#HelmetsAreCool is the third installment of five for the High Fives Foundation B.A.S.I.C.S. (Being. Aware. Safe. In. Critical. Situations.) Program Service. The previous two B.A.S.I.C.S. documentaries inspired critical thinking regarding five critical mistakes that winter action sports athletes have made before suffering a life-altering injury; and backcountry safety with a concentration on avalanche awareness. Watch … Read more
Thank you to Mike Rogge for the following article on PowderMag.com! Watch and share #HelmetsAreCool at (https://vimeo.com/77008826) On October 17, High Fives Foundation, along with POC, premiered the short-film, #helmetsarecool. The movie was shown outdoors to an estimated 350 people behind California 89’s signature store in Truckee, California. The film loosely follows snowboarder Danny Toumarkine’s recovery … Read more
Halloween is always a blast in Truckee, especially when you are with ALL of your friends at MOODY’S BISTRO BAR & BEATS! Join us on Thursday, October 31st to celebrate Halloween AND support the High Fives Foundation. Time: 8:30pm-Close Cover: Donation to the Foundation Dress: Best Costume Contest Beats: The Silver Boombox Thief Beverages: Any … Read more
Thank you to new High Fives Foundation contributors: Bay Area Ski Bus and Warren Pieces! bayareaskibus.com The Bay Area Ski Bus is a division of Recreation Connection, Inc. – a tour & event management company that specializes in coordinating ski & adventure tours, senior graduation trips and endurance races. RC, Inc. opened its doors in … Read more
Thank you to Nick Martini of STEPT Productions for filming and editing “The Sally Francklyn Story”! Check out Sally’s interview on ESPN Freeskiing (https://xgames.espn.go.com/skiing/article/9802536/skier-sally-francklyn-recovering-traumatic-brain-injury)
Join Waterbury, VT native Roy Tuscany at the 2nd Annual High Fives on Tap event. The inspirational Executive Director of the High Fives Non-Profit Foundation will host an informative fundraiser regarding the Lake Tahoe based, national 501.c.3 organization which he co-founded at the Vermont Ale House in Stowe, VT on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 2 … Read more
Thank you to Scott Oxarart of the Reno Gazette Journal for the great article: “#HelmetsAreCool: High Fives Foundation Promotes Helmet Safety” Read and share the article here. Watch and share the video #HelmetsAreCool
The Winter Empowerment Fund is a program service of the High Fives Non-Profit Foundation that provides support for alternative healing and therapies, rehabilitative and adaptive equipment to athletes that suffer a life altering injury while pursuing a dream in the winter action sports community. Funds are allocated to assist disabled athletes in the recovery process … Read more
Over 300 people packed into the beautiful back lawn of California 89 on Oct. 17 for the World Premiere of the High Fives Foundation B.A.S.I.C.S. Program’s 3rd documentary “#HemetsAreCool” and the Lake Tahoe Premiere of Sherpas Cinema‘s “Into the Mind”! Watch and share the powerful #HelmetsAreCool video at:https://vimeo.com/77008826. Interested in having the High Fives Foundation present #HelmetsAreCool at your school, club or … Read more
Thank you very much to the great students in the McCain’s Crew 6th grade students at Sierra Expeditionary Learning School in Truckee, CA for their donation of $480.00 in the name of Walton’s Grizzly Lodge. We hope you enjoyed your three days of team building at the lodge! Learn more about the Sierra Expeditionary Learning … Read more
