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 RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | Matt Clark

June 15, 2016 by Becca

Recently injured Squaw Valley snowboarder aided by High Fives Foundation towards spinal cord injury recovery Empowerment Grant awarded for specialized treatments in the CR Johnson Healing Center (Truckee, California. June 15, 2016) -- 38-year-old Matt Clark was snowboarding at Squaw Valley in January when a rock drop came up short in the infamous zone known as ... Read more

HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | Alina Garbuzov

June 15, 2016 by Becca

31-year-old Menlo Park rock climber aided by California-based High Fives Foundation towards spinal cord injury recovery Empowerment Grant awarded for specialized treatments and natural water therapy (Truckee, California. June 15, 2016) -- 31-year-old Alina Garbuzov was a seasoned rock climber with nearly ten years experience. In October 2015, Garbuzo was in Yosemite National Park climbing on ... Read more

HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | Ran Tao

June 15, 2016 by Becca

21-year-old San Ramon snowboarder aided by Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation towards spinal cord injury recovery Empowerment Grant awarded for personal training and acupuncture sessions (Truckee, California. June 15, 2016) -- Ran Tao, 21, was snowboarding at Northstar Resort near Truckee, California in January this year when he jumped off a terrain park feature and landed on ... Read more

EASTERN REGION ATHLETES RECEIVE EMPOWERMENT GRANTS | 3 HIGH FIVES ATHLETES AWARDED

June 14, 2016 by Becca

CONGRATULATIONS & HIGH FIVE TO 3 EASTERN REGION #HIGHFIVESATHLETES WHO WERE AWARDED EMPOWERMENT GRANTS IN THE MONTH OF MAY 2016! In the month of May alone, the High Fives Foundation granted $37,186 to 11 High Fives Athletes. High Five to our 3 eastern region athletes Michael Schwarz, Jeff Elliot & Leeann Ketchum! The High Fives Foundation supports injured mountain ... Read more

HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | JEFF ELLIOT

June 14, 2016 by Becca

49-year-old Keene mountain biker aided by California-based High Fives Foundation while recovering from spinal cord injury High Fives Foundation awards Empowerment Grant to support his house payments during rehabilitation (Truckee, California. June 15, 2016) -- 49-year-old Jeff Elliot was mountain biking in January this year in southern New Hampshire when he went over the handlebars, landed on his back ... Read more

HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | LEEANN KETCHAM

June 14, 2016 by Becca

25-year-old Bow, New Hampshire snowboarder aided by California-based High Fives Foundation towards spinal cord injury recovery Empowerment Grant awarded for vital personal training sessions (Truckee, California. June 15, 2016) -- In December, 2010, 25-year-old LeeAnn Ketcham was snowboarding in Southern New Hampshire with some of her friends when she hit a disguised cliff along side the ... Read more

HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | Michael Schwarz

June 14, 2016 by Becca

Therapeutic equine riding lessons for Vermont snowboarder who sustained a traumatic brain injury Therapy provided through a grant from California-based mountain action sports non-profit, the High Fives Foundation (Truckee, California. June 15, 2016) -- 29-year-old Chester resident, Michael Schwarz, sustained a traumatic brain injury while competing in a snowboard competition in 2009. Following his accident Schwarz has had issues ... Read more

NON PROFIT SPOTLIGHT | BRIDGING BIONICS FOUNDATION

June 13, 2016 by Becca

High Five Bridging Bionics Foundation! Bridging human mobility with bionic technology Their mission is to provide funding, education, and advance the research and development for exoskeletons and bionic technology to augment human mobility and capability. They envision that exoskeletons and bionic technology will become standard mobility options globally as they strive to improve the quality of people’s lives. ... Read more

MOVIE MONDAY | NICK FAIRALL

June 13, 2016 by Becca

The High Fives Crew is looking forward to having Nick Fairall back in the CR Johnson Healing Center this week to continue his rehab! Stay tuned for more updates on Nick Fairall and his inspiring rehab journey.

MOVIE MONDAY | GEORGIANA BURNSIDE

June 13, 2016 by Becca

Congratulations on your recovery accomplishments #HighFivesAthlete Georgiana! While skiing a double black diamond at Snowmass last Spring (2015), Georgiana hit a rogue patch of ice misdirecting her off a large drop on the side of the trail. After dropping 50 feet or so, Georgiana landed on her back and slid to a stop. That is ... Read more

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