High Fives Athlete of the week is featured in the RGJ! Skiing: ‘Warren-time’ means it’s wintertime Benjamin Spillman, bspillman@rgj.com11:31 a.m. PST November 19, 2015 For lifelong Incline Village resident Grant Korgan the first sign of winter doesn’t come in the form of snowfall. It comes in the form of the latest installment of a Warren … Read more
Documentary Highlights Skier Safety Posted: Nov 13, 2015 9:26 AM PST By Landon Miller Plenty of folks will be taking advantage of this week’s snowstorm by hitting the slopes this weekend. However, The High Fives Foundation based out of Truckee, wants you and your kids to enjoy the snow, the safe way. Roy Tuscany looks … Read more
New Podcast with #HighFivesAthlete Sally Francklyn! This is Episode 8 of Concussion Talk Podcast. It is about the upcoming ski season, and my podcast guest is Sally Francklyn. Sally is from Colorado Springs and used to work at Ski Magazine, which included travel to New Zealand, Chile, and British Columbia. She was also a ski patroller … Read more
Kelly Brush Foundation Awards over $230,000 in Annual Grants GRANTS SUPPORT ADAPTIVE SPORTS AND SKI RACING SAFETY BURLINGTON, Vt. (Nov. 5, 2015) – The Kelly Brush Foundation awarded $232,650 in grants for adaptive sports equipment, ski racing safety and strategic partnerships, Kelly Brush Foundation Executive Director Zeke Davisson announced. The awards were given to 75 … Read more
Matty Reardon & Friends at Slims SF 2015 Matty Reardon is the composer of the High Fives theme song! Watch him jam it in San Francisco November 6th. https://youtu.be/-xG3C0lxigo The Second Annual High Note Concert featuring Mark Mackay and Matt Reardon! Tickets Available HERE Where: Cargo 255 N Virginia St, Reno, Nevada 89501 When: Dec 29th, 2015 … Read more
Eclipse – Salomon Freeski TV The idea was to travel the edge of the earth to see one of the planet’s rarest events – a total solar eclipse in the Arctic. The Salomon Freeski TV team and photographer, Reuben Krabbe, set out to capture skiing during the rare event. Watch Tahoe local athlete Cody Townsend! … Read more
High Fives Five for Fives Partner Jimmy Beans Wool is featured by Forbes! How Two Former Silicon Valley Engineers Amped Up Sales For Their Yarn Company With Subscriptions NOV 4, 2015 @ 11:45 AM This story appears in the November 23, 2015 issue of Forbes. This August Laura and Doug Zander, the founders of Jimmy Beans … Read more
It’s Giving Season, December 1st – December 31st! Last years giving season was fun, exciting and left the warm feeling of giving in all of us. To amplify those feelings, the High Fives Foundation is participating in Give Back Tahoe’s Challenge Grants. Challenge Grants can take a number of forms but the idea is the same: … Read more
In the month of October the High Fives Foundation disbursed $6,582 in board-approved grants to three athletes (1) #HIGHFIVESATHLETE Bond Camp Part owner of Breckenridge’s Bivvi Hostel, Bond Camp, receives continued support towards his recovery from spinal cord injury $1,250 Empowerment Grant from California’s High Fives Non-Profit Foundation will provide Camp with vital massage and yoga … Read more
Grant funding from Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation allows San Francisco man to heal at home in San Francisco Empowerment Grant will provide Matt Leonard with vital acupuncture sessions to aid in flexibility and mobility The High Fives Foundation is awarding 28-year-old Matt Leonard an Empowerment Grant to help aid in his recovery from a life-altering injury he sustained at Alpine Meadows in Lake … Read more
