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 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK | JIM HARRIS

December 2, 2016 by Becca

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Jim Harris on your recovery strides and of course, your Birthday!! From all the High Fivers, Happy Birthday Jim Harris! Jim Harris continues to work toward a full recovery by staying positive and working hard. You can find him mountain biking in the golden Colorado hills, skinning up mountains to ski down or at ... Read more

HIGH FIVES IN THE NEWS | Paralympian Alana Nichols is pushing for surfing in the Paralympics

December 1, 2016 by Becca

High Fives Supporter & Paralympian Alana Nichols is pushing for surfing in the Paralympics! Read the article from GrindTV below and at Grindtv.com The three-time Paralympic champion — once in wheelchair basketball and twice in alpine skiing — was the first female U.S. Paralympian to win gold at both a summer and winter Games and ... Read more

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK | JOSH DUECK

November 18, 2016 by Becca

#HighFivesAthlete Josh Dueck shares heartfelt thoughts about High Fives most recent surf trip to Tofino British Colombia! "I want to send a heartfelt thank you to everybody for everything you contributed to this trip. From our friends in Santa Cruz who made the extraordinary drive to join and support our mission in the north, to ... Read more

NON PROFIT SPOTLIGHT | Shane McConkey Eco Challenge 2017

November 15, 2016 by Becca

Global warming is not cool, but saving the planet is. Get a team together and come up with a creative idea to help fight climate change in your very own school and you could win up to $10,000 to keep the momentum going. Since 2011, the Shane McConkey Foundation has donated over $80,000 to schools ... Read more

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

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