OUR MISSION

Improving
Quality of Life

The Paralyzed Veterans of America - Wisconsin
Chapter (PVA-WI) aims to improve the quality of
life for our American veterans and others with
spinal cord injury, dysfunction, or disease.

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PVA-WI’s IMPACT

Secured $4.7 Millionin Earned Benefits

Secured over $4.5 Million
in Earned Benefits

Provided Over 4,000 Hoursin Sports & RecreationalTherapy Opportunities

Provided 4,000 Hours
in Sports & Recreational
Therapy Opportunities

Supplied Over 250 WellnessLunches & Emergency Preparedness Kits

Supplied Over 350 Wellness Lunches & Emergency Preparedness Kits

Performed Over 500Hours of Advocacy andLegislation Work

Performed Over 550
Hours of Advocacy and
Legislation Work

PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

The Paralyzed Veterans of America, founded in 1946, assists veterans of the Armed Forces who have experienced spinal cord injury, dysfunction, or diseases (MS, ALS) by being a leading advocate for health care, spinal cord injury research, benefits, and civil rights.

Membership is free and is open to those who have served in the U.S. military and have a spinal cord injury, dysfunction, or diseases such as MS or ALS.

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Roll With Us!

91% of your monetary gift goes directly to Wisconsin Veterans and helps fund our many programs and supports our Wisconsin Chapter Veterans.

There are several ways to give, and each way is just as meaningful - whether you pledge financial support monthly, donate as a tribute, through a bequest or corporate giving, through our car donation program, or through Gift Bricks!

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CALL TO ACTION - WICALL TO ACTION - NATIONAL

Helping Veterans and Their Families

PVA-WI is an advocate for high-quality health care, the procurement of
benefits, ongoing medical research and education,and opportunities to
ensure a fulfilling life for paralyzed veterans throughout our state.

Benefits for Veterans

Calendar of Events

Programs for Veterans

PVA-WI Tributes

In Honor Of:

Ronald Chimenti
From Julie Edell Berlin
Ronald Chimenti
From Mary Jo Dempsey
William Growney
From Anita and Edward Holmes
Robert Gorzek
From Jessica Berta
Greg Gneiser
From Susan Gneiser
Albert H. Clasen
From Robert Earl Clasen and Donna Rae Clasen
Dave Wardell
From Wayne Wolff
Harold F. Kressin
From Kelly A. Thiel
Robert Gorzek
From Ann Riojas
Anthony "Tony" Smilko
From Bruce Jensen
Harry Ibis
From Thomas Gustafson
Gus Sorenson
From Mary K. Pallesen
Ronald Chimenti
From Jim Elliot
Ronald Chimenti
From Carole and Phil Walthers
Dan Shillinglaw Sr.
From Katherine Shillinglaw
Frank Kloss Jr.
From David and Melanie Skorzewski
Gus Sorenson
From Linda Daufenbach
Chuck Horn
From Gregory Joski
Herman Green
From Claudia A. Standorf Revocable Trust
Ronald Chimenti
From Robin Chavis
David W. McAllister
From Mary K. Haevers
Anthony "Tony" Smilko
From J David Kuiper
Gus Sorenson
From Ana Fierro
Robert Gorzek
From Thomas & Annette Baker
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Michael and Jean Goodstein
Bruce Knaack
From Susan Knaack
William Growney
From Leo Smith
Michael J. Wojszko
From Barbara A. Bopp
Ronald Chimenti
From Frances Wagner
Phillip Lindsay
From Rosella Dvorak
William Growney
From Joseph and Margaret Swindell
Phillip Lindsay
From Nancy Larson Will
Robert Gorzek
From John Hoenick
Ronald Chimenti
From Stan Eames
Phillip Lindsay
From Evelyn Bushor
John Coopman
From Robert Coopman
Robert Gorzek
From Michael & Kimberly Behring
Phillip Lindsay
From J.W. Zahringer
Ronald Chimenti
From Julia Gore
Robert Gorzek
From Carri Moberg
Shirley Remple
From Alana Riemer
Ronald Chimenti
From Judy Roth
Gus Sorenson
From D. McMillen
Harry Ibis
From Lorraine Dulcon
Jacub Egle
From Tricia Salentine
Robert Gorzek
From Michael Goedheer
Bernice Scholz
From Jan and Michael Zehren
Karen S. Allen
From Madelyn Colavolpe
Terry Walker
From Charles Steinkraus
Robert Gorzek
From Wayne Zingsheim
Robert Gorzek
From Christine Westfall
Robert Gorzek
From Jean Delisle
Phillip Lindsay
From Vernon Roske
Ronald Chimenti
From Lisa Meyer
Robert Gorzek
From Ann Riojas
Ronald Chimenti
From Susan Hamer
Robert Gorzek
From Gregory & Barbara Kirkish
Ruth Bivins
From Denise & Jason Bradley
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Cathy Bartkowski
Frank Kloss Jr.
From Donna and Jeffrey Bybee
Edward Jarocyznski
From Janet Romans
Robert Gorzek
From Joshua Polasky
Ruth Bivins
From Beryl & Delores Bradley
Ronald Chimenti
From Dean and Mary Orley
Robert Gorzek
From Jonathan Denk
Joseph D'Anna
From Joseph Danna
Robert Gorzek
From Dorothy Delisle & Shawn Pompe
Al Clasen
From Theresa Aghbashian
Ruth Bivins
From Sheryl & Nick Apostle
Phillip Lindsay
From Nancy Dale Smith
Henry Sinkus
From Joseph Danns
Ronald Chimenti
From C. Fingard
William Growney
From Ms. Cleone Byrne
Shirley Lichten
From Fern Tannenbaum
Edgard Delgado
From Linda Faria
Gus Sorenson
From Bill Skaggs
Anthony "Tony" Smilko
From Michael & Vicki Krajna
Kenneth T Vitense
From Christopher Vitense
Harold and Marcella Eichstadt
From Eichstadt Family Fund
Anthony C. Marinelli
From Judith Bonner
Roman Svoboda
From Scott Florance
John Martinson
From Sara Rice
Terry Walker
From Nora Ladewig
William F. Schend
From Ms. Hazel Schend
Ronald Chimenti
From Dennis Matuszak
Robert Gorzek
From John Schumacher Jr.
David W. McAllister
From Kimberly Doemel
Donald Haase
From Michael and Helga Allen
Alfred Sawatske
From Kent Aschenbrenner
Ronald Chimenti
From Amy Lacinak
Anthony "Tony" Smilko
From Mary-Jo Riordan
Gus Sorenson
From Mark Frankowski
Gus Sorenson
From Greg Grueneberg
Jack Luderus
From Wendy Edwards
Al Clasen
From Scott Clasen
William Growney
From Mr. William T. Carroll
Shirley Remple
From Glenn Danz
Robert Gorzek
From Marilyn Johnson
Robert Gorzek
From Rita, David, & Karen Van Gemert
Herndon H. Long
From Virginia Long
Cory Kwarta
From John McCollins
Robert Gorzek
From Jay & Ginger Wistenberg
Ronald Chimenti
From Betsy and Bill Reilly
Robert Gorzek
From Stephen & Elizabeth Noack
Ronald Chimenti
From Armand and Kathy Chimenti
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Lynne Quilling
Ronald Chimenti
From Michael and Betsy Green
Phil Rosenberg
From Daniel & Julia Rosenberg
Kathy Welter Memorial Fund
From Gary Welter
David W. McAllister
From Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur Fieck
William Growney
From Jane Ryba and Patrice Lanni
Gus Sorenson
From Joy Webb
Robert Gorzek
From Elaine Lindstrom
Frank Kloss Jr.
From John Rabe
David W. McAllister
From Nancy A. Hammen
Anthony "Tony" Smilko
From Linda Smilko
Harry Ibis
From Jeanne Stott Living Trust
Eugene Mathes
From Teri Madusha
Robert Gorzek
From Robert Schmidt
Ruth Bivins
From Diana Farran
Robert Gorzek
From Jeanne Riojas
Sheila and Albert Jardine
From Marcine Kasner
Robert Gorzek
From Mary Ann Dodulik
Eugene Mathes
From Mary Beth Mathes
Gus Sorenson
From Mary Pallesen
Arthur Mark Grisa
From William Stanford
Anthony "Tony" Smilko
From David & Ingrid Lemanczyk
Gus Sorenson
From Thomas Pallesen
Todd Christensen
From Dan Modl and Becky Christensen
William Growney
From Rosina Mac Study
Phillip Lindsay
From Mary Schlegel
William Growney
From Stanley and Mrs. Grace Pakkianathan
Ronald Chimenti
From Jeannie Niebuhr
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Christine and Darryl Stich
Robert Gorzek
From Christine Westfall
George Serkedakis
From Anne Shaver
Shirley Remple
From Thomas Herlugson
Robert Gorzek
From Dorothy Shawn
Ronald Chimenti
From Gwen and Leigh Gove
Ronald Chimenti
From James Veshecco
William Growney
From Shirley Snell
Frank Kloss Jr.
From Linda Simatic
Anthony "Tony" Smilko
From Noreen Pluckebaum
Danny O'Toole
From Linda Faria
Ashli Babbit
From Sanaz Khorrami
Gus Sorenson
From William Wenninger
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Thomas Grisa
Dhruva Tara
From Helen Heitkamp
Frank Furcich
From Patricia Heneghan
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Alida Smith
Robert Gorzek
From Jeana & Michael Pennings
Eugene Mathes
From Elizabeth Mathes
Frank Kloss Jr.
From Wayne and Christine Sage
Susan M. DeLong
From Katherine Kalk
Gerald Zurowski
From Patricia Zurowski
Frank Kloss Jr.
From Erica Ward
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Donald and Jane Drees
William Growney
From Madeline Cote
Donnie J. Mulvey
From Anna Mulvey
Ronald Chimenti
From Victoria Field
Roger "Bud" Light
From Bill & Donna Zelazoski
Eugene Mathes
From Thomas Bina Jr.
Robert Gorzek
From Robert Barczak
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Denise Kohlhepp
Al Clasen
From James and Mrs. Linda Barber
Greg Gneiser
From Gayle Wilfong
Robert Gorzek
From Keith & Christine Garnett
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Leonard and Elizabeth Brugger
Al Clasen
From Rose Bratton
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Lauren Ignaut
William Growney
From Michele and Bruce Stroud
Laverne Kamnick
From Jeffrey & Sara Lee Bullmann
Harry Ibis
From Gregory Kraker
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Timothy and Bonnie Tesch
Robert Gorzek
From Beth Gorzek
Ronald Chimenti
From John Peterson
John Coopman
From Robert Coopman
Robert Gorzek
From Vyron Corporation
Ronald Chimenti
From Steven Crawford
Robert Gorzek
From David & Kay Hoerig
William Growney
From Dianne and Dennis Naccarato
Robert Gorzek
From Carri Moberg
Sylvia Delgado
From Linda Faria
Ronald Chimenti
From Carol and Tom Shepard
Terry Walker
From Patricia Salentine
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Kristy and Mike Siewert
Mark Jackson
From Joseph Danna
Robert Gorzek
From Robert & Jo Ann Swanson
David Strasser
From Maria Farnos
Gus Sorenson
From Kathryn Winnen
Gus Sorenson
From Frank Singer
Gus Sorenson
From Clare Scheuerell
Frank Kloss Jr.
From David and Tami Sevald
Gus Sorenson
From Racine Amvets Post 120
Al Clasen
From William W. and Mrs. Laurel Wilson
Jim Woods
From McBob's Pub & Grill
Jay Cannon
From Victor Martinez
Vincent W. Dinan Jr.
From Stephen A. Dinan
Ruth Bivins
From The Wilhelm Family
Ronald Chimenti
From Sarah McEneany
Roger "Bud" Light
From Kristin Light
Gus Sorenson
From Marcia Matelski
Allan Wargin
From Jeff and Alisha Sievert
Chuck Horn
From Lynda Horn
Ruth A. Kos
From Judith Kos
Ronald Chimenti
From Glen Kofler and Barbara Elkon
Ronald Chimenti
From Richard Abdoo
Carol Nauta
From Joan Arbuckle and Jack Huber
Roger L. Comeau
From Neal and Kathe Oliver
Gus Sorenson
From James and Phyllis Rutledge
Gus Sorenson
From PVA Texas Chapter
Gordon Prestby
From Barbara Angstadt
Steven Mueller
From Irene Mueller
Ronald Chimenti
From Barbara Pelton
Bernice Scholz
From Kay Nothon
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Jeffrey Martinka
Robert Gorzek
From Vyron Corporation
Frank Kloss Jr.
From Lisa and Michael Tomczak
Gary Paulsen
From Diana Paulsen
Ronald Chimenti
From Dan and Patricia Buttery
Gus Sorenson
From Susan Malak
David W. McAllister
From Tye & Rebecca Schoenebeck
Robert Gorzek
From John & Geralyn Kersten
Robert Meingast
From William & Jane Jarman
William Growney
From Gregory and Rebecca Schweitzer
Ronald Chimenti
From Jennie Frederick
Harry Ibis
From Diane and Thomas Dondlinger
Terry Walker
From Barbara Laur
Clair A. Dren
From Christopher Kehl
Terry Walker
From A.R. Klewin
William Growney
From Kathleen Bernardi
Robert Gorzek
From Michael & Marguerite Blecha
William Growney
From Eileen and Patrick Chatfield
Barbara Collings
From Leslie Collings
Gary David Graber
From Norma Valeri
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Bruce and Elizabeth Richter Family Fund
John Kuehne
From Joanne Lundgren