Becca High Fives Foundation athlete Sally Francklyn receives grant to move to Truckee, Calif. to continue rehabilitation at the CR Johnson Healing Center A High Fives Empowerment Grant will provide sessions of personal training to help in her recovery from her life-altering ski accident in 2012 In March 2012, Sally Francklyn’s life changed dramatically following a slide … Read more
Quesnel’s rising adaptive skiing star Landon McGauley receives Empowerment Grant from the High Fives Foundation towards Paralympic goals! A $1,170 grant will provide McGualey specialized adaptive ski setups for competitive adaptive ski racing The High Fives Foundation is awarding 19-year-old Landon McGauley a board-approved Empowerment Grant in support of his long range goal to make the Canadian National Adaptive Ski Team and represent … Read more
Meeker helps honor trio Sep 27, 2015 at 1:00 AM Hockey legend Howie Meeker will be the guest speaker at the Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner Oct. 17 at the Village Green Inn. A pair of winter athletes and a year-round community booster will be inducted into the shrine. Two-time Olympian and snowboard … Read more
Erik Roner Celebration of Life Saturday, October 3rd from 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm A celebration of life for Erik Roner is being hosted on Saturday, October 3, 2015 from 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm at the Squaw Valley Conference Center (aka OVL) for Erik’s family and friends. Celebrate an incredible man, a remarkable life and remember the … Read more
Join us at Truckee River Winery Monday October 5th, 2015! Truckee River Winery is proud to announce the 2015 Cask as Canvas unveilings! Six barrels have been given out to local artists and they will be up for auction. The money for the barrels will be given to a charity of the artists’ choice. … Read more
Santa Barbara! Join us Thursday October 8th! Facebook Page HERE Drop IN is a powerful film series designed to inspire YOU to let go of everything holding you back. They follow paraplegic athlete, Jeremy P. McGhee, around the globe on dangerous and exciting adventures where he must travel inward and search the limits of his own resolve. Q&A with Jeremy to follow the film. They will be … Read more
Apogée– Memorial film for Andreas Fransson and JP Auclair On September 29th 2014, Bjarne Salén lost his two best friends JP Auclair and Andreas Fransson in an avalanche on Monte San Lorenzo near the border of Chile and Argentina. It has now been one year since the accident. He created a film to celebrate and remember our lovely … Read more
A Message from High Fives supporter, Dr. Sasquatch Soap Co. Hey There Bearded Brethren, If looks could kill, then we’d be under arrest here at Dr. Squatch. We’ve got a criminally good lineup of brand-new shaving tools and accessories that will leave you with America’s most wanted mug. Mix warm water with our all-natural and … Read more
After 4 successful years in Waterbury, the Cork Wine Bar is opening a second wine bar and retail store in the heart of Stowe Village! What is Cork Wine Bar? Danielle Nichols Moffatt founded Cork Wine Bar & Market in Waterbury four years ago. Her goal was to create a welcoming environment for friends to gather and … Read more
Athlete of the week and High Fives long time supporter Matt Masson completed The UK’s first event for everybody, Para Tri! Matt normally runs the 5K in an hour, except he cant run, so he had to walk. He knocked 15 minutes off his personal best time and did it in 45! Matt and the … Read more
