activities came in for the Willaford family. Julie, Patrick’s mother, describes how the family used to try activities together, the challenges faced with standard cycling equipment and the positive turn around and encouragement after finding the adaptive options…
Rock Climbing can be an intimidating activity for some, but it’s the exhilaration and confidence gained from each line climbed that keeps Outdoors for All Participant, Courtney Holsted, coming back for more. Courtney has weak muscle tone, including in her upper body, but has been climbing with Outdoors for All programs for five years. Not only has the activity improved her strength and balance, but…
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…
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…
Hope. Joyful. Fun. Dignity. Belonging. Proud. Accomplished. Becoming. To matter. Enriched. Glorious. Fulfilled. Loved. What do these words mean to you? To me, they’re words that express feelings we hear expressed at Outdoors for All and feedback we receive in emails and thank you notes from delivering our year-round adaptive and…
Outdoors for All recently hosted a couple’s yoga retreat for wounded warriors and their partners. From feedback that we received afterwards, it sounds like it was a real hit. We only want to provide the best for the people who attend our yoga retreats, even if it means sending our instructors to somewhere similar to this yoga teacher training rishikesh so they have all of…
On any given Saturday during the Outdoors for All winter ski program you can ask Grace which runs she has skied down and her answer will likely be, “all of them!” Watching the smile on Grace’s face as she independently skis down the mountain makes it easy to forget she has Down syndrome. During her first year in the program, at the age of 6,…
Jahzeel Sequeira was smiling and giggling with joy because as an adult, he had just successfully independently ridden a bike for the first time in his life. This all came about because of Jahzeel’s connections with Outdoors for All thanks to a grant from the Wounded Warrior Project. Jahzeel Sequeira is a US Navy Veteran and Wounded Warrior. He first got involved with Outdoors for…
Skiing and snow sports will always be the cornerstone of Outdoors for All adaptive recreation programs. Yet we’re seeing tremendous growth…
