Safety missions:
- June 24 Wichita - Pictures Posted!
- July 01 Kansas City - Pictures Posted!
- July 08 Denver
- July 14 Chicago (north)
- July 15 Chicago (downtown)
- July 21 Minneapolis
- July 22 St Paul
- July 29 St. Louis
Origin
Rory J Ellis died in a tragic high-five accident. His friend Kevin Adams, set up Team High Five in his memory to promote safe high-fiving.
Late in the evening of March 3rd, 2001, Rory and Kevin were in Kevin's suburban, driving home from the UCONN basketball game vs Notre Dame. Rory told Kevin a joke. It was a good one, so they high fived. Rory accidentally hit Kevin in the eye. Kevin was temporarially blinded, swerved, and hit a tree. Unfortunately, the tree was mostly on the passenger side, and Rory J Ellis died.
Mission / Philosophy
The high-five is probably the coolest way, ever, to show your enthusiasm, but that "high" can turn into a tragedy when a high-five goes wrong. Nerve damage, broken and strained wrists and fingers, puncture wounds, and disease transmission are all results of wreckless high-fives.
Did you know?
%17 of flu transmissions are caused by high-fives
Hundreds of Americans are hospitalized each year by high-five related injuries
A high-five ended the career of Toronto Bluejay's rookie first baseman Michael Snyder
Now you know, and now you can join Team High-Five to see what you can do to make a difference.
