High Fives Blog

Adaptive Advancement: Nearly $10,000 Awarded to Three Injured Athletes through High Fives Foundation Winter Empowerment Fund Athletes Awarded Disbursements for Recovery from Life Altering Injury The High Fives Foundation – Winter Empowerment Program Service disburses board approved grants to disabled winter action sports athletes participating in winter adaptive sports or recovering from a life altering … Read more

Event Spotlight: 2nd Annual Lion Heart Art Show (Friday 4-8pm) On Friday, February 1st Riverside Studios in downtown Truckee will host the 2nd Annual Lion Heart Art Show a fundraiser for the High Fives Foundation. The show will feature local artists using ten by ten inch panels of wood to create masterpieces in any medium. … Read more

Event Spotlight: Rahlves’ Banzai Tour – Unofficial Thursdays Kickoff Party The 2013 Rahlves’ Banzai Kicks off with the Unofficial Thursdays Kickoff Party Thursday, January 31 at Hacienda Del Lago (760 North Lake Blvd. Tahoe City, CA) at 6pm. Join Daron Rahlves as he welcomes everyone tothe tour while giving away skis and tons of gear … Read more

Thank You Very Much to the Latest High Fives Donors: 01.29.2013 CRJ Community Day CRJ Healing Center Donation Karyn Freested CRJ Healing Center Donation McEneaney Construction CRJ Healing Center Donation J.T. Holmes BASICS Program Anne Masson CRJ Healing Center Donation / Matt Masson Grant Kaye CRJ Healing Center Donation HIGH FIVES CRJ Healing Center Donation … Read more

Smith Optics CR Johnson Goggle and Helmet eBay Auctions to Benefit the CR Johnson Healing Center The High Fives Foundation is auctioning off two Smith Optics Maze Helmets (size medium and size large) with two Smith Optics I/O Goggles in two eBay auctions. CR Johnson was a close friend of the High Fives Foundation, and … Read more

Movie Monday: Matt Masson Carrying the Olympic Torch Matt Masson (of the United Kingdom) is huge supporter of the CR Johnson Healing Center and a major fan of CR Johnson. Matt suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury when he was 23 years old. He had to undergo many of the same forms of mental rehabilitation and … Read more

Thank You Very Much to POWDER Magazine! For the third year in a row, POWDER Magazine featured the High Fives Foundation as the highlighted non-profit for the POWDER Magazine Video Awards. Money was raised for the Foundation through vendor and VIP ticket sales as well as silent and online auctions for the Photo of the … Read more

Inspirational Athlete: Seth Lightcap in Kronicle Magazine Winter Empowerment Athlete,Seth Lightcap wears many hats. One of his roles is Photo Editor for Kronicle Magazine. Kronicle is a backcountry snowboard publication tailored to riders with a thirst for untracked snow, untapped lines, and exploration. Were employing the richest stories, images and design to chronicle the people … Read more

Adaptive Advancement: Grant Korgan to Speak at TEDx Conference at UNR On Friday, January 25, 2013 Winter Empowerment Athlete, Grant Korgan will be a featured speaker at the UNR TEDx Event. Check out the preview on this exciting event at tedxuniversityofnevada.org. After sustaining a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down, … Read more

Squaw Valley Prom Tickets on Sale…Win Great Prizes! Looking for the best party of the year? With seven bars, four world class DJ’s and a 1990’s Spring Break theme, look no further than the Squaw Valley Prom! Beginning on February 12, 2013 everyone that buys their tickets to the Squaw Valley Prom 2013 will be … Read more