Meet #HighFivesAthlete Mike Greenlee (Athlete #169) from Reno, NV
In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America.
Mike is an employee of Bobo’s Ski Board and Patio in Reno, and they have been a huge support system for him following his injury. Bobo’s, Dolan Auto and the High Fives Foundation helped support Mike and his wife with his adaptive home remodel following his injury, and a June grant for $2,362.99 will get Mike driving again.
While riding the Siberia chair lift at Squaw Valley, Mike lost consciousness and fell 40 feet to the snow. He sustained a burst fracture of T9, which caused a complete spinal cord injury. Shortly after being care-flighted to Renown, Mike underwent 6 hours of surgery – laminectomies of T8 and T9 and spinal fusion from T5 to T12.
Having an SCI is expensive, and this grant will help me pay for medical equipment and recreational equipment alike. Recreational equipment will get me back outdoors, doing adapted versions of what I loved to do.#HighFivesAthlete Mike
Mike’s recovery goals are total independence, improved confidence and self-esteem, advanced wheelchair skills and eventually sit-skiing…which the High Fives Foundation will assist with, when he is medically cleared.
The High Fives Foundation supports injured outdoor action sports Athletes through grant funding to be used towards reaching their recovery goals. Since the Foundation’s January 2009 inception, the Empowerment Program Service has assisted 212 Athletes from 31 states in nine respective funding categories: Living expenses, insurance, travel, health, healing network, adaptive equipment, winter equipment, programs and “stoke” (positive energy, outlook and attitude).
MEET THE 24 ATHLETES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA!
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | ALEX GOLDMEIER
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | SIERRA O’LEARY
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | DARIO MINATTA
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | MEG PROCTER
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | RIO PETERSON
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | BRADY DONAHUE
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | TYLER MCKENZIE
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | GEORGE GONZALEZ
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | JASON ABRAHAM
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | BRETT KENNEDY
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | ROD ALAVI
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | MIKE GREENLEE
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | JAY RAWE
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | CANDICE DUNGAN
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | KEVIN CHEUNG
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | KAILYN FORSBERG
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | JEFF ANDREWS
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | TOMMY MICHAELS
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | BROOKE NELSON
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | NOLAN TROWE
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | KIRK WILLIAMS
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | CODY WALKER
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | JOSH HARDER
HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | TANELLE BOLT
