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.

2019 Military to the Mountain Highlight | Will Sandell

March 27, 2019 by Becca

2019 Military to the Mountain Highlight | Will Sandell Retired after serving in the US Army from 1985-1994, William (Will) Sandell brought continuous smiles and laughter to the 2019 High Fives Military to the Mountain (M2M) Program. Prior to a week on the hill at Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows from March 17-23, Veteran’s participating in the M2M Program … Read more

2019 Military to the Mountain Highlight | Lee Kuxhaus

March 31, 2026March 26, 2019 by Becca

AMAZING HUMAN HIGHLIGHT | Military to the Mountain participant Lee Kuxhaus “You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup.” Bruce Lee This mentality was certainly exercised by Military to the Mountain (M2M) participant Lee Kuxhaus as she overcame adversity in this years program. Lee, from Dallas, Texas served in … Read more

2019 MILITARY TO THE MOUNTAIN HIGHLIGHT | Keith Murphy

March 21, 2019 by Becca

AMAZING HUMAN HIGHLIGHT | MILITARY TO THE MOUNTAIN PARTICIPANT Keith Murphy There's few sure things in winter sports. Will the weather cooperate? Will you bring the correct skies for the conditions. One thing that is sure though - Keith Murphy is going to have the most fun out on the mountain! Keith Murphy, from Dallas, Texas joined ... Read more

2019 Military to the Mountain Highlight | George Feriend

March 20, 2019 by Becca

AMAZING HUMAN HIGHLIGHT | Military to the Mountain participant George Feriend George and the rest of the participants will spend the next two days out on the trails of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows under the instruction of Achieve Tahoe. Anyone is welcome to attend and join in on the fun! George "Sweet" Feriend is a retired ... Read more

Squaw Alpine Extends Military Season Pass | Press Release

March 20, 2019 by Becca

Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadow Extends Military Season Pass to All Military Personnel, Benefitting Military to the Mountain Program [Olympic Valley, Calif.] March 22, 2019 – Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows proudly supports the men and women of the U.S. armed forces and has expanded its military season pass program to not only include active duty military but also ... Read more

2019 Mothership Classic Event | Press Release

March 20, 2019 by Becca

ARCADE BELTS TO HOST 5TH ANNUAL MOTHERSHIP CLASSIC AT SQUAW VALLEY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR TAHOE-BASED NON-PROFIT Register HERE [Olympic Valley, Calif.] March 20, 2019–With all of the new Tahoe snow, Squaw Valley skiers’ and snowboarders’ spirits are sure to be high in their quest to raise funds for the High Fives Foundation. The 5th ... Read more

2019 CR Johnson Memorial Lion Heart Art Show | Recap

March 14, 2019 by Becca

Lion Heart Art Show Raised Over $3,000 for Athletes in Need - Thank YOU! Thank you Lion Heart Art Show Artists and Attendees! With your help, Riverside Studios was able to raise over $3,000 in the 9th Annual Lion Heart Art Show. These funds will be distributed to Athlete's recovering at the CR Johnson Healing Center in Truckee, CA. The facility would have never ... Read more

2019 Fat Ski-a-Thon | Press Release

March 12, 2019 by Becca

MAD RIVER VALLEY SKIING COMMUNITY RAISES OVER $210K AT SUGARBUSH SKI-A-THON FOR HIGH FIVES FOUNDATION Funds raised will help injured outdoor sports athletes recover from their respective injuries and return to the sports they love Full Release & Photos --> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hPvSNAJ0g-QA3zvDpI0kEO6Gptya10GL?usp=sharing Warren, VT, March 12, 2019 – The High Fives Foundation shared the slopes with over ... Read more

2019 Vermont Ski Camp

March 12, 2019 by Becca

Sugarbush Resort x Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports x High Fives 2019 Adaptive Ski Camp! Photo Credit: John Atkinson | Full photo album HERE THE 2019 Vermont SKI CAMP HIGHLIGHTED 11 ADAPTIVE ATHLETES WHO ALL SUFFERED LIFE-ALTERING SPINAL CORD INJURIES, EACH OF THEM WERE EXCITED TO GET BACK OUT ONTO THE MOUNTAIN FOLLOWING THEIR RESPECTIVE INJURIES. ADAPTIVE ... Read more

January 2019 | Central Empowerment Grants Funded

March 1, 2019 by Becca

Meet our 8 Central #HighFivesAthletes who received grant funding in January 2019 Daniel Soller from Grand Junction, CO, Athlete #231, Thomas Cloyd from Minneapolis, MN, Athlete #235, Quinn Brett from Estes Park, CO, Athlete #186, Justin Pines from Englewood, CO, Athlete #104, Allyson Mallory from Englewood, CO, Athlete #149, Nate White from Carbondale, CO, Athlete #145, Adam Lavender from Carbondale, CO, Athlete #117 and Rosa Malloy-Post from ... Read more

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