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 | LINDSEY RUNKEL

October 6, 2016 by Becca

High Five #HighFivesAthlete LINDSEY RUNKEL on breaking the internet! #HighFivesAthlete LINDSEY RUNKEL's Shot 100% on GoPro mountain biking video has reached over 250k views! Help the video continue to grow by sharing HERE. Watch. Share. High Five. #HighFivesAthlete Lindsey fractured her T5 and 6 vertebrae in a mountain biking accident causing paralysis from the waist down. Attempting a ... Read more

MOVIE MONDAY | SUPPORTED BY OMNITRITION

October 6, 2016 by Becca

The High Fives Foundation would like to thank Omnitrition for their continued support of High Fives Atheltes! MOVIE MONDAY is brought to you by Omnitrition International, Inc. Omnitrition has been bringing the finest nutritional products to America's families for over 22 years with their primary focus on exceptional product quality. They take pride in knowing that every one of their products ... Read more

SUPPORTER | Truckee River Winery

October 6, 2016 by Becca

High Five and Thank you Truckee River Winery for your $1,000 donation! THE HIGH FIVES NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO the Truckee River Winery (TRW)! TRW HAS BEEN A SUPPORTING MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION THROUGH winter and summer events including, wine and ice and the longest running bocce ball tournament in the Tahoe ... Read more

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK | LINDSEY RUNKEL

October 6, 2016 by Becca

"It will never be the same, but, it is going to be awesome" On October 5th, 2014 #HighFivesAthlete Lindsey Runkel fractured her T5 and 6 vertebrae, damaging her spinal cord causing paralysis from the middle of the chest and below in a mountain biking accident. Two years later we are celebrating life and opportunity! "I would be nothing without ... Read more

FISHLANTHROPY FOR FIVES

October 5, 2016 by Becca

FIVE Things Fishlanthropy High Fives' Fishlanthropy For Fives Product Sponsors have gone BIGGER than ever this year! GoPro Black Boston Bruins Jersey Boston Bruins Tickets SMITH Axle Helmet SMITH Sidney Glasses SMITH Rebel Glasses SMITH Founder Slim Rossi Shop Shirt Armada Mittens Armada Gloves Dakine Gloves Slytech Mittens Saga Gloves Dakine Jacket Dakine Pants Womens Rash ... Read more

SNOCRU VERTICAL CHALLENGE

October 5, 2016 by Becca

High Fives Vertical Challenge powered by SNOCRU allows you to give back. For every 55 vertical feet descended, 5 cents will be donated to athletes with life-altering injuries. During the dates of December 26 through January 1st and January 23 through January 29th you could walk away with a GoPro Session, GoPro Hero4 and tons ... Read more

WHEEL CHAIR RUBGY SCRIMMAGE

October 4, 2016 by Becca

High Fives Wheelchair Rugby Team V.S. High Fives Staff High Fives Wheelchair Rugby Team is a team of quadriplegics that play wheelchair rugby. They are proudly sponsored by High Fives Foundation. This past week the High Fives Staff ventured down the hill from Truckee to Reno to scrimmage High Fives Wheelchair Rugby Team. Curious about ... Read more

QUADRILYZED | 2016 Film Festivals

October 4, 2016 by Becca

High Fives Short Film, QUADRILYZED, has been accepted into 7 film festivals this year! QUADRILYZED | The story of a #HighFivesAthlete's new version of life as an athlete, as a photographer, and as a father. 2016 Film Festivals Southern Colorado Film Festival, Oregon Short Film Festival, Awareness Festival, International Family Film Festival, San Jose International Short Film Festival, Maine ... Read more

NON PROFIT SPOTLIGHT

October 4, 2016 by Becca

High Fives Foundation is HONORED AS TOP-RATED NONPROFIT GreatNonprofits.org Award is based on Positive Online Reviews from across the nation High Fives Foundation announced today that it has been honored with a prestigious Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. “We are excited to be named a Top-Rated High Fives ... Read more

MOVIE MONDAY | PHIL HOBAN

October 3, 2016 by Becca

High Fives would like to congratulate #HighFivesAthlete Phil Hoban and his beautiful wife, Heidi, for getting hitched this past weekend! Coming off the best ski season of his life, which included participation in filming G.N.A.R. The Movie, Phil Hoban suffered a burst fracture of his C-5 vertebrae on January 1, 2011 while skiing at Squaw Valley. Initially paralyzed ... Read more

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