Reno speed flyer, David Hewel to receive an Empowerment Grant towards recovery from spinal cord injury Grant will fund personal training sessions to continue his path towards walking again on his own The High Fives Foundation is awarding the 33-year-old skier a board-approved Empowerment Grant of $1,300 in support of Hewel’s goal to walk again and to … Read more
24-year-old San Bruno, Calif. injured skier receives grant funding from Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation Kevin Cheung receives an Empowerment Grant of $6,801 to aid in road to recovery from life-altering injury The High Fives Foundation is awarding Kevin Cheung a board-approved Empowerment Grant to help aid in his recovery from a traumatic ski injury. Funding … Read more
Truckee, Calif. resident receives support from Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation following life-altering injury 21-year-old Taylor Fiddyment receives an Empowerment Grant to aid in recovery The High Fives Foundation is awarding Taylor Fiddyment a board-approved Empowerment Grant of $2,340 to afford her the opportunity to work with physical therapist and personal trainer as she continues her road to … Read more
Injured Davis, Calif. skier receives grant funding from Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation Jillian Foster receives an Empowerment Grant to aid in recovery from life-altering injury The High Fives Foundation is awarding 16-year-old Jillian Foster a board-approved Empowerment Grant of $3,175, providing vital recovery services in the form of acupuncture, massage, gym membership, and home modifications. Foster … Read more
Brandon Pitzer of Portland, Or. receives continued support from Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation after sustaining life-altering injury The 27-year-old skier receives $1,566 from Empowerment Fund to go towards physical therapy and personal training sessions While skiing at Timberline in the spring 2013, Pitzer under rotated a double backflip breaking the T11/12, resulting in a spinal cord … Read more
Nick Fairall to receive funding from High Fives Foundation following life-altering injury at the Ski Jumping World Cup in Bischofshofen, Austria High Fives Foundation Empowerment Grant to provide vital recovery services following ski accident The High Fives Foundation is awarding Nick Fairall of Andover, NH a board-approved Empowerment Grant of $7,065 to help aid in his … Read more
Lindsey Runkel receives grant funding from Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation following spinal cord injury in mountain-biking accident The 25-year-old mountain-biker will receive vital recovery services through board-approved Empowerment Grant High Fives Foundation is awarding Lindsey Runkel an Empowerment Grant of $960 going towards adaptive skiing with Vermont Adaptive and Achieve Tahoe. Runkel fractured … Read more
Injured skier receives Empowerment Grants from Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation to fund recovery after life-altering injury Scott Will of Evansville, Ind. receives Empowerment Grants, giving him access to training sessions at PEAK Center and covering medical costs The High Fives Foundation is awarding two board-approved Empowerment Grants totaling $6,478 to Scott Will to support in his recovery. The … Read more
Georgiana Burnside receives grant funding from Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation following spinal cord injury while skiing Aspen Snowmass The 17-year-old skier will receive a board Empowerment Grant to fund recovery The High Fives Foundation is awarding Georgiana Burnside a board-approved Empowerment Grant of $2,660 to aid in her recovery from a life-altering injury sustained during … Read more
Injured Aspen, Colo. snowboarder receives grant through Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation Vlad Kovalenko to receive Empowerment Grant to aid in recovery from life-altering injury following snowboard accident The High Fives Foundation is awarding Vlad Kovalenko a board-approved Empowerment Grant of $650 to aid in his goal of recovery. The funds will afford Kovalenko the opportunity to receive vital treatments necessary to recovery. Kovalenko was snowboarding on a cat track at Vail, … Read more
