HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | Jeff Andrews

March 5, 2018 by Becca

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Jeff Andrews from Reno, NV In January 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $30,678.00 in grant funding to 10 Athletes across the country. In January, Jeff applied for, and received a grant for not only massage from the world-renown Karen Stubbs at Truckee’s CR Johnson Healing Center, but also training and massage therapy ... Read more

HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | Kailyn Forsberg

March 5, 2018 by Becca

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Kailyn Forsberg from Eagle, CO In January 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $30,678.00 in grant funding to 10 Athletes across the country. Kailyn received a grant for continued outpatient therapy at Craig’s PEAK Center so she can continue on her positive recovery path. Kailyn was on her second warm up lap for ... Read more

HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | Skye Chaney

March 5, 2018 by Becca

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Skye Chaney from Hood River, OR In January 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $30,678.00 in grant funding to 10 Athletes across the country. Skye received a grant from the High Fives Foundation to cover the cost of a wheelchair freewheel and power assist so that when he’s not training to accomplish his goals, ... Read more

HIGH FIVES ATHLETE RECEIVES EMPOWERMENT GRANT | Quinn Brett

March 5, 2018 by Becca

Meet #HighFivesAthlete Quinn Brett from Estes Park, CO In January 2018, the High Fives Foundation disbursed $30,678.00 in grant funding to 10 Athletes across the country. In January 2018, Quinn received a grant from the High Fives Foundation to continue out patient therapy for three months at the PEAK Center at Craig Hospital – a ... Read more

ARCADE GOAL BELT PROGRAM | NICK ROMANO

March 2, 2018 by Becca

HIGH FIVE #HIGHFIVESATHLETE Nick Romano FOR ACHIEVING his first of FIVE ARCADE BELT GOALS! On January 21st, 2018, #HighFivesAthlete Nick Romano, from Johnstown, PA went skiing for the first time since his ski injury sustained at Seven Springs Resort in December 2016. Nick grew up as an alpine and water skier, and getting back out on the hill ... Read more

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK | SOREN LINDHOLM

August 10, 2017 by Becca

"It's not about how far you fall, it's about how fast you get up." #HighFivesAthlete Soren Lindholm The High Fives Foundation has been thrilled to have Soren working out in the CR Johnson Healing Center for the past week with Head Trainer Jack Powell, aka #JacktheTrainer. At the Free Heel Life Cup finals (a telemark ... Read more

SUPPORTER | THE PUSH

July 27, 2017 by Becca

THE PUSH: Owning your reality is when the journey begins Grant Korgan defied the odds & became the first spinal cord injury athlete to literally "push" himself to the geographic South Pole. About this project THE PUSH is a documentary film that focuses on Grant Korgan, an adventure athlete and former nanoscientist who became the first ... Read more

High Five the Wave 2017 – San Clemente

June 20, 2017 by Becca

Enjoy a recap of High Fives most recent adaptive surf camp, High Five the Wave 2017 - San Clemente! From May 29th to June 4th 2017, the High Fives Foundation worked with eight Athletes of the organization, eight coaches/waterman and a media team to host what has been widely considered as the most successful adaptive surf ... Read more

MOVIE MONDAY | Nolan Trowe

June 12, 2017 by Becca

Resilience in the Face of Adversity | A Story of Nolan Trowe Congratulations #HighFivesAthlete Nolan Trowe on your continued recovery successes and your acceptance into NYU! On one of Nolan Trowe’s first days off for the summer he went with some friends to the Emerald Pools near Auburn and had a diving accident which resulted ... Read more

2017 Military to the Mountain Videos

May 25, 2017 by Becca

The High Fives Foundation teamed up with the Adaptive Training Foundation and the City of Reno Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, to host the 2017 Military to the Mountain Program! 22 injured US Military Veterans (15 from the Dallas area and seven from the Reno area) were trained at their respective facilities for nine weeks, preparing them for ... Read more

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