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 IN THE NEWS | POWDER MAGAZINE

July 30, 2015 by Becca

Places to Go: A Jim Harris Story Short film documents a Powder photographer’s road back from spinal cord injury July 23, 2015 By Derek Taylor READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

GRANT KORGAN BREAKS 3 WORLD RECORDS FOR HIGH FIVES

July 30, 2015 by Becca

World Record #1: Fastest time to circumnavigate Lake Tahoe with human power. World Record #2: Fastest time for a “Spinal Cord Injured” athlete to circumnavigate Lake Tahoe in a one man outrigger canoe. World Record #3: Fastest time to circumnavigate Lake Tahoe in a one man outrigger canoe. After sustaining a spinal cord injury, March 5th … Read more

FULL CIRCLE | GRANT KORGAN RAISED OVER $21,000

July 30, 2015 by Becca

Grant Korgan sets three world records paddling FULL CIRCLE around Lake Tahoe! Korgan paddled 14 hours 15 minutes and raised over $21,000 for athletes with life-altering injuries! World records were set when 38-year-old Grant Korgan paddled in a one-man outrigger canoe completely around the shoreline of Lake Tahoe through the night. The 14 hour 15 minute … Read more

EVENT | BIGTRUCK PRESENTS A #FUNFIRST PARTY

July 29, 2015 by Becca

bigtruck brand presents, a #FUNFIRST party at the Crystal Bay Club with Vokab Kompany. All proceeds will benefit the High Fives Non-Profit Foundation San Diego-based elctro hiphop soul collective Vokab Kompany will headline the #FUNFIRST party at the Crystal Bay Club in Crystal Bay NV. Slated for 9pm on Friday, August 28th, the late summer bash is a project … Read more

HIGH FIVES IN THE NEWS | RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL

July 28, 2015 by Becca

After devastating injury, adventurer Grant Korgan wants Tahoe speed record Written by: Benjamin Spillman July 23, 2015 READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

NON PROFIT SPOTLIGHT | GIVE BACK TAHOE

July 28, 2015 by Becca

Give Back Tahoe presented by Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation & the Sierra Sun highlights the High Fives Foundation The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) has decided to dedicate the July 29th Give Back Tahoe article to the Grant Korgan FULL CIRCLE project since it will print the same day Grant is paddling! Learn more HERE. About TTCF – … Read more

HIGH FIVES IN THE NEWS | NEW SCHOOLERS

July 28, 2015 by Becca

Trailer – Places To Go – A Jim Harris Story is featured on NewSchoolers.com Read the full article HERE

THANK YOU TO OUR 2015 EAST COAST CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT SPONSORS

July 27, 2015 by Becca

High Fives is Hosting the 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Sugarbush Resort Golf Club. 36 teams will be competing for incredible prizing and year-long East Coast bragging rights! TITLE SPONSORS: GoPro, Vermont North Ski Shops, CMH, ACC Apothecary SILVER SPONSORS: Boston Bruins Foundation, HEAD Wintersports, Volkl Skis/ Marker Bindings, FORMULA Ford, Elevation Physical Therapy, SMITH OPTICS, Rome, Kingsbury CO, Local Folk Smokehouse, Mutha Stuffers, Budweiser, CMH BRONZE SPONSORS: POC, Freeskier, Integrated Property Service, Vickery Hill, Belknap Plumbing, Ski … Read more

HIGH FIVES ON THE RADIO | 105.7 KOZZ

July 25, 2015 by Becca

Listen to #HighFivesFounder Roy Tuscany and #HighFivesAthlete Grant Korgan on 105.7 KOZZ today at 7:30am LISTEN HERE — Grant’s mission and reason he is on KOZZ is that he is aiming to set a world record circumnavigating Lake Tahoe in an Outrigger Canoe. Grant will paddle a FULL CIRCLE, roughly 72 miles, to raise awareness and … Read more