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High Five #HighFivesAthlete Jeff Andrews for achieving his Arcade Belt Goal #3! GOAL 1 – To transfer to and from his wheelchair unassisted. (COMPLETED on 1/9) GOAL 2 – To navigate doors and ramps independently. (COMPLETED on 1/30) GOAL 3 – Three sets of 15 unassisted box pushups. (COMPLETED on 3/15) GOAL 4 – To unweight off his … Read more

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Jim Harris for achieving his Arcade Belt Goal #2! GOAL 1 – Transfer from Drake Hospital in Cincinnati, OH to Craig Hospital in Englewood, CO. (COMPLETED on 1/15) GOAL 2 – To stand. (COMPLETED on 3/1) GOAL 3 – To walk. (COMPLETED on 5/1) GOAL 4 – To live independently. (COMPLETED on 6/15) Art and everything outdoors … Read more

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Megan Wemmer for achieving her Arcade Belt Goal #1! GOAL 1 – Complete the Pedal for Possible charity 50k hand cycle. (COMPLETED on 6/6) GOAL 2 – Go on a bike camping trip with boyfriend in the San Juan Islands. (TARGET DATE: 9/6) While on a backcountry ski tour in the Arapahoe National Forrest with her … Read more

Auburn Alehouse Community Night benefits High Fives in July! Join Auburn Alehouse every Tuesday from 5pm – 9pm for Community Night. 5% of all sales during Community Night will be donated to High Fives in the month of July. Located in Old Town Auburn, CA. More info on Auburn Alehouse HERE

After losing her leg, Air Force pilot Christy Wise rediscovers competitive mind-set at Warrior Games A boating accident left U.S. Air Force Capt. Christy Wise without her right leg, but it didn’t stop the HC-130 pilot from entering the Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va. (Erin Patrick O’Connor/The Washington Post)   Christy Wise … Read more

In total Will Healy’s Winter Sports Ambassador Program (WASAP) raised $12,333 for the High Fives Foundation from 92 individual donors and is now being recognized by the Greenwich Time. More info about the WASAP HERE More info about the Greenwich Time HERE

Nick Fairall will receive $1,450 Empowerment Grant for hand controls used to drive independently and living expenses for a fully accessible room near rehabilitation center Empowerment Grant from High Fives Foundation helps American Olympian ski jumper Nick Fairall with recovery from life-altering injury The High Fives Foundation is awarding 25-year-old Nick Fairall from Andover, N.H. an Empowerment Grant to help aid … Read more

$5,000 Empowerment Grant will contribute to Aaron Baker’s documentary, “Coming To My Senses” Empowerment Grant from High Fives Foundation helps professional Motocross athlete Aaron Baker share his recovery story The High Fives Foundation is contributing $5,000 to a documentary project by former motocross athlete Aaron Baker. The documentary will be called “Coming To My Senses,” by … Read more

High Fives Athlete Jim Harris receives $6,600 Empowerment Grant to continue rehabilitation at CR Johnson Healing Center in Truckee, Calif. Empowerment Grant will provide Harris sessions of personal training, physical therapy, acupuncture, massage, Active Release Techniques and Neuro Kinetic Pilates In November 2014, Jim Harris’ life changed dramatically following a ski accident in Punta Arenas, Chile. The … Read more

$5,000 Empowerment Grant will contribute to Aaron Baker’s documentary, “Coming To My Senses” Empowerment Grant from High Fives Foundation helps professional Motocross athlete Aaron Baker share his recovery story The High Fives Foundation is contributing $5,000 to a documentary project by former motocross athlete Aaron Baker. The documentary will be called “Coming To My Senses,” by … Read more