Empowerment Grant

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Brady Donahue (Athlete #200) from Livermore, ME In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. Brady is currently working on grip strength and functional training to make his day-to-day easier. He’s had a lot of success thus far at Project Walk, and plans to continue working ... Read more

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Rio Peterson (Athlete #205) from New Meadows, ID In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. Rio received a $11,210.92 grant from the High Fives Foundation to be used toward personal training at Craig Hospital’s PEAK Center, along with costly monthly insurance payments. This grant will ... Read more

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Meg Procter (Athlete #203) from Vail, CO In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. “Don’t be afraid to be great,” are words that Meg often passes along to others. Those exact words, and attitude, coupled with a High Fives Foundation grant for $2,580 to be ... Read more

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Dario Minatta (Athlete #201) from Sonoma, CA In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. Dario received a grant for $6,000 to be used toward valuable personal training sessions at the acclaimed Pleasanton, CA facility, SCI-Fit. Dario suffered a spinal cord injury while snowboarding at Squaw ... Read more

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Sierra O'Leary (Athlete #196) from Fairlee, VT In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. The High Fives Foundation provided Sierra with $3,000 to be used toward SCI specific personal training, along with travel costs to get back and forth from the facility. Sierra plans to ... Read more

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Alex Goldmeier (Athlete #202) from Plainview, NY In June 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $74,539.86 to 24 Athlete’s across North America. Alex received a grant from the High Fives Foundation for $2,200 to be used toward massage, a gym membership and FES bike training; all items that are not covered by his insurance. ... Read more