Our mission is to ensure Inclusion, Freedom and respect for all people.

Our vision is to enable the Adult Developmentally Disabled population to integrate and be accepted into todays society. We build confidence and re-enforce self worth to all that enter our door.

Our vision is to continually improve our service and open up new centers throughout western Washington and beyond as funding and participants increase.

Description:
All Aboard of America I provides inclusive programs for the Adult Developmentally Disabled. We are located in the Martha Lake Community Center located in Lynnwood Washington. We currently have three (3) instructors, many care givers and parents as volunteers and Gene Rogoway and John Parkin as officers and Board members. We currently have approximately 250 participants and growing each week.

Our participants come from Edmonds, Mill Creek, Everett, Marysville, Arlington, Snohomish and sponsored participants from the Mukilteo and Marysville School District. Ages run from 21-70,

We operate four days a week from 10AM-4PM and will be expanding our service offerings soon to five days a week. Our programs include art classes, choir, music appreciation, Karaoke, cooking, exercise, ceramics, power lifting, crafts and bowling. Off hours we offer various sporting events associated with Special Olympics, an exercise program and we periodically take participants on field trips, movies and other events.

Our funding comes from participant fees, schools, individuals, state and local government, philanthropic organizations, fraternal organizations, government grants and local fund raisers..

History:
All Aboard was started about four years ago by Gene Rogoway. Gene has a boy with Down syndrome and when he reached 21 years of age there was nothing for him do except watch TV. Gene set out to give his son as normal of a life as he could have. He contacted other families with similar children and All Aboard was born.

As Gene grew the organization, he became affiliated with ARC of Everett and they assisted Gene in implementing various programs and advertising. He started an art program and hired an instructor and that went well so he started a music program and that was received well. As time went on he added Karaoke, music, choir, bowling and cooking activities. Since Mike, Genes boy liked sports he organized a group for weightlifting and swimming.

The bowling program has grown from 6 to over 80 and we average between 50 to 60 per week. All of the other programs have between 30-80 participants.

All Aboard is now a 501c3, IRS tax exempt organization and is in the process of establishing a Board of Directors. We are adding new and inclusive programs and expanding into King County and expect to have a center open in the first quarter of 2007 With these formalities in place we are able to conduct fund raisers and secure local, state and federal grants.

Contact people:

Larry Knoll, Treasurer, (phone), (email) Gene Rogoway, President, (phone), (email)

Address:

16300 Motor Place Lynnwood, WA 98037 (See a map)

Directions:

The Martha Lake Community Center is on the north side of 164th almost across from Wallmart and west of the AM-PM. If you are driving from the east on 164th, go past Majestic Lanes, stay right and turn right. . . (more)