High Non-Profit Spotlight: Live It! Love It! Foundation Life with disability can be challenging, costly and overwhelming. Participating in sport, recreation and outdoor activity after a life altering injury is often too expensive, difficult and overwhelming to be a priority. Engaging with sports communities and empowering individuals by connecting them to peers and the outdoors provides … Read more
Movie Monday: Congrats to Jason Craig – Winner of the 2013 Reno River Festival Freestyle Event High Five to Winter Empowerment Athlete – Jason Craig on his win in the2013 Reno River Festival Freestyle Event! Watch and share his winning run… View the full results from this yea’s Reno River Festival. Learn more about Jason … Read more
Movie Monday: The Lazyboy – A Short Documentary on Alex Cairns The Lazyboy – A Short Documentary on Alex Cairns from NPFilm on Vimeo. The “The Lazyboy” is a short documentary about Alex Cairns, a sit skier from Squamish, BC. He was born with Spinal Bifida which left him paralyzed from the knees down. 6 … Read more
Movie Monday: The 2nd Annual High Fives Foundation Charity Golf Tournament In anticipation of the upcoming 3rd Annual High Fives Foundation Charity Golf Tournament, here’s a look at the amazing time had by all at last year’s tournament at the beautiful Golf Club at Gray’s Crossing. Watch and share the video here. Learn more about … Read more
Sunday Funday: Please Support the High Fives Foundation in The Best of North Tahoe & Truckee Poll The High Fives Foundation would like to thank the North Tahoe & Truckee community for its continued support! In the year past year, the CR Johnson Healing Center has expanded to 2,400 square feet and is now home … Read more
Inspirational Athlete: Six Chapters (and Counting) of The Landon McGauley Project The Landon McGauley Project is an on-going mission of the High Fives Foundation’s Winter Empowerment Fund. An 18-year-old downhill mountain biker from Quesnel, B.C. Canada, Landon suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury during a race on July 4, 2010. With the help of the … Read more
Adaptive Advancement: nuplug – The Most Convenient Outlet for your Smart Devices Michael Carpanzano is a great supporter and friend of the High Fives Foundation. Learn about (and support) his new invention: nuplug. nuplug is a surge-protected extension cord that can attach to furniture: for convenient, comfortable smart-device use during charging. Adaptive accessibility is enhanced … Read more
High Fives in the News: Congrats to Giray Dadali for Graduating College Congrats to Winter Empowerment Athlete – Giray Dadali for recently graduating from the University of Utah with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. High Five Giray! A 22 year old freeskier, Giray was at a competition in March 2013 when he overshot a landing … Read more
Event Spotlight: The 2013 High Fives Charity Golf Tournament (FOUR Team Spots Remain) Interested in being one of the 32 teams playing in the highly anticipated 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament atThe Golf Club at Grays Crossing on May 16, 2013? Don’t delay register your team today! REGISTER:www.golf.highfivesfoundation.org. COST: $150/Golfer, $500/Team ($125 Per Team Member) … Read more
