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