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Achieving New Heights Through Adaptive Sports

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“There are experiences that completely transform a person’s life. . . this was one of those experiences.”

—Sergeant Joe Danes, US Marine Corps

Since opening our doors 15 years ago, Higher Ground has remained steadfast in our mission to use innovative therapeutic techniques to help our participants achieve an overall higher quality of life. Recognizing none of this is possible alone, we continuously look to fellow service providers, local and national partners, and you, our supporters, to ensure all Higher Ground participants realize their limitless potential.

In 2013-14, with this dedicated network of support, we offered more weeklong therapeutic programs than ever before to our nation’s injured military community; we launched the initial steps to expand our military programming on a national level, thereby serving exponentially more of our country’s deserving service members and Veterans. Locally, Higher Ground continued to serve as the sole adaptive snow sports provider in the Wood River Valley, and aligned our organization more closely with the United States Olympic Committee’s Paralympic efforts. Finally, we had the privilege of hosting over 400 athletes for the Idaho State Winter Special Olympics games.

Higher Ground is committed to growing our therapeutic pro-grams, but cannot do that without you. Your support encourages perseverance, bravery, and dedication to help our national and local participants achieve their personal, once seemingly insurmountable, feats.

Thank you for your role in making this year a remarkable one for Higher Ground; we hope you continue to be a part of shaping Higher Ground’s future.

Kate Weihe,Executive Director

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Higher Ground Military Program

Our mission is to provide the most effective therapeutic recreation services to military families confronted with traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress (PTS), military sexual trauma (MST), and polytrauma through the use of evidence-based practices and the sustained continuum of care necessary for a successful reintegration into their families and communities.

HG hosts week-long camps throughout the year, each completely free of charge to Veterans and their supporters. Staff selects eight to ten participants for the camp based on common attributes such as injury, marital status, or home region. The goal for forming this new “unit” is to optimize cohesiveness among Service Members, and set participants up for individual and group success.

In addition to local Sun Valley Military Program efforts, Higher Ground’s national military expansion effort is officially underway. Demographic research and development planning has begun to identify the most effective programming locations across the United States. Using the Higher Ground model of therapeutic recreation, the vision of the expansion effort is for Higher Ground to be the nation’s leading resource to empower Military Service Members and Veterans through therapeutic recreation services accessible from anywhere in the nation.

We use innovative outdoor sport and coping therapies to help rehabilitate injured service members with TBIs, PTS, MST, or polytrauma and their supporters.

Camps are 100% free to participants and their supporters.

Our recreation therapists schedule regular follow ups with our participants for at least three years after participants complete their programs.

Higher Ground designates a reintegration budget for each of our participants to help them continue to progress once they return home.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

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“I am so thankful to this program because I never imagined I would be able to see my son have the opportunity to go skiing.” —Mom of participant

A participant from our first ever Advanced Youth Camp, a program developed to give young potential competitors the opportunity to ski with a former US Paralympian monoskier and work towards their Paralympic goals.

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Higher Ground Recreation Program

SUMMEROur Summer Recreation Program serves individuals in the Wood River Valley with physical and cognitive disabilities. The only program of its kind in the Valley, HG provides a unique setting for these participants who otherwise may not have the opportunity for this day camp experi-ence. A staff of therapeutic recreation professionals, adaptive physical educators, and highly experienced counselors focus on helping our participants develop life skills through appropriate activities, projects, and challenges. We also offer an off-road handcycling program for individuals with physical disabilities to enjoy weekly evening rides and multi-day camps in the Sawtooth Mountains.

WINTEROur Winter Recreation Program primarily focuses on alpine skiing, snowboarding, sled hockey, and Nordic skiing for individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities. The goal of this 5-month program is to provide individual instruction that increases the participant’s ability to a level where he or she can enjoy snow sports at the highest possible integrated setting. Participants learn physical and communication skills to apply at home and school; snow sport goals are also set for individu-als in order to track progress throughout the season. New additions to our upcoming winter curriculum include multi-day adventures for adults with physical disabilities, combining accessible backcountry huts and touring experiences.

Maximum 2:1 participant to counselor ratio and high growth rates in camp participation.

Local partnerships continue to grow within our programs including the Wood River YMCA, The Hunger Coalition, the BCRD, Mountain Adventure Tours, the Environmental Resource Center and The Sage School.

The 2nd Annual Off Road Handcycling camp was a huge success with skill breakthroughs for each rider while making friends along the way.

HG provided 4,376 on snow hours to nearly 200 participants.

HG hosted our first Advanced Youth Camp to help potential competitors work towards their Paralympic goals.

The inaugural Backcountry Camp, developed for mono-skiers to experience Alpine, Heli and Nordic skiing, was a huge success.

SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS

WINTER HIGHLIGHTS

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“This program is fantastic! It helps build lifelong skills—not only the activities, but social skills for community inclusion. Special Olympics truly enrichesparticipants and the community.” —Trish Iverson, parent of a HG Special Olympics Athlete

Crossing the finish line! SO participants from across Southeastern Idaho joined together to compete in winter events like Alpine skiing, snowboarding, Nordic skiing and snowshoeing.

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Special Olympics

Arguably the most well-known adaptive sports program worldwide, we are proud to be the Wood River Valley’s local affiliate for the Special Olympics organization. Special Olympics empowers athletes with intellectual disabilities to be healthy, respected, and productive members of their communities through athletic training and competition, which are shared values within our own organization.

Currently, the Higher Ground Special Olympics program serves more than 40 local athletes throughout the year competing in Special Olympics sports. Trainings and specific goals are tailored to individual skills and abilities; HG athletes practice arduously to achieve the motto of “being brave in the attempt to win.” Through their trainings, participants gain self-confidence, physical skills, communication strategies, teamwork abilities, and new social cues. Higher Ground offers five programs for our athletes: Nordic skiing, alpine skiing, snowboarding, bocce, and swimming.

Currently, the Higher Ground Special Olympics program serves more than 40 local athletes throughout the year competing in Special Olympics sports.

Higher Ground offers five different programs for our Special Olympics athelets, all tailored to individual skills and abilities: Nordic, Alpine, Snowboarding, Swim, and Bocce teams.

Higher Ground hosted the Special Olympics Winter State Games in 2014 and will be hosting again in 2015.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

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Higher Ground is grateful...

To Our DonorsYou, our donors, are the heart of Higher Ground and your generosity enables us to provide each of our programs with the professionals, equipment, and resources we need to effectively serve our diverse participants. Our collective vision and mission are grand in scope and efficacious in practice, but would be impossible without you. Whether your interest lies in helping our injured service members with PTS, TBI, and MST reintegrate smoothly back into society through our Military Program; or you enjoy supporting our Recreation Program through the Special Olympics; or giving someone with a spinal cord injury the chance to ski to their full potential; your involvement in Higher Ground transcends individuals to affect far-reaching positive change. As Higher Ground continues to move forward and serve more participants than ever before, we are increasingly thankful of the ongoing support and commitment from each of you.

To Our Volunteers

Higher Ground Sun Valley’s pulse comes from our dynamic volunteers and the dedication and love that you put into our programs. Our volunteers dedicate thousands of program hours to make sure our participants are out being active. There are not enough words to say Thank You for all the cold mornings that you have spent teaching lessons on Dollar, the countless hours of office work, the full days at summer camp, and your continuous support with events! ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

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FOUNDERS $25,000 and aboveAnonymousSpike and Debbe BoothOtis Booth FoundationJohn and Carey DonderoBill and Linda PotterPeter and Jennifer RobertsThe Ambrose Monell FoundationThe Gibney Family FoundationThe Scoob Trust FoundationSun Valley CompanyJohn and Ali WaleckaThe Katharine Audrey Webb FoundationWilliam and Sis WeidnerWilbur D. May Foundation

CHAMPIONS $10,000 - $24,999AnonymousCarl and Renee BehnkeCraig H. Neilsen FoundationCroul Family FoundationDisabled Sports USALeon and Ann EllisChip and Sandra FisherTim and Tracy FlahertyChris and Jackie FlaniganJohn and Elaine FrenchEric and Tammy GustavsonBill and Susan HoehnHouston Family FoundationJanice Seagraves Family FoundationBuck and Kitty JonesJulie Ann Wrigley FoundationKatharine Audrey Webb FoundationKoret FoundationMichael and Carole MarksAmbrose and Lili MonellTim and Nannette NelsonJohn and Stephanie PerenchioVicki and Gordon RosenbergJohn and Karen RyanPaul and Chris StefaniStephenson FoundationThe Charles Engelhard FoundationThe Gardner Grout FoundationThe Reid Family FundTom May - David May II FoundationKathinka and John Tunney

Joseph and Nancy VerskaWest Coast UniversityQuin WhitmanWodecroft Foundation

STEWARDS $5,000 - $9,999AGL FoundationRick and Allison BennersDavid and Diane BradfordDoug and Laura BurdgeC. Preston and Carolyn ButcherChristopher and Dana Reeve FoundationDerek and Sophie CraigheadJim and Susie CroulRon and Vicki CurrieDavid D. MacMillan Family FoundationBob and Linda EdwardsElevate Recruiting Group, Inc. Glad To Be Here FoundationWayne and Cynnie GriffinSam and Peggy GrossmanCarl and Patti HarrisSteven and Karen HolzmanJoan Leidy FoundationCharlie and Kathy JohnsonMichael and Leslie LanahanJohn and Barbara LehmanDavid LevereJerry and Mary Beth MitchellAl and Bonnie MoorhouseDave and Carol MutzelRoger and Sheron O’ConnellSara and Paul PetitSt. Luke’s Wood River Foundation Inc.Susan SwigThe Curtis W. McGraw FoundationThe Delta Air Lines FoundationThe O’Connell Family Foundation Inc.The ReSource Trust Inc. TOSA Foundation

ASSOCIATES $2,500 - $4,999Alan and Frankie FreeseHerb AllenAnthony and Mariana PaenHarris and Megan BartonLeslie BenzAnthony and Feintech Bernhardt

Bigwood BreadBeth ChandlerBob and Sylvia CookPeter CurranChris and Holley duPontMary Jane ElmoreEllen Tracy and Mike FergusonMarvin FinkDeana and Morley GoldenGeorge and Rita GolleherHeart Of Gold FundIdaho Division Of Veterans ServicesBill and Laura JarvisOris and Bonnie KirkLandmark Charitable FoundationLee Gilman Builders, Inc.Michael MarsVince and Joy McGuinnessBill and Adrian NorrisOlson Miller and Cox FoundationBruce PattonThomas PerakosKeri PotterKip and Jolene PrahlMona and Pete PruddenRoth Charitable FoundationConnie J. SmithSt. Luke’s Wood River Medical CenterCathy SwinkThe Lawn Party FoundationMark and Marcia ThomasMarvin and Cathy TurbowUnited States Olympic CommitteeLynn Campion and Ted WaddellThomas R. and Nancy WallCandy and Jay WaltonRichard and Penny Weiss

SUPPORTERS $1,000 - $2,499Robert and Michelle AngellAnonymousArchive FinishingDouglas P. BiederbeckFred and Gayle BiekerJack and Pat BillhardtMelinda and Alan BlinkenBoise Gun CompanyGary and Anne Borman

Peter and Toni BreckBreckinridge Capital AdvisorsBrittingham Family FoundationMarvin and Maureen BrownJohn and Jennifer CampbellMaggie CastonEugene and Elsie ChestonJoe ChlebowskiDale and Linda ClosnerEarl and Susan CohenMichael and Mary ColhounCommunity SchoolElizabeth CopleyLois CoppermanJames CrumpackerEd CumminsEd and Susan CutterMike DiandaDan and Martine DrackettCecil W. and Sally DrinkwardEd and Carol DumkeTimothy W. FergusonJim and Barbara FiggeJanet Nathanail and William FlanzMarybeth and Joe Bauwens FlowerThomas and Myrna FrankelPaul and Carol Freemont-SmithJohn and Carla GarrisonWilliam Gess Jr.

We strive to be accurate with our lists. Please notify us of any errors or omissions.

Higher ground military participants navigating the Henry’s Fork waters.

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Professional Leisure TourProfessional RoofingRichard and Patricia BruderGeorge and Kate RoweS. G. PropertiesChristopher and Jessica SageJan SaltaTom and Jill SchriberPeter ScobellSeneca Fund of the Toledo Community Foundation, Inc.Suzanne ShawKathy Crosson and Stuart SidermanErin SmithPeter and Becky SmithRichard A. and Judy SmookeTad and Lacey SmythSouth Valley PizzeriaMiles and Jean StanislawLawrence and Linda StirlingThe Exley Revocable Living TrustThe Milias FoundationThomas W. Smith FoundationVista FoundationFrederick and Jill VogelJames and Christine WarjoneJay Cassell and Gay WeakeChip and Daryl WeilJim WilharmSam and Shelley WilliamsJeri WolfsonWood River FoundationWood River High SchoolJim and Tricia WoodWard and Priscilla Woods

PATRONS $500 - $999AnonymousSam BakerBernes GroupMatt and Toni BogueGeorge and Jamie CatonWendy ChaseSilicon Valley Community FoundationLeon CondoC. E. CordCaroline DaytonChristine DeckKaren DetwilerDerek DonovanBrian Duffy

Penny EagenRyan and Temple EllisJerry EmmonsGreg FairfieldJames FergusonJames and Christine FieldJerry FlyntAnn FullerLouis GeorgeClark and Maria GerhardtEdward and Penelope GlassmeyerPeter and Betty GrayWalter GriesserTimothy HaleyMike and Sally HalsteadGeorge HamiltonPhillip and Gail HandyDennis and Pat HanggiRonald and Lorie HayesRichard C. HenningBarbara and Edgar HillsScott and Laura JordanRobert and Jean KendallJim and Jennifer LaskiPatti LentzKatie LinderDouglas and Christine LodgeDavid and Karen MacMillanMalcolm MacNaughtonMain Street MarketJeffrey and Susan MansoorDavid and Dorrie MarksDavid B. MarksDeWayne and Jeannette MayerP. Scott McLeanGary and Mari McStayPatricia MillingtonCooper MinnisJohn and Young MoragneJeff and Dorene NeelMary and Carter NewtonNordland Tile and Stone, Inc. David G. and Lindsay OrmsbyChris PedersenBrian and Robin PikeHarry and Diane RinkerMindy RogersJeff and Amy RustDon and Fernanda SammisWilliam and Jodi SandersJack T. Sanford

Bert GilletteL’Anne and Nick GilmanDavid and Caron GreenJim and Pirie GrossmanDaniel and Sue GuggenheimRichard HareGordon and Elaine HarfstHarris FoundationTim and Lynne HarrisJudith A. JellinekJames G. JimenezSam and Sheri JorgensonKerry PartnersKetchum Sun Valley Rotary ClubA. G. KimberleyRick and Terri LaFaivreLawson Laski Clark and PogueEd and Julie LawsonWilliam and Jospehine LoweJames and Alison LuckmanPhilip MahoneyBruce and Kelly MartinBarbara and Robert MatthiasCindy McCoyJim and Willa McLaughlinNancy and Jeff MihalicKingsley and Cynthia MurphyJonathan and Rebecca NeeleyMichael and Susan NivenMichael and Charlotte PagePerlman Family FoundationJeff and Janey PinneoPioneer Federal Credit Union

Rock and Marna SchnabelJerry SchwartzLynn SharpMatt and Jody SiegelMiles and Jean StanislawCarol and Robert StevensGeorge and Elizabeth StillPete and Suzan StommelStoneworks Masonry LLCPaul TaylorThe Bark Family TrustThe Patricia F. Scott Family FoundationNeil and Kathy ThompsonJohn and Vikki ThorntonKenneth TreshowDan and Chris TurnerUnited Way Of Magic ValleyErik and Megan VormWilliam WallaceStuart WalshCharles and Colleen WeaverMargaret WhittelseyDan YeildingRobert and Patience ZiebarthMichael Zuieback

FRIENDS Up to $499Lisa and Steve AdamAlan and Mary Hogg Family FundMarty AlbertsonAlice AllickJoDee AlversonRoger A. Anderson

A vet and her furry companion enjoy some relaxing and invigorating time in the pool.

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Rick J. and Diana FilkinsLaurie FitzpatrickPam FleischerBill and Kari FooteJeff and Evin FoxTerry and Leavitt FriedlanderNorman and Joyce FriedmanCharles FryChris and Pam GammonJames GandolfiTimothy M. GardinerMary GarrisonDody GatesStephen and Barbara GerrishJon GerstenfeldAndrew and JaNessa GilbertWallace B. GoodwinCharles and Linda GoodyearMatt GormlyJeffrey and Kathryn GuylayH. L. Fieguth Construction Inc.Hanover Park EntertainmentLois HansenRobert HarperPaul and Valerie HartlTom and Florence HarveyCarol and David HayesHeal Goods LLCMichael HelinKenneth HelmMark and Mary HoffmanTerry HogueKimberly HoldenSusan HolleySchuyler and Deborah HollingsworthCarol HolmanCarol Scheifele-Holmes and Ben HolmesSteven and Karen HolzmanNancy HouselBob and Jacqueline HowardTerry and Kathryn HulbertBob and Vickie HuntDryke and Holly HutchisonIdaho Nonprofit CenterClemencia IlogLewis and Barbara IsbellJ.H. Walton Family FundMary Gard JamesonPage and Maureen JennerRoss and Martha JenningsBill and Laurie Joseph

Chipper and Bill JosephKristin JoseyRolland and Anna JurgensDennis and Sheree KavanaghThomas and Deborah KavanaghMichael and Katie KellerVerna KesslerKiefer Family TrustJock KimberleyGeorge and Cindy KirkChristian KleinChristopher and Amy KlinglerTom and Lynn KnudsonPatricia KolbWilliam F. KroenerMarty and Valerie LakeyWalter and Nancie LangeClaudia LangnerH.G. and Kathy LaragioneRon and Peg LaroccaRichard LaskiRobert F. and Debbie LawBrian E. and Anne LawlerJeff and Crag LawrenceDavid Sangkie LeeGretchen LeeLefty’sPeter and Eve LehrmanNancy LemasterCarol and Tom LenzeAnn LeonardoC. LevieScott Levy

Lesley AndrusAnonymous (4)Jane ArnoldChaz ArthurGeorge BagleyClaire and Lynn BaileyRobert and Sonya BakerRon and Lynn BarclayWeylin and Cara BarrettTheodor and JoAnne BaselerSusan BatesPat and Kathryn BeairdPaul and Judy BeckettSteve and Tracie BersonLynne BiglowDavid and Lisa BjerkeSusan BlairAdipose BoatworksKirkwood and Laura BowmanChristopher and Tara BrancatoBob and Joanne BrandKathleen BraniganCraig and Laurie BrooksJeffrey and Karen BrownNicole BuchwalterChris BurgetCandida BurnapSara BurnsLarry and Terri ButlerSteve ButlerMary ByrdJoscelyne CameronCampbell Consulting

Karen CampellJoseph CannonJeannette CaporaleMary Ellen CardMaureen McCanty and Dennis CardArt CarlsonCharlie’s Heating & Refrigeration LLCDouglas and Brownell CochranEarl and Susan CohenJennifer CohnBeverley Robertson and Charles ConnCornelia M. Lafferty Revocable TrustCornerstone Bar and GrillLinnae CostelloDavid CrandallPeggy DeanColette DeCiccoRichard DefonzoRyan DickeyKate DonderoMark and Cindy DonovanJack DouglasMichael and Brenda DouglasChristianna DoveKara DoyleEd and Sue DumkeMegan and Chris EdwardsElden Dalley ConstructionBruce EricksonSean EvangelistaLandon and Debra ExleyTheresa FazziolaFrank and Claudia FiaschettiJames and Sandra Figge

HG Military camp on the Middle Fork.

HG team member and local participant getting some turns in.

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Maria LiljaNancy LinscottNicholas and Taryn LoehrFrank LonerganJim LongKelli LuskScott and Tyra MacGuffieRobert and April MacLeodMahoney’s Bar and GrillStephen and Mary MalkmusMariann ByerwalterRobyn MarrelliNancy MartinSheila and Martin McBroomAl and Stephanie McCordCarolyn McGorrayHilary and Mark McInerneySusan MckeeTeri McKennaMarcia A. McLeanSteve MeinekeConstance MencerBob and Sue MendelsohnMike and Linda MenserHolly H. MerrillEileen MessinaMike and Andi MeucciMid South Institute At Hagerman Wings FarmElizabeth MihaltseLara MirzaKristen Mitchell

Nathan and Melinda MobleyMolina HealthcareIvy M. MooringJames and Linda MotterSarah NelsonScott and Sara NelsonEric NewmanDave and Suzanne NosworthyDaniel and Diane O’ConnellOhana Fund in the Idaho Community FoundationKristine Olson-CurranBrad and Rachel OsenPandora LLCScott and Barbara PattonJohn and Diane PeaveyAlan and Wendy PeskyMarshall R PetersonRoger and Linda PetersonShirley PierceLois PiperPowerhouseSteve PowersGeorge PrekegesPete and Molly PrekegesPaul PruddenPrudence RagsdaleErin RheinschildJohn and Joyce RiegleLee P. RitzauMarta Ruth RobertsWilliam and Kathleen RobertsWalter RollLisa RoseDavid and Joelle RoussineJacueline RuizScott and Naomi RunkelLyman and Elizabeth RustLynda and Robert SafronSawtooth Plumbing and Heating, Inc.Hayward SawyerErik and Tracy SchmidtBrad and Janine SchrothMaureen and Paul SchwendenerRalph ScottSandra ShawReynolds ShookChristopher and Brooke ShortDavid and Patricia SiasSmith Optics

AVEXAvis Car RentalElevateESS

First Ascent/Eddie BauerSmith Optics SturtevantsMackay Wilderness Tours

Gifts In KindLast year, Higher Ground received over $500,000 in gifts including products, trips, lodging, rentals and airline miles from our retail partners, corporations and individuals. These gifts are integral to our bottom line, and the success of our programs would not be possible without the generosity of our “In Kind” partners. Thank you to all these supporters; your generosity enables our participants to experience unrivaled opportunities. A special thanks to the following partners who each donate above $5,000/yr.

Scott and Rachel SmithDave SoavesFrancine and Tilden SokoloffJoseph and Jan SopherCharles E. SteelePeter and Janice SteilChris and Michelle StephensSusie StevensonJohn Todd StewartGail and Lon StickneyLouise and Trent StumphDavid and Maggie SturdevantIan and Sarah SundbySandor and Teri SzombathyNancie and Hennig TatumNathan and Miranda TaylorThe Johnson Company, Inc. The Picket FenceDavid TheobaldLowell and Sharon ThomasChuck and Kathy ThomasonThornton Heating-SheetmetalJon and Linda ThorsonCarmen and Jacinto TiamsicWilliam and Diane TingueAndrew Fehr and Anne TokareffMitch and Kim ToryanskiMike Treshow

Susie Tryon Stephen and Lisa Tucci Roger Turner Shirley and Saul Turteltaub USAF AMMOS Willy and Mary Vanbragt Cathleen Verde Peta and John Verhaeghe W. E. Gundy & Associates, INC. Kenneth and Reiko Walston Larry and Mary Wangberg Frank and Susan Ward Kirstin Webster Liza Weekes Bruce and Lisa Weihe John Welsh Kate Whitcomb Pete and Laurie Whitehead Judy Whitmyre Tracey Williams Jeremy Wintersteen Cathy Wolf Steven Wolper Wood River Middle School Graham and Constance Yost Christopher and Cassandra Zimmerman Michael and MaryGrace Zirpoli

Sun Valley Company

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Thank you for helping us help others achieve new heights

through adaptive sports and recreation.

Programs 86%

Fundraising 8%

Administration 6%

Individual / Business Donations 35% Family Foundations / Grant Donations 38%

Government Grants 0%

In-Kind Donations 27%

Total: $2,859,1333

Higher Ground Revenue Higher Ground Expenses

Justin Constantine, our Military Guest Speaker from Hero’s Journey 2014, and wife Dahlia on a 2013 rafing trip on the Middle Fork.

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