Injured Portland skier receives continued grant funding from California-based High Fives Foundation 28-year-old Brandon Pitzer receives $3,296 Empowerment Grant for personal training, acupuncture and physical therapy to rehabilitate after life-altering spinal cord injury On May 3, 2013, while skiing at Mt. Hood, Brandon Pitzer under-rotated a double backflip, instantly halting his lifelong dream of becoming a … Read more
Palmer-area adaptive ski racer Andrew Kurka recieves continued support from the High Fives Foundation High Fives Foundation to provide with $2,913 to help him continue on his Paralympic path In 2005, Andrew Kurka of Palmer, Alaska suffered a spinal cord injury while touring with friends on ATV’s. Kurka crashed his ATV resulting in a burst … Read more
Salt Lake City Adaptive Athlete Keith Gabel receives Empowerment Grant from the High Fives Foundation towards 2018 Paralympic goals A $4,832 grant will provide Gabel with five specialized adaptive snowboards for competition in snowboarder cross and banked slalom The High Fives Foundation is awarding 31-year-old Keith Gabel a board-approved Empowerment Grant in support of Gabel’s long range goal to continue on the … Read more
Empowerment Grant from Truckee-based High Fives Foundation will help San Bruno resident Kevin Cheung in the recovery process from a life-altering injury Cheung will receive a $2,654 Empowerment Grant for personal training sessions at SCI-Fit in Pleasanton, Calif. The High Fives Foundation is awarding 24-year-old Kevin Cheung of San Bruno, Calif. a Board-approved Empowerment Grant to help aid in his recovery from … Read more
Continued Empowerment Grants from High Fives Foundation brings professional ski jumper Nick Fairall to CR Johnson Healing Center for rehabilitation Fairall will receive a $1,920 Empowerment Grant for 32 sessions of personal training sessions at the Truckee, Calif. wellness facility The High Fives Foundation is awarding 26-year-old Nick Fairall from Andover, NH an Empowerment Grant to bring … Read more
High Fives Foundation athlete Sally Francklyn receives grant to move to Truckee, Calif. to continue rehabilitation at the CR Johnson Healing Center A High Fives Empowerment Grant will provide sessions of personal training to help in her recovery from her life-altering ski accident in 2012 In March 2012, Sally Francklyn’s life changed dramatically following a slide … Read more
Quesnel’s rising adaptive skiing star Landon McGauley receives Empowerment Grant from the High Fives Foundation towards Paralympic goals! A $1,170 grant will provide McGualey specialized adaptive ski setups for competitive adaptive ski racing The High Fives Foundation is awarding 19-year-old Landon McGauley a board-approved Empowerment Grant in support of his long range goal to make the Canadian National Adaptive Ski Team and represent … Read more
Meeker helps honor trio Sep 27, 2015 at 1:00 AM Hockey legend Howie Meeker will be the guest speaker at the Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner Oct. 17 at the Village Green Inn. A pair of winter athletes and a year-round community booster will be inducted into the shrine. Two-time Olympian and snowboard … Read more
Erik Roner Celebration of Life Saturday, October 3rd from 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm A celebration of life for Erik Roner is being hosted on Saturday, October 3, 2015 from 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm at the Squaw Valley Conference Center (aka OVL) for Erik’s family and friends. Celebrate an incredible man, a remarkable life and remember the … Read more
Join us at Truckee River Winery Monday October 5th, 2015! Truckee River Winery is proud to announce the 2015 Cask as Canvas unveilings! Six barrels have been given out to local artists and they will be up for auction. The money for the barrels will be given to a charity of the artists’ choice. … Read more
