Congratulations on Two Strong Years Arash! High Fives Athlete Arash Bayatmakou is truly a success story, proving people wrong and beating the odds for the last two years since he suffered a spinal cord injury on July 8, 2012. Arash is a tremendously hard worker, training at SCI-Fit in Pleasanton, CA three times a week for at least three … Read more
High Fives Athlete, Sophie Coudurier Working Hard at Beyond the Chair! The High Fives Foundation’s Winter Empowerment Fund service disburses board-approved grants to disabled winter action sports athletes participating in winter adaptive sports or athletes recovering from a life-altering injury. In June, the Foundation’s Board of Directors Grant Selection Committee approved a grant for Winter Empowerment Athlete Sophie … Read more
Happy Birthday to Ira Edwards! An, integral part of the High Fives Foundation (Alaskan) Athlete contingent, Ira Edwards lives the life of a true red-blooded American. From competing in the daunting Alaskan event Arctic Man, to cruising the trails on his cross country rig, to hanging out with good friends while fishing, Ira has a … Read more
Congratulations to Landon McGauley on Four Strong Years! Young BC, Canada native, Landon McGauley has been under the wings of the High Fives Foundation since he suffered a spinal cord injury mountain biking exactly four years ago today (July 4, 2014). Landon has accomplished some pretty amazing things in just four short years, and the … Read more
High Fives Athlete, Tony Schmiesing Goes Paragliding! Congratulations to Tony Schmiesing for taking to the air on June 11 with Torrey Pines Gliderport. Tony got to experience the sport of paragliding thanks to help from the Angel Wings Foundation. Learn more about High Fives Athlete, Tony Schmiesing via his Winter Empowerment page. “If you like … Read more
Congratulations to Tony Schmiesing on 34 Incredibly Strong Years! Berkeley, CA resident Tony Schmiesing has been a big brother in the High Fives Family for nearly three years. In March of last year the organization had the pleasure of helping Tony in his quest to go heli-skiing in beautiful Alaska. Tony has always been a … Read more
Happy Birthday to the One and Only Grant Korgan! High Fives Athlete and tremendous supporter of the Foundation, Grant Korgan is currently working on his recovery with the amazing folks a Body Wellness Hawaii. Today marks Grant’s 37th birthday and the High Fives Foundation couldn’t be more proud of all of the amazing things that … Read more
Three High Fives Athletes Connect at Craig Hospital! The High Fives Foundation currently has two Winter Empowerment athletes attending in-patient rehab at the state of the art Colorado facility, Craig Hospital. Jeff Andrews of Truckee, CA and Jocelyn Judd of Randle, WA were both involved in end of the season ski accidents resulting in spinal … Read more
High Fives to Keith Gabel on Nine Strong Years! In June of 2005, Keith Gabel was involved in an industrial accident; over 2,000 pounds of hydraulic pressure crushed his left foot. After a series of medical procedures the decision was made to amputate. Keith is an action sports enthusiast with a background in big mountain and … Read more
High Fives Athlete, Mark Flounlacker Founds Freestate Wheelchair Lacrosse Team! Freestate Wheelchair Lacrosse was started to promote wheelchair lacrosse and other adaptive recreational activities in the state of Maryland. They are hoping to grow the sport and build multiple teams around the region to compete in competitive venues. Learn more about Freestate Wheelchair Lacrosse here. Mark … Read more
