Introducing High Fives January 2021 Empowerment Grant recipients
High Fives is very proud to introduce everyone to these new Athletes that we will be supporting through their recovery and onto whatever goals and adventures that they can dream off.
Recovery and progression of one’s mind and body is a never-ending pursuit. These Athletes realize that setting goals and improving themselves is incredibly important. After one goal or adventure is complete you know that that goal is possible and find ways to become better with the experience and skill created.
High Fives believes that these 5 new Athletes embody our values and will represent High Fives in amazing ways, and we cannot wait to see what they are able to accomplish.
January 2021 Empowerment Grant Recipients
Hardie Kressler | SCI C5
Rumson,NJ
In March of 2020, Hardie was mountain biking with friends. He lost control while riding down a steep hill and hit a tree head on. This crash fractured his C5 and C6 vertebrae.
“If it’s important to you you’ll find a way, if it’s not you’ll find an excuse.” -Robert Orrok
$2,500 Towards an Adaptive Mountain bike
Jonathan Moreau | SCI T8
Greenland, NH
Jon was mountain biking at Burke Mountain expecting a regular day of downhill resort riding. While he cannot remember the exact circumstances, next thing he knew, he was waking up after being unconscious and unfortunately had crashed and sustained a T8 spinal cord injury.
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt.”
$2,500 Towards Project Walk
Marjorie Henkel | PTSD
Okeechobee, FL
Marjorie has PTSD from years of active military service
“everything happens for a reason”
$1,226 for a Concept2 Rower
Robert Robillard | SCI T3
Cave Spring, VA
As an avid cyclist, Rob frequently committed to the school where he was a teacher on his bike. Rob was about 1 mile from home after a long ride on a summer day when struck the back of a garbage truck.
“Amplify your abilities, don’t let disabilities define you.”
$ 2,895 for an Adaptive Roadbike
Samuel Burrington| SCI T4
Brookline, MA
Sam was on a ski trip in Jackson Hole with a handful of friends. After dropping into a chute and landing it fine initially, about 10 feet later, his tips caught a rock hidden underneath the snow, and torpedoed downhill. He hit a small boulder and sustained a T4/5 spinal cord injury.
“I suppose if we couldn’t laugh at things that don’t make sense, we couldn’t laugh at a lot of life” – Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson).
$2,500 Towards an Adaptive Mountain bike
These new East Coast Athletes will be welcomed to the High Fives Ohana by previous Athlete and January Grant recipient
$6,000 for a Tessier Bi-ski
January 2021 Grant Recipients
