Andrew Pensa
Andrew was injured while lying in a hammock when the tree supporting it uprooted due to rot and collapsed. As the hammock snapped, he struck the ground and the falling tree impacted him, fracturing his neck. The accident resulted in a serious spinal cord injury.
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. -Matthew 6:34”
High Fives has provided:
GC1 2026 funding for GRIT Freedom chair
“This grant will help me purchase equipment tailored to improcing the arm strength needed to practice walking/future mobility eercises when battling paralysis as well as allow me to finally go outside to exercise in forest terrain.“
– #HighFivesAthlete, Andrew Pensa