PVA-WI’s IMPACT
Secured over $6.7 Million
in Earned Benefits
Provided over 4,000 Hours
in Sports & Recreational
Therapy Opportunities
Supplied Over 400 Wellness Lunches & Emergency Preparedness Kits
Performed Over 600
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 healthcare, 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.
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!
Helping Veterans and Their Families
PVA-WI is an advocate for high-quality healthcare, the procurement of
benefits, ongoing medical research and education, and opportunities to
ensure a fulfilling life for paralyzed veterans throughout our state.
PVA-WI Tributes
In Honor Of:
Robert F. Meingast
From Cheryl Meingast
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Jeffrey Martinka
Bruce Knaack
From Susan Knaack
Anthony "Tony" Smilko
From Noreen Pluckebaum
Mark Jackson
From Joseph Danna
Gus Sorenson
From Mary Pallesen
Roger L. Comeau
From Neal and Kathe Oliver
William Growney
From Eileen and Patrick Chatfield
Gus Sorenson
From D. McMillen
Robert Gorzek
From Mary Ann Dodulik
Cory Kwarta
From John McCollins
Ashli Babbit
From Sanaz Khorrami
Gus Sorenson
From James and Phyllis Rutledge
Robert Gorzek
From Michael & Marguerite Blecha
Herman Green
From Claudia A. Standorf Revocable Trust
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Christine and Darryl Stich
Robert Gorzek
From David & Kay Hoerig
Ronald Chimenti
From Amy Lacinak
Robert Gorzek
From Rita, David, & Karen Van Gemert
Ronald Chimenti
From Richard Abdoo
Robert Gorzek
From Stephen & Elizabeth Noack
Michael J. Wojszko
From Barbara A. Bopp
William F. & Hazel F. Schend
From Stephen P. & David J. Schend
Ruth Bivins
From Beryl & Delores Bradley
Gus Sorenson
From Racine Amvets Post 120
Anthony "Tony" Smilko
From Bruce Jensen
Dave Wardell
From Wayne Wolff
Ronald Chimenti
From Dan and Patricia Buttery
Allan Wargin
From Jeff and Alisha Sievert
Ruth A. Kos
From Judith Kos
Robert Gorzek
From John Hoenick
Ronald Chimenti
From Michael and Betsy Green
Gerald Zurowski
From Patricia Zurowski
John Coopman
From Robert Coopman
Gary Paulsen
From Diana Paulsen
Ruth Bivins
From Diana Farran
Dan Shillinglaw Sr.
From Katherine Shillinglaw
Robert Gorzek
From Robert & Jo Ann Swanson
William Growney
From Jane Ryba and Patrice Lanni
Gus Sorenson
From Frank Singer
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Michael and Jean Goodstein
Gus Sorenson
From Greg Grueneberg
Robert Gorzek
From Keith & Christine Garnett
John Kuehne
From Joanne Lundgren
Eugene Mathes
From Thomas Bina Jr.
Karen S. Allen
From Madelyn Colavolpe
Ronald Chimenti
From Gwen and Leigh Gove
Robert Gorzek
From Carri Moberg
Robert Gorzek
From Jeana & Michael Pennings
Bernice Scholz
From Jan and Michael Zehren
Robert Gorzek
From Robert Barczak
Ronald Chimenti
From Mary Jo Dempsey
Ronald Chimenti
From Armand and Kathy Chimenti
Barbara Collings
From Leslie Collings
Robert Gorzek
From Vyron Corporation
Frank Kloss Jr.
From Linda Simatic
William Growney
From Ms. Cleone Byrne
Robert Gorzek
From Michael Goedheer
Ken Chase
From Don & Karen Kuechmann
Terry Walker
From Barbara Laur
Ronald Chimenti
From Sarah McEneany
Harry Ibis
From Lorraine Dulcon
Joseph D'Anna
From Joseph Danna
Anthony "Tony" Smilko
From Mary-Jo Riordan
Clair A. Dren
From Christopher Kehl
Al Clasen
From William W. and Mrs. Laurel Wilson
Phil Rosenberg
From Daniel & Julia Rosenberg
Robert Gorzek
From Jessica Berta
Anthony C. Marinelli
From Judith Bonner
Laverne Kamnick
From Jeffrey & Sara Lee Bullmann
Sylvia Delgado
From Linda Faria
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Cathy Bartkowski
Ken Chase
From Anthony & Kathleen Ratajczak
Donald Haase
From Michael and Helga Allen
Robert Gorzek
From Wayne Zingsheim
Ronald Chimenti
From Betsy and Bill Reilly
Anthony "Tony" Smilko
From David & Ingrid Lemanczyk
Ruth Bivins
From Sheryl & Nick Apostle
Robert Gorzek
From Elaine Lindstrom
Robert Gorzek
From Michael & Kimberly Behring
Edward Jarocyznski
From Janet Romans
Shirley Remple
From Alana Riemer
William Growney
From Dianne and Dennis Naccarato
Chuck Horn
From Gregory Joski
Jacub Egle
From Tricia Salentine
William F. Schend
From Ms. Hazel Schend
Frank Kloss Jr.
From Lisa and Michael Tomczak
Gus Sorenson
From Ana Fierro
Roger "Bud" Light
From Kristin Light
Ronald Chimenti
From Steven Crawford
David W. McAllister
From Mary K. Haevers
Todd Christensen
From Dan Modl and Becky Christensen
Ronald Chimenti
From Frances Wagner
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Bruce and Elizabeth Richter Family Fund
Robert Gorzek
From Jeanne Riojas
Lillian Edelman
From Joanne L. Schilling
Harry Ibis
From Jeanne Stott Living Trust
Al Clasen
From Theresa Aghbashian
William Growney
From Shirley Snell
Eugene Mathes
From Teri Madusha
William Growney
From Anita and Edward Holmes
Phillip Lindsay
From Rosella Dvorak
Alfred Sawatske
From Kent Aschenbrenner
Ruth Bivins
From The Wilhelm Family
Ronald Chimenti
From Jeannie Niebuhr
William Growney
From Stanley and Mrs. Grace Pakkianathan
Ronald Chimenti
From Glen Kofler and Barbara Elkon
Robert Gorzek
From John Schumacher Jr.
Carol Nauta
From Joan Arbuckle and Jack Huber
Terry Walker
From A.R. Klewin
Harry Ibis
From Gregory Kraker
Lillian Edelman
From Jackie & John
David W. McAllister
From Nancy A. Hammen
David W. McAllister
From Kimberly Doemel
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Alida Smith
Gus Sorenson
From Mark Frankowski
Frank Kloss Jr.
From Wayne and Christine Sage
Ronald Chimenti
From Carol and Tom Shepard
Ronald Chimenti
From Lisa Meyer
Ronald Chimenti
From Barbara Pelton
Gus Sorenson
From Thomas Pallesen
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Lynne Quilling
Gary David Graber
From Norma Valeri
Kenneth T Vitense
From Christopher Vitense
Gus Sorenson
From Kathryn Winnen
Greg Gneiser
From Susan Gneiser
Vincent W. Dinan Jr.
From Stephen A. Dinan
Eugene Mathes
From Mary Beth Mathes
Anthony "Tony" Smilko
From Michael & Vicki Krajna
William Growney
From Gregory and Rebecca Schweitzer
Phillip Lindsay
From Evelyn Bushor
Robert Gorzek
From Ann Riojas
Jack Luderus
From Wendy Edwards
Frank Kloss Jr.
From Donna and Jeffrey Bybee
Ronald Chimenti
From Stan Eames
George Serkedakis
From Anne Shaver
Frank Furcich
From Patricia Heneghan
Ronald Chimenti
From Jim Elliot
Dhruva Tara
From Helen Heitkamp
Ronald Chimenti
From John Peterson
Lillian Edelman
From Pat & Joe Keller
Robert Gorzek
From Ann Riojas
Edgard Delgado
From Linda Faria
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Kristy and Mike Siewert
Roger O. Schneider
From Catherine L. Cole
Gus Sorenson
From Joy Webb
Susan M. DeLong
From Katherine Kalk
Anthony "Tony" Smilko
From Linda Smilko
Eugene Mathes
From Elizabeth Mathes
Kathy Welter Memorial Fund
From Gary Welter
Gus Sorenson
From Mary K Pallesen
Al Clasen
From Rose Bratton
Ronald Chimenti
From Jennie Frederick
William Growney
From Rosina Mac Study
Harry Ibis
From Thomas Gustafson
Terry Walker
From Patricia Salentine
Robert Gorzek
From Jonathan Denk
Jay Cannon
From Victor Martinez
Harry Ibis
From Diane and Thomas Dondlinger
Ronald Chimenti
From Dennis Matuszak
Ronald Chimenti
From Susan Hamer
Shirley Remple
From Glenn Danz
Roger "Bud" Light
From Bill & Donna Zelazoski
Gus Sorenson
From Clare Scheuerell
Phillip Lindsay
From Vernon Roske
Robert Gorzek
From Beth Gorzek
Frank Kloss Jr.
From David and Melanie Skorzewski
Al Clasen
From Scott Clasen
Robert Gorzek
From John & Geralyn Kersten
Steven Mueller
From Irene Mueller
Frank Kloss Jr.
From Erica Ward
William Growney
From Leo Smith
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Thomas Grisa
Shirley Remple
From Thomas Herlugson
David Strasser
From Maria Farnos
Ronald Chimenti
From Judy Roth
Robert Gorzek
From Jay & Ginger Wistenberg
Gus Sorenson
From Bill Skaggs
Gordon Prestby
From Barbara Angstadt
Gus Sorenson
From PVA Texas Chapter
Robert Gorzek
From Marilyn Johnson
Robert Gorzek
From Dorothy Shawn
William Growney
From Mr. William T. Carroll
Arthur Mark Grisa
From William Stanford
Chuck Horn
From Lynda Horn
Frank Kloss Jr.
From David and Tami Sevald
Ronald Chimenti
From Julie Edell Berlin
Phillip Lindsay
From J.W. Zahringer
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Donald and Jane Drees
Robert Gorzek
From Dorothy Delisle & Shawn Pompe
Phillip Lindsay
From Mary Schlegel
Robert Gorzek
From Robert Schmidt
Robert Gorzek
From Vyron Corporation
David W. McAllister
From Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur Fieck
Ronald Chimenti
From C. Fingard
Harold and Marcella Eichstadt
From Eichstadt Family Fund
Anthony "Tony" Smilko
From J David Kuiper
Frank Kloss Jr.
From John Rabe
Danny O'Toole
From Linda Faria
David W. McAllister
From Tye & Rebecca Schoenebeck
John Coopman
From Robert Coopman
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Lauren Ignaut
Terry Walker
From Nora Ladewig
Bernice Scholz
From Kay Nothon
Robert Gorzek
From Carri Moberg
Henry Sinkus
From Joseph Danns
Terry Walker
From Charles Steinkraus
Al Clasen
From James and Mrs. Linda Barber
Robert Gorzek
From Jean Delisle
John Martinson
From Sara Rice
Ruth Bivins
From Denise & Jason Bradley
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Denise Kohlhepp
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Leonard and Elizabeth Brugger
William Growney
From Kathleen Bernardi
Robert Gorzek
From Joshua Polasky
Roman Svoboda
From Scott Florance
Phillip Lindsay
From Nancy Larson Will
Ronald Chimenti
From Robin Chavis
Donnie J. Mulvey
From Anna Mulvey
Ronald Chimenti
From Dean and Mary Orley
Herndon H. Long
From Virginia Long
Shirley Lichten
From Fern Tannenbaum
William Growney
From Madeline Cote
Ronald Chimenti
From James Veshecco
Greg Gneiser
From Gayle Wilfong
Albert H. Clasen
From Robert Earl Clasen and Donna Rae Clasen
Ronald Chimenti
From Victoria Field
Robert Gorzek
From Thomas & Annette Baker
Gus Sorenson
From William Wenninger
Robert Gorzek
From Christine Westfall
Sheila and Albert Jardine
From Marcine Kasner
Gus Sorenson
From Mary K. Pallesen
Arthur Mark Grisa
From Timothy and Bonnie Tesch
Ronald Chimenti
From Carole and Phil Walthers
Robert Gorzek
From Christine Westfall
William Growney
From Michele and Bruce Stroud
Gus Sorenson
From Linda Daufenbach
Ronald Chimenti
From Julia Gore
William Growney
From Joseph and Margaret Swindell
Robert Gorzek
From Gregory & Barbara Kirkish
Michael James Wojszko
From Barbara Bopp
Phillip Lindsay
From Nancy Dale Smith
Gus Sorenson
From Susan Malak
Gus Sorenson
From Marcia Matelski
Gus Sorenson
From Michael Tussler
Robert Meingast
From William & Jane Jarman
Harold F. Kressin
From Kelly A. Thiel
Ken Chase
From Nona Chase
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