Athletes

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

CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT SENDS 24-YEAR-OLD INJURED EVANSVILLE SNOWBOARDER TO COLORADO’S PEAK CENTER WITH AN EMPOWERMENT GRANT CONGRATULATIONS AND HIGH FIVE SCOTT WILL! IN JANUARY 2015, SCOTT WILL SUSTAINED A SPINAL CORD INJURY SNOWBOARDING AT ARAPAHO BASIN, COLORADO. HE WAS RIDING WITH FRIENDS WHEN HE CAUGHT AN EDGE, LANDED ON HIS HEAD AND WOKE UP AT THE ... Read more

California non-profit sends 24-year-old injured Amesbury snowboarder to Project Walk Boston with an Empowerment Grant Congratulations and High Five Daniel Murray! Daniel Murray moved to Bend, Oregon after graduating to pursue adventure and snowboarding. In January 2014, he hit a jump and landed upside down, fracturing his T-10 vertebra. Murray also suffered a traumatic brain ... Read more

California non-profit sends 24-year-old injured Evansville snowboarder to Colorado's PEAK center with an Empowerment Grant Congratulations and High Five Scott Will! In January 2015, Scott Will sustained a spinal cord injury snowboarding at Arapaho Basin, Colorado. He was riding with friends when he caught an edge, landed on his head and woke up at the ... Read more

High Fives Foundation sends 23-year-old injured Glenwood Springs snowboarder to Dallas for high-level physical training Congratulations and High Five Trevor Kennison! PHOTO CREDIT: Trevor Kennison In November 2014, Trevor Kennison was snowboarding in the backcountry on Vail Pass when he hit a jump and caught an edge. While in the air, Trevor accidentally started rotating forward. ... Read more

Injured backcountry skier receives grant funding for continued rehab at the PEAK Center Training will allow Megan Wemmer to spend more time out of her wheelchair The High Fives Foundation is awarding 33-year-old Megan Wemmer an Empowerment Grant for more sessions at Englewood's PEAK center. “My main goal for 2016 is to spend more time on foot ... Read more

Reno speed flyer receives recovery funding on his path to walking again on his own High Fives Foundation gives a grant to David Hewel for rehabilitation  The High Fives Foundation is awarding the 33-year-old David Hewel a board-approved Empowerment Grant towards healing services that will help him walk again. In June 2014, Hewel suffered a T-12 burst ... Read more

Injured Squaw photographer receives funding from High Fives Foundation for wheelchair upgrades Wheel chair "free wheel" will allow Jason Abraham to access Tahoe trails and tough terrain Celebrated Squaw Valley photographer, Jason Abraham, 36, was skiing and photographing in April, 2015 with a group of local skiers in the notorious zone of Squaw Valley called ... Read more

High Five Project Walk Boston for being a leader in paralysis recovery! Thank you for your support and encouragement in #HighFivesAthlete Daniel Murray's recovery! ABOUT PROJECT WALK// Project Walk® Paralysis Recovery Centers, leader in paralysis recovery, provides an improved quality of life for people with disabilities through intense activity-based recovery programs, education, training, research and ... Read more