Becca San Francisco skier awarded grant funding for vital treatments following life-altering injury Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation provides Matt Leonard an Empowerment Grant for adaptive ski lessons with Achieve Tahoe. High Fives Foundation is awarding Matt Leonard an Empowerment Grant of $505 to help him take the next step in his road to recovery. The Grant is providing Leonard … Read more
Berkeley resident living with quadriplegia skied the X Games Superpipe with grant from Tahoe-based non-profit The High Fives Foundation sent Tony Schmiesing to Aspen with a board-approved Empowerment Grant The High Fives Foundation is awarding Tony Schmiesing a board-approved Empowerment Grant of $4,996 in support of Schmiesing’s goal to attend X Games Aspen and ski the superpipe. … Read more
Truckee resident receives continued support from Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation to purchase mono-ski Through an Empowerment Grant Luke Eckenberg will take next step towards recovery following snowboard injury The High Fives Foundation is awarding Luke Eckenberg a board-approved Empowerment Grant of $6,856. This grant will allow Eckenberg to purchase a HOC Monoski as he continues … Read more
Reno speed flyer, David Hewel to receive an Empowerment Grant towards recovery from spinal cord injury Grant will fund personal training sessions to continue his path towards walking again on his own The High Fives Foundation is awarding the 33-year-old skier a board-approved Empowerment Grant of $1,300 in support of Hewel’s goal to walk again and to … Read more
24-year-old San Bruno, Calif. injured skier receives grant funding from Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation Kevin Cheung receives an Empowerment Grant of $6,801 to aid in road to recovery from life-altering injury The High Fives Foundation is awarding Kevin Cheung a board-approved Empowerment Grant to help aid in his recovery from a traumatic ski injury. Funding … Read more
Truckee, Calif. resident receives support from Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation following life-altering injury 21-year-old Taylor Fiddyment receives an Empowerment Grant to aid in recovery The High Fives Foundation is awarding Taylor Fiddyment a board-approved Empowerment Grant of $2,340 to afford her the opportunity to work with physical therapist and personal trainer as she continues her road to … Read more
Injured Davis, Calif. skier receives grant funding from Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation Jillian Foster receives an Empowerment Grant to aid in recovery from life-altering injury The High Fives Foundation is awarding 16-year-old Jillian Foster a board-approved Empowerment Grant of $3,175, providing vital recovery services in the form of acupuncture, massage, gym membership, and home modifications. Foster … Read more
Brandon Pitzer of Portland, Or. receives continued support from Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation after sustaining life-altering injury The 27-year-old skier receives $1,566 from Empowerment Fund to go towards physical therapy and personal training sessions While skiing at Timberline in the spring 2013, Pitzer under rotated a double backflip breaking the T11/12, resulting in a spinal cord … Read more
Nick Fairall to receive funding from High Fives Foundation following life-altering injury at the Ski Jumping World Cup in Bischofshofen, Austria High Fives Foundation Empowerment Grant to provide vital recovery services following ski accident The High Fives Foundation is awarding Nick Fairall of Andover, NH a board-approved Empowerment Grant of $7,065 to help aid in his … Read more
Lindsey Runkel receives grant funding from Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation following spinal cord injury in mountain-biking accident The 25-year-old mountain-biker will receive vital recovery services through board-approved Empowerment Grant High Fives Foundation is awarding Lindsey Runkel an Empowerment Grant of $960 going towards adaptive skiing with Vermont Adaptive and Achieve Tahoe. Runkel fractured … Read more
