Nike SB Dunk High "What The Doernbecher"

It looks like Nike had one more "What The" model up their sleeve in the Nike SB Dunk High "What The Doernbecher" celebrating the 11th year of the Nike Doernbecher Freestyle Program. The pair features design elements of all 13 models that have released in the past 11 years.

Eleven pairs are currently being auctioned off in sizes 8-14 in a 10 day period on eBay as of 6/11/15. Each pair is encased from the scrubs of Doernbecher staff in boxes made from recycled skateboard decks. All proceeds will go toward the hospital.

Also, six patients will be selected later this month by OHSU Doernbecher to design the 12th annual collection that will be unveiled October 23rd. To place your bid on the Nike SB Dunk High "What The Doernbecher" click here.

Jordan 5 Doernbecher Release Info

Story from Nike Insider 

 

"Nike and OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital are proud to pay tribute to 2012 Doernbecher Freestyle Program patient Isaac Arzate and his family with the release of the limited edition Doernbecher Air Jordan 5 Retro.

 

Isaac Arzate was a talented young athlete who pitched a no-hitter in baseball and savored an undefeated season in basketball. In January 2012 Isaac suffered a cardiac arrest at basketball practice and was sent from Salem to OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, where doctors discovered a previously undetected abnormality that is one of the most common causes for heart attacks in young people.

 

After recovering from open-heart surgery, Isaac was invited by OHSU Doernbecher to be part of the 2012 Freestyle program. During his rehabilitation from surgery, he began sketching designs for an Air Jordan 5 Retro, highlighting his interests and experiences. He also became well enough to don his jersey and watch his basketball team from the bleachers, occasionally getting to shoot around during breaks in the game. Then in April 2012, 12-year-old Isaac tragically suffered a second heart attack, and did not survive.

 

Deeply saddened by his tragic passing but inspired by his passion and spirit, Nike and OHSU Doernbecher invited Isaac’s family to work together to finish the design that Isaac had started. Using Isaac’s original sketches as a guide and some more his parents found, they created a design reflecting Isaac’s vision and incorporating design elements that represented the things that mattered most to him in his life:

 

Isaac’s jersey numbers, 9 for baseball on the upper of the left shoe and 31 for basketball on the right.

Each pair includes a flashlight to complete the glow-in-the-dark effect, inspired by Isaac’s love of video games.

 

“We’ve been honored to work with Isaac’s family and thank them for their courage to complete the project in the name of their son and to support the much-needed fundraising efforts for Doernbecher,” said Michael Doherty, Nike’s Global Creative Presentation Director and member of the Doernbecher Foundation Board of Directors.

 

In 2004, Doherty and his then-teenage son proposed the idea of the Doernbecher Freestyle Program as a creative way to raise awareness and funds for the children’s hospital, while empowering its young patients through design.

 

Limited quantities of the Doernbecher Air Jordan 5 Retro will be sold on Nike.com and at Nike retail locations across the country beginning Saturday, Sept. 14, with all proceeds from sales of the shoes benefitting OHSU Doernbecher. To date, the program has raised more than $6 million to help expand pioneering research, support clinical care, purchase state-of-the-art equipment, recruit new experts and help cover the cost of care for families most in need.

 

The Doernbecher Freestyle Project partners Nike designers and developers with patients from OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital who have battled serious illness to create a shoe that reflects their unique personalities and experiences. Nike and OHSU Doernbecher will unveil the 2013 10^th anniversary collection of Doernbecher Freestyle Saturday, Sept. 28.

 

Isaac’s Air Jordan 5 Retro

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 $180

Sizes: 7-13, 14, 15

Limit 1 per customer

Available at NIKETOWN New York, Nike Georgetown, Nike Chicago, Nike Roosevelt Field, Nike Portland, Nike San Francisco, Nike Dallas, NIKETOWN Los Angeles, Nike Lenox and Nike Las Vegas via Twitter RSVP."

Air Jordan 5 "Doernbecher" 2013 Preview

The annual Doernbecher sneaker releases are slated to drop later this year and today lets take a look at an Air Jordan 5 "Doernbecher" model. The pair was designed by Isaac Wayne Arazate from Oregon. The Jordan 5 model features an embossed design on the upper with various words throughout. Take a look at the images below and be sure to stay with FollowTheKicks for more updates. 

Nike Dunk Low "Doernbecher" by Lance Dillon Release Update

Earlier this summer Nike announced that they would re-release 5 limited quantity Doernbecher models online. Well, today we have the final model that will re-release to share with you. 

Lance Dillon first participated in the Doernbecher Freestyle program in 2007 while undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia. Working with Nike designer Mark Smith, Lance revealed the depths of his creativity in creating the Nike Dunk Low. Lasered graffiti graphics on the upper feature motivational words like fight, warrior and power along with the names of Lance’s family and the number of days Lance has gone through chemotherapy.
Today, Lance is a 24-year-old with a degree in anthropology from Oregon State University and fondly remembers his Doernbecher experience. “Getting to work with the Nike staff and design my own shoe are things that I will always remember. But the greatest part of it was knowing that it was helping other kids that were going through the same things that I went through.”
Look for Lance’s limited-edition Nike Dunk Low on August 31 at Nike.com and Nike retail locations across the US. All proceeds benefit the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation and the young patients who need it most.

Lance's Dunk Low will be available in sizes 7-13, 14 & 15 for $85 with a limit of one per customer. You can cop your pair from these select retailers: NIKETOWN New York, Nike Georgetown, Nike Chicago, Nike Roosevelt Field, Nike Portland, Nike San Francisco, Nike Dallas, NIKETOWN Los Angeles, Nike Lenox and Nike Las Vegas.