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.

MOVIE MONDAY | Warrior Ride

May 24, 2017 by Becca

Warrior Ride Powered by Monster Energy A group of Veterans take a snowmobile trip to the majestic Teton Mountains. Two of which are High Fives Military to the Mountains participants, Chris Wolff and Lawrence Green!

NON PROFIT SPOTLIGHT | VERMONT ADAPTIVE

May 24, 2017 by Becca

High Five Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports! Most recently High Fives would love to give a big shoutout to Pico Mountain and everyone who helped support Vermont Adaptive and High Fives, Feel Good Friday events during the winter season! Everyone's participation allowed each organization to raise $1,000! These proceeds will continue to offer amazing opportunities to those ... Read more

HIGH FIVES IN THE NEWS | MOUNTAIN TIMES

May 18, 2017 by Becca

Mountain Times Magazine shares High Fives in the News! For the second year in a row, High Fives Foundation awarded a grant to Vermont Adaptive in order to provide free open enrollment to a new adaptive mountain bike program, one of the first in New England!

MOVIE MONDAY | Gates and Wakes

May 18, 2017 by Becca

Thank you Ski Homewood for thinking of High Fives as the beneficiary for the 2017 Gates and Wakes A little cold water sounds nice after a day of spring skiing!

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK | RICCI KILGORE

May 18, 2017 by Becca

Watch #HighFivesAthlete RICCI KILGORE shred her new Nissin monoski that she received from a High Fives Empowerment Grant! "It motivates me to get back on the slopes and go for another Paralympics!!" - Kilgore Good spring skiing at Mt. Rose Lake Tahoe. Felt like I was water skiing today. A post shared by Ricci Kilgore (@rictrout) on ... Read more

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK | MIKE SCHWARZ

May 18, 2017 by Becca

Thank you #HighFivesAthlete MIKE SCHWARZ for your continued support in sharing the good word of High Fives through BASICS presentations! Mike recently did a presentation of High Fives BASICS Documentary, #HelmetsAreCool to a class of 21 at Manchester By The Sea Elementary School. Mike's STORY OF RECOVERY IS SHARED IN THE 2014 DOCUMENTARY #HELMETSARECOOL. Watch it below. Thank you Mike! ... Read more

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK | KEENAN WEISCHEDEL

May 18, 2017 by Becca

#HighFivesAthlete KEENAN WEISCHEDEL visits the CR Johnson Healing Center for the first time to work out with the trainers and meet athletes! "I'm bigger than this. I can beat this." On November 22, 2016, Weischedel was ski touring with some friends at Mad River Glen in Fayston, Vt. Excited to ski the fresh early-season snow, ... Read more

FIVE FOR FIVES | ASK A PARTNER – SYNC

May 17, 2017 by Becca

Meet Geof Ochs from High Fives Five for Fives Partner SYNC! For those readers out there not familiar with you and SYNC, can you give them a quick overview of what it is that you do? GO: Hiyaaa!!! My name is Geof Ochs, and I am the Director of Marketing and Communications at SYNC Performance. ... Read more

VIDEO | A FRIENDSHIP FROM A HIGHFIVE

May 16, 2017 by Becca

Meet #HighFivesAthletes Georgiana Burnside and Justin Pines! They met because they were each wearing High Fives gear while in rehabilitation at Craig Hospital. Watch how their respective recovery paths have become one in 'A Friendship From a Highfive'. Video by Generikal Design Georgiana Burnside While skiing a double black diamond at Snowmass last Spring, Georgiana hit a ... Read more

COMMUNITY FIVE AWARD RECIPIENTS | 2017

May 16, 2017 by Becca

The High Fives Foundation's Community 5 Awards The High Fives Foundation emphasizes a strong sense of community in all of its program services. Executive Director, Roy Tuscany has witnessed firsthand how important a community can be in the recovery process from a life-altering injury. To recognize this, we have created the Community Five Awards hosted annually ... Read more

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