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Year-End General Meeting
As a totally blind traveler, Anthony shared his unique perspective with AAWA. Anthony is involved with many other organizations, one being the National Federation of the Blind. One of his goals is to bring National Federation of the Blind's president, Mark Riccobono, together with RPA’s Executive Director, Jim Mathews, to enable the two organizations to work together....
Successful AORTA-AAWA meeting at Portland Union Station
At the AORTA-AAWA joint meeting at Portland Union Station yesterday, Government Affairs Director Luis Moscoso led a lively panel discussion with staffers Jason Hitzert, representing Oregon Senator Chris Gorsek; Aaron Brown, representing Oregon Senator-Elect Khanh Pham; and Spencer Rosenau, representing Oregon Representative Nancy Nathanson....
AAWA News, October 2024
Don’t forget to vote!; Report from Spokane Summit; Gary Wirt named to state work group; Joint AORTA-AAWA meeting in Portland, Saturday, November 9; Amtrak Board of Directors Meeting in Seattle, Wednesday, December 4; Greater Northwest Winter Gathering in Centralia, Saturday, December 14; AAWA Annual Meeting on Zoom, Saturday, January 11; It’s not too soon to donate to AAWA as part of your year-end giving!; Check the AAWA website for the latest news...
Psst! Want a sneak peek into the future of rail?
Join All Aboard Northwest, All Aboard Washington and the PNWER Regional Infrastructure Accelerator in Spokane or online October 8-9. You can make a difference! For more information and to register, see https://nwsummit.org/...
AAWA News, July-August 2024
Reminder: AAWA Picnic on Saturday, August 10; Successful Matching Donation Drive; Remembering Lloyd Flem; Primary Election, August 6; Third Annual Greater Northwest Rail Summit, Spokane, October 8-9; From Our Coalition Partners; Save These Dates; COVID Is Still With Us; Check with Rail.chat for the Latest News...
Remembering Lloyd Flem - Updated July 7
All Aboard Washington regrets to announce that AAWA's former executive director, Lloyd Flem, passed last evening. His family asks for no calls. The funeral service is set for 10 am on July 15 at Funeral Alternatives of Washington, 455 North Street Southeast, Tumwater, WA 98501....
AAWA News, June-July 2024
Donate now to triple the benefit; Auction Success; Reporting from FRA and BSPRA Meetings in Missoula; Join us in Spokane, October 8-9; AAWA Picnic on August 10; Save These Dates; COVID Is Still With Us; Check with Rail.chat for the Latest News...
Reporting from FRA and BSPRA Meetings in Missoula
Gary Wirt and Charlie Hamilton traveled to Missoula to represent AAWA and other rail advocacy organizations to provide feedback to the Federal Railroad Administration's Long Distance Service Study during the fourth of four meetings on June 6....
Meet us in Missoula!
Please make a special donation to cover our costs at https://www.aawa.us/donate/ and https://allaboardnw.org/donate/ With your help, we can continue our advocacy for better rail in our region....
AAWA News, May 2024
Meeting and Auction, AAWA Joins the No on I-2117 Coalition, Working to Improve the National Network, Save These Dates, We Rely On Your Support...