Adventure for Ava is an Alaskan based non-profit focused on helping families with special needs capture memories outside.
Before our daughters diagnosis Ava had a love for the outdoors. As her condition evolved our adventures outside came to a halt. We look back on the photos and videos of us together on our adventures with smiles.
The greatest memories we have with Ava are all outside.
We help other families do the same by facilitating a suitable adventure based on the needs of the family and documenting their experience using film and photos. We deliver a short film and photos for the family to cherish forever.
Ava Rose Redfield
5/16/17 - 11/21/21
It’s with a heavy heart to share that our sweet Ava Rose passed away peacefully in her sleep. She spent the night before cuddling with Dad and enjoying massages from Mom and sister. Though we are heartbroken with the void this has left we find peace knowing she is free from her disease. She fought so hard.
Ava had a love for adventure. The best memories we’ve captured with her were outside, going somewhere new and exploring together. We look back on those moments with smiles. Ava will always motivate the program by offering other kids like her the opportunity for the same experience. We will continue to carry out this vision in her honor. To help families with special needs capture their most precious memories.
Words from our Families
The Latest Adventure
PBS Spotlight on Adventure for Ava
Dan Redfield and his wife Kristen Frederic were excited, first-time parents when they had their daughter, Ava. As a young couple with a love for the outdoors, they started taking their daughter on adventures. When Ava was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs, a rare, genetic, fatal disease, taking Ava outside became more challenging. As a professional filmmaker, Dan recognized the importance of his home videos and photos with his family. This inspired him to start a nonprofit called Adventure for Ava, where he takes Alaska families with disabled children on adventures and captures the photographs and videos of the day.