Volunteer Spotlight: Walter Voll
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! Walter Voll (pictured left) is spotlighted from our Stevens Sunday Program. Thank you Walter for
SUCCESS STORY: Transforming lives of participants and volunteers
In January, our Summit Friday Night program was visited by King 5’s Evening, to highlight the life transforming outcomes of our winter programs. This two minute video shows, not only how these programs affect participant’s lives, but the lives of our dedicated volunteers. King 5 Evening video “I had this intuition that it would
Volunteer Spotlight: Rachel Howell
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
SUCCESS STORY: Kayaking with John Karuza
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
Volunteer Spotlight: Larry Adair
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
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: Meet our Day Camp Staff!
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
SUCCESS STORY: Taeo on Two Wheels!
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
SUCCESS STORY: Patricia Bikes Everywhere!
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
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: Meet Kristin Stoddard, Volunteer Coordinator
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
Skiing with Serena
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
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: David Lentz and the Band
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
SUCCESS STORY: Audrey’s Awesome Snowboarding!
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
