Becca

Becca Lefanowicz | Truckee, CA Social Media Manager | Becca is the first High Fives employee born and bred on the west coast, but she's left her footprints and first tracks all over the globe. She is a celebrated big mountain skier, having once held the title of North Face Young Gun award at the Subaru North American Freeskiing Championships before attending Western Washington University. Becca offers her linguistic and artistic savvy to the Foundation as Social Media Manager.

HIGH FIVES IN THE NEWS | WARREN MILLER ENTERTAINMENT

September 21, 2017 by Becca

GOING BIG AND GIVING BACK: JT HOLMES JT Holmes on staying safe while going to extremes on Skinet.com referencing High Fives' BASCIS program service. By Jordan Johnson | June 14, 2017 “I’m happy to be spreading a safety message that is not a hindrance to progression.” What inspired you to develop the B.A.S.I.C.S. program? Well it ... Read more

HIGH FIVES IN THE NEWS | Chive Charities

September 21, 2017 by Becca

TINA LEMUS, High Fives Military to the Mountain Participant is featured on Chive Charities! 'Blind veteran never loses sense of adventure' “When I was a young 20-year-old, I thought I had life figured out. Well, maybe not, but I did want to grab life by the horns and charge full speed.” She enlisted in the Marines ... Read more

9th Annual Bocce Tournament | EVENT RECAP

September 20, 2017 by Becca

9th Annual Bocce Tournament The High Fives Foundation would like to thank the Truckee River Winery, GoPro, Truckee-Tahoe Lumber Company and all of the participants for their generous contributions leading to the success in the longest running High Fives event! Thank you for success this Sunday at the 9th Annual Bocce Tournament at Truckee River Winery. High Fives organization ... Read more

GOAL BELT PROGRAM | Sally Francklyn

September 19, 2017 by Becca

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Sally Francklyn for achieving two of her five Arcade Belt Goals! Sally found a job, and so far she has no complaints. GREAT JOB SALLY! GOAL 1 – Focus on skiing stronger (COMPLETED on 4/26/2017) GOAL 2 – To find an enjoyable new job (COMPLETED on 8/16/2017) GOAL 3 – TBD GOAL 4 – TBD GOAL ... Read more

Goal Belt Program | Jason Abraham

September 19, 2017 by Becca

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Jason Abraham for achieving four of his five Arcade Belt Goals! Jason not only mountain biked with his son Ebbett by his target date, he also has plans to purchase an adaptive bike so that he can continue to ride with his family! GOAL 1 – To get use of fingers (COMPLETED on 5/5/2015) GOAL 2 ... Read more

Goal Belt Program | Danielle Shannon

September 19, 2017 by Becca

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Danielle Shannon for achieving all of her five Arcade Belt Goals! Danielle's last goal in the Arcade X High Fives Goal Belt Program revolved around academics, rather than exercise and recreation. GOAL 1 – To be released from acute inpatient rehab by 26th birthday on May 27th (COMPLETED on 9/5/2015) GOAL 2 – Hike to ... Read more

Goal Belt Program | Joanna Adams

September 19, 2017 by Becca

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Joanna Adams for achieving her first of five Arcade Belt Goals! Joanna completed her goal, and is very excited to keep knocking down goals revolving around kayaking in the Arcade X High Fives Goal Belt Program. Her next goal is to show other adaptive Athlete's that kayaking is a fun sport for individuals of all ability and ... Read more

Goal Belt Program | Bill Winchester

September 19, 2017 by Becca

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Bill Winchester for achieving three of his five Arcade Belt Goals! Bill's most recent goal in the Arcade X High Fives Goal Belt Program revolved around road cycling - his favorite sport. GOAL 1 – Complete a 30 mile hand cycle ride (COMPLETED on 9/5/2015) GOAL 2 – Coach kids sports in the fall (COMPLETED on 11/2/2015) ... Read more

Boreal Mtn | Largest Solar Project in California Skiing

September 15, 2017 by Becca

BOREAL MOUNTAIN RESORT & OPTERRA ENERGY SERVICES ANNOUNCE LARGEST ON-SITE SOLAR INSTALLATION IN CALIFORNIA SKI INDUSTRY 2017 “Play Forever” Community Day to Celebrate Solar Installation with Red Bull Air Force Sky Divers, Discounted Access to Woodward, Music & Food; Portion of Proceeds Benefit USASA Foundation is this Saturday! SODA SPRINGS, Ca., September 12, 2017 – ... Read more

HIGH FIVES IN THE NEWS | KTVN RENO

September 14, 2017 by Becca

New Yoga Space Dedicated in Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center Posted: Sep 11, 2017 2:56 PM PDT The City of Reno dedicated a new space for yoga at the Evelyn Mount Community Center Monday morning. It was made possible by a donation from the High Fives Foundation. "It just seemed natural to make a space that had ... Read more

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