Empowerment Grant

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Tanelle Bolt (Athlete #150) from Invermere, Canada In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. Injured just over three years, Tanelle has already taken the adaptive world by storm. She is already an accomplished adaptive surfer and plans to become more active in the ski world. Tanelle received ... Read more

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Josh Harder (Athlete #199) from Alberta, Canada In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. Josh Harder suffered an L1 burst fracture while competing in mountain bike event. He overshot a jump and landed on his butt from over 30 feet. He instantly knew that he ... Read more

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Cody Walker (Athlete #41) from Salt Lake City, UT In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. The High Fives Foundation provided a $425 grant to be used toward a Family Pool Pass at Little Cottonwood Heights. The pool pass is great so that I can ... Read more

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Kirk Williams (Athlete #198) from Boulder, CO In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. Kirk works extensively with ReActive Adaptations in Crested Butte and in June, the High Fives Foundation funded a $1,200 adaptive bike rack so that he can continue to travel and inspire ... Read more

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Brooke Nelson (Athlete #168) from Salt Lake City, UT In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. Brooke received a grant for $3,815 to continue training at Neuroworx – A specialized facility in Salt Lake City. The grant also covers acupuncture and dry needling. Brooke was ... Read more

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Tommy Michaels (Athlete #197) from Berkeley, CA In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. Tommy has made an amazing recovery, but still has a long way to go. High Fives has granted him $586 to be used toward a climbing gym membership so that he ... Read more

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Jeff Andrews (Athlete #59) from Truckee, CA In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. Jeff continues to workout with CR Johnson Healing Center trainers, and the $1,275 granted from the High Fives Foundation will allow him to pair massage with his workouts, so that he ... Read more

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Kailyn Forsberg (Athlete #80) from Eagle, CO In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. Kailyn has received multiple grants form the High Fives Foundation to continue training at the PEAK Center at Craig Hospital, which is not covered by her insurance. In June she received ... Read more

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Kevin Cheung (Athlete #85) from San Bruno, CA In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. Kevin has been an Athlete of the High Fives Foundation since his 2015 injury, and in June he received his fifth grant for $1,000 to be used toward physical therapy ... Read more

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Candice Dungan (Athlete #195) from Golden, CO In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. The High Fives Foundation provided a June board-approved grant for $2,920 so that Candice can continue training at the PEAK Center at Craig Hospital: a facility where she has made incredible ... Read more