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FIVE FOR FIVES PARTNER | Jimmy Beans Wool | 2016 QUARTER 2 CONTRIBUTIONS

July 29, 2016 by Becca

High Five to Jimmy Beans Wool for their 2016 Q2 Contribution of $1,432.20! To continue leveraging the success of our marketing, branding and marquee fundraising events, the High Fives Foundation has developed a system of collaborative partnership opportunities for like-minded businesses that believe in our mission. Collaborative partnership = Five for Fives Jimmy Beans Wool started in Truckee, CA ... Read more

HIGH FIVES IN THE NEWS | TIM BURR

July 28, 2016 by Becca

#HighFivesAthlete and Bridging Bionics Foundation client, Tim Burr is highlighted by Race2Walke 2016! All of the copy below was written by Tim Burr. Tim Burr Age: 20 Type of Injury: Spinal Cord Injury C5 Incomplete ASIA B Date of Injury: 11/18/2014 Next adventure: Off-road mountain bike ride Next personal fitness/strengthening goal towards neuro-recovery: I’m still ... Read more

HIGH FIVES IN THE NEWS | Jamie Crane-Mauzy

July 28, 2016 by Becca

#HighFivesAthlete Jamie Crane-Mauzy is highlighted in the Vancouver Sun Published on// July 19, 2016 By// Pamela Fayerman World class skier thanks B.C. doctors for taking bold new steps to save her life Read the Full Article HERE Donate to an Athlete Today

MOVIE MONDAY | #HighFivesAthlete GEORGIANA BURNSIDE Climbs indoors

July 25, 2016 by Becca

“Try to surround yourself with people who will be there when it rains, not just when it shines.” - #HighFivesAthlete Georgiana Burnside While skiing a double black diamond at Snowmass last Spring, Georgiana hit a rogue patch of ice misdirecting her off a large drop on the side of the trail. After dropping 50 feet ... Read more

HIGH FIVES ATHLETE OF THE WEEK | GEORGIANA BURNSIDE

July 22, 2016 by Becca

17-year-old #HighFivesAthlete and Craig Hospital outpatient, Georgiana Burnside, found herself “channeling the topknot” into a headstand on a paddle board! Hard to believe that one year earlier she was injured in a ski accident with a T12/L1 spinal cord injury, unable to move her legs. Keep up the great work! "I can't believe I can ... Read more

Road to Rio | Alana Nichols

July 22, 2016 by Becca

Alana Nichols has already firmly etched herself into the history books and continues to go back for more, #RoadToRio! The three-time Paralympic champion — once in wheelchair basketball and twice in alpine skiing — was the first female U.S. Paralympian to win gold at both a summer and winter Games and is known to “butt-kick” ... Read more

HIGH FIVES ATHLETE OF THE WEEK | JIM HARRIS

July 22, 2016 by Becca

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Jim Harris on your recovery strides this week! Jim Harris continues to work toward a full recovery by staying positive and working hard. You can find him at the Ripple Effect in Carbondale, CO working on strength and technique or chatting with the DirtBag Diaries podcast crew! "I tried this a bunch last summer ... Read more

ADAPTIVE ROCK CLIMBING EVENT

July 19, 2016 by Becca

High Fives 1st ever adaptive rock climbing event took place Saturday, July 16th, 2016 with 10 #HighFivesAthletes! The High Fives Foundation teamed up with the Tahoe Adaptive Competition Center and world class climber Mark Wellman of No Limits to teach 10 High Fives Athletes the joys of adaptive rock climbing. Having a blast ascending and ... Read more

MOVIE MONDAY | 1st Annual Colorado Golf Tournament

July 18, 2016 by Becca

SHOT 100% ON GOPRO The 1st High Fives Foundation Charity Golf Tournament in the Vail Valley raised over $34,000 for injured mountain sports athletes! 30 teams competed in the late summer golf outing at the Vail Golf Club & six #HighFivesAthletes were in attendance at the welcoming ceremony for the golfers: Megan Wemmer, Tim Burr, ... Read more

HIGH FIVES IN THE NEWS | JACK POWELL NEW FULL TIME EMPLOYEE

July 14, 2016 by Becca

CONGRATULATIONS JACK POWELL, AKA JACK THE TRAINER, ON JOINING THE HIGH FIVES FOUNDATION FULL-TIME AS THE CR JOHNSON HEALING CENTER’S HEAD TRAINER! The High Fives Foundation is hiring for the first time a full-time head trainer for the CR Johnson Healing Center. His name is Jack Powell, and his story is pretty rad. When his friend, ... Read more

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