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:

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