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