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 | KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

November 14, 2016 by Becca

Know Before You Go is a free avalanche awareness program Not much science, no warnings to stay out of the mountains, no formulas to memorize. In 15 minutes, you will see the destructive power of avalanches, understand when and why they happen, and how you can have fun in the mountains and avoid avalanches. Do ... Read more

MOVIE MONDAY | Military to the Mountains W/ RYAN ZIMMERER

November 14, 2016 by Becca

The Military to the Mountains Program pushes injured Veterans out of their comfort zone into becoming the best version of themselves! Experiencing a life-altering injury in the name of duty for the United State Military comes with two forms of pain -- physical and emotional. Learn the story of Ryan Zimmerer, a Military to the ... Read more

Press Release | Veterans Day

November 10, 2016 by Becca

VIDEO: Military to the Mountains Program pushes injured Veterans out of their comfort zone into becoming the best version of themselves The program is a collaboration between two nonprofits -- the High Fives Foundation and the Adaptive Training Foundation (Truckee, California, Friday, November 11, 2016) -- Experiencing a life-altering injury in the name of duty ... Read more

HIGH FIVES IN THE NEWS | gearjunkie & snowbrains

November 10, 2016 by Becca

gearjunkie & snowbrains share the good word of High Fives' newest documentary B.A.S.I.C.S. Five Critical Mistakes Read the full article by GearJunkie HERE Read the full article by SnowBrains HERE Donate to an Athlete Today

HIGH FIVES IN THE NEWS | Times Colonist

November 10, 2016 by Becca

The Times Colonist is the oldest daily newspaper in Western Canada and is spreading the good word of High Fives! In Tofino, addition of ramp makes a beach for everyone Amy Smart / Times Colonist NOVEMBER 5, 2016 06:00 AM Read the full article by Times Colonist HERE Donate to an Athlete Today

SHOP AMAZON SMILE & SUPPORT HIGH FIVES

November 8, 2016 by Becca

Amazon donates 0.5% of your AmazonSmile purchases to the High Fives Foundation! #StartWithaSmile at smile.amazon.com/ch/26-4275773 for your holiday gifts and Amazon donates to High Fives Non-Profit Foundation. What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you ... Read more

NON PROFIT SPOTLIGHT | Jeremy Jones, Protect Our Winters

November 8, 2016 by Becca

High Fives Supporter and Founder of Protect our Winters, Jeremy Jones, shares his opinion and wants us all to VOTE! Drop in and VOTE! "When I founded Protect Our Winters in 2007, I knew that for it to succeed, we needed to create a social movement in the winter sports community led by industry leaders, ... Read more

MOVIE MONDAY | THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE – TRAILER

November 7, 2016 by Becca

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE - TRAILER The U.S. military faces a mental health crisis of historic proportions. Thank You for Your Service takes aim at our superficial understanding of war trauma and the failed policies that result. Director Tom Donahue interweaves the stories of four Iraq War veterans with candid interviews of top military ... Read more

HIGH FIVES ATHLETES RECEIVE EMPOWERMENT GRANTS | Rocky Mountains

November 5, 2016 by Becca

Six Rocky Mountain #HighFivesAtheltes, Brooke Schoenherr, Megan Wemmer, DAVID POOLE, Matthew Melancon, Adam Lavender and Blake Foster, receive grant funding from the High Fives foundation in the month of September for a total of $27,995 Congratulations and High Five athletes! Read more about each of there recovery stories below. High Fives Foundation awards an empowerment grant for Lafayette ... Read more

HIGH FIVES ATHLETES RECEIVE EMPOWERMENT GRANTS | EAST COAST

November 5, 2016 by Becca

Four East Coast #HighFivesAtheltes, Nick Fairall, Meredith Koch, Kenny Young and Daniel Murray, receive grant funding from the High Fives foundation in the month of September for a total of $9,084 Congratulations and High Five athletes! Read more about each of there recovery stories below. Olympian Nick Fairall to receive funding from High Fives Foundation following ... Read more

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