2011 Annual Report, Building a Nation Fit for Heroes

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Building
a Nation
Fit for
Heroes
paralyzed veterans of america 2011 annual report
P A R A L Y Z E D
V E T E R A N S
On the cover:
“Paralyzed
Veterans helped
me each step
of the way.”
—Elias Rojas
U.S. Marine Corps veteran
O F
A M E R I C A
Building a Nation
Fit for Heroes
Our nation’s veterans with spinal cord injury,
having served their country honorably and
faithfully, deserve nothing less than to be able
to fully participate in society, not held back by
barriers to their earned benefits, lack of access
in the physical environment, lack of jobs, limited
recreational opportunities, or a medical community
without adequate funding to improve spinal cord
care. Through all we do, Paralyzed Veterans of
America strives to remove those barriers and build
the nation our veterans deserve—a nation fit for
heroes.
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | 2011 ANNUAL REPORT
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The stories in this annual report are our veterans’ stories:
their struggles and triumphs, triumphs that we at
Paralyzed Veterans are proud to share in and
to share with you.
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p r e s i d e n t ’ s
m e s s a g e
Dear Friends,
In these uncertain times, marked by a stagnant economy, the highest jobless rate in decades, and health-care costs that rise as services shrink, many
organizations have chosen or have been forced to scale back and wait for better days.
At Paralyzed Veterans of America, such a retrenchment has never been an option. In
fact, the opposite is true.
In 2011, our mission and the pressing needs of our members—veterans with spinal
cord injury or disease (SCI/D)—compelled us to respond at the same or even greater
level than in previous years. As the Department of Veterans Affairs seeks to provide
care for our newest generation of wartime veterans as well as those from past conflicts, many veterans are confronted with long waits, claims-processing delays, or other
barriers to prompt receipt of medical care and their due benefits. And for veterans
with SCI/D many more obstacles await.
To counter this bleak outlook, we sharpened the focus and expanded the scope
of our outreach to veterans. We launched Mission: ABLE, an all-out effort to engage
citizens, communities, and corporations to help veterans and their families receive
what they need most: care, benefits, and jobs. This year’s annual report bears the
theme “Paralyzed Veterans of America—Building a nation fit for heroes.” Certainly
Mission: ABLE and other program initiatives took this to heart.
Paralyzed Veterans’ programs have an impact on almost every facet of life for
veterans living with SCI/D: ensuring adequate health care and benefits, fighting
for denied benefits and advancing veterans law nationally, increasing employment
opportunities, monitoring laws and regulations and advocating for veterans’ best
interests, improving accessibility across the nation, providing sports and recreation,
and furthering research into better treatments and one day a cure for paralysis. Every
morning I begin the day knowing that on this day we will make a difference in the life
of a veteran.
We thank you for helping us serve our nation’s heroes. Know that our efforts on
their behalf will never cease, and with your continued support, we can achieve even
more for all who have served and sacrificed so much.
The stories in this annual report are our veterans’ stories: their struggles and
triumphs, triumphs that we at Paralyzed Veterans are proud to share in and to share
with you.
Bill Lawson
Paralyzed Veterans of America National President
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VETERANS BENEFITS
Fighting for
Earned Benefits
T
HE LAST THING ANY MEMBER of the U.S. armed forces should have to
worry about when he or she comes home is, “where are my benefits?” And
for newly injured veterans overwhelmed with uncertainty and doubts about
their future with spinal cord injury, the last thing on their minds is filling out and
filing forms to receive those benefits. But dealing with paperwork as quickly
as possible after discharge from service is crucial to their timely receipt of the
benefits due from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The sooner they file, the faster they
can begin rebuilding their lives. This is where our Veterans Benefits Department (VBD) comes in.
VBD field staff meet with veterans even while they are recovering in VA medical centers, identifying
benefits the vets are entitled to and helping them begin to navigate the often-confusing bureaucracy
surrounding veterans benefits. Our service officers assist with claims for service-connected compensation, nonservice-connected pensions, home health care, specially adapted housing, adaptive equipment grants, and much more. In order to provide the highest level of assistance, staff members must
be experts in veterans law and VA regulations and the appeals process, and know how to apply that
knowledge to fight for veterans when benefits are denied. Our annual week-long training program for
service officers is recognized as one of the best by VA and other veterans service organizations. ■
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VETERAN
ELIAS ROJAS
Boston
Marine Corps
For ELIAS ROJAS nothing tops being in
the Marine Corps. “To be a U.S. Marine is to
be a U.S. Marine,” he says. “You’re considered
an elite part of the military.” He loved the
uniform and what it represented, and relished
every moment.
Unfortunately, his military career ended far
too soon. In 2008, while stationed at Camp
Pendleton, one night after a party Elias volunteered to drive the car of a friend who had
been drinking. On the way home, they were
involved in a car accident. He sustained a C-5
spinal cord injury (SCI).
An investigation ensued. Two other
Marines who had been driving alongside the
car carrying Elias and his friend gave affidavits
that all vehicles were traveling between 60
and 65 mph. But the military estimated his
speed at 100 mph or more, and determined
that the accident resulted from speeding—a
“willful misconduct” violation. Despite failing
to find any factual evidence of speeding or
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VETERANS BENEFITS
“Paralyzed Veterans
worked with me, each
step of the way—from
figuring out what
I wanted to do to
matching me with an
employer. Today I’m
back at work. I love my
job and enjoy continuing
to serve our nation.
I couldn’t have done
it without Paralyzed
Veterans of America.”
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any speeding ticket issued by California Highway
Patrol, the military refused to budge from its position. And because of its finding, Elias was barred
from receiving benefits from the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA).
Months passed. Assistance was requested
from the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,
Commandant of the Marine Corps, Secretary of
the Navy, and Senator Ted Kennedy’s office but
to no avail. Even with those powerful people intervening, the military would not change its initial
decision. Elias’s situation was very bleak: dealing with physical recovery, loss of his career and
identity, inability to work, and living only on Social
Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). The struggle
was overwhelming; he was almost without hope.
“SSDI was my only source of income,” Elias
remembers. “I was rationing what I spent. My wife
was a full-time student and worked two part-time
jobs, but even then we did not make enough to
make ends meet. We had a very limited lifestyle,
and we lived in an apartment at my in-laws’ house.”
Anxious about the future, he felt pressure
to find a job, but nothing was available. “I
wanted to provide for my family, but I felt
as though this would never be a possibility,” he says. “I tried to stay as positive as I
could and not let the situation weigh me
down—but some days the reality of it all
was too much to bear.”
“He is such a great, great kid ,” says
Joe Badzmierowski, a benefits advocate with Paralyzed Veterans of America.
“The accident that left him quadriplegic was
tragic enough, but to go through what he had
to endure was an unimaginable hardship.”
Badzmierowski met Elias and learned of his
situation during regular rounds at the West Roxbury SCI Center. That was when the long journey
with VA began. As he does for all newly injured
veterans, Badzmierowski initiated claims on Elias’s
behalf and started preparing the case to try to
have Elias’s injuries found to be in the line of duty.
Then he could receive the benefits he desperately needed. “It was a massive challenge and it
shouldn’t have been if the correct legal decision
based on our claims and appeals was made in the
first place,” Badzmierowski says.
But Paralyzed Veterans prevailed. In 2011, Elias
was awarded service connection at 100 percent,
plus special monthly compensation, an added
benefit in addition to regular disability compensation. Paralyzed Veterans also helped Elias establish entitlement to the auto and specially adapted
housing grants.
“Paralyzed Veterans has a reputation not only
for our expertise in VA statutes and regulations,
but those of the Department of Defense as well
when it has such a direct impact on one of our
members,” Badzmierowski says. “We went through
hundreds and hundreds of pages of evidence line
by line and made the case why we believed the
decision made by the military was incorrect, and
VA agreed with us. Because of our credibility, the
respect we have earned over 60 years, and our
record of successful advocacy, we were able to
succeed.
“When I first met Elias in his hospital room, I
told him Paralyzed Veterans would not let him
down, and we didn’t—we changed his life.”
But Elias still wanted to work. In the Marines
he had been deployed in logistics, and also had
some customer service experience. Ken Lipton,
a Paralyzed Veterans’ Operation PAVE (Paving
Access for Veterans Employment) counselor, was
sure that those skills could be put to good use in
the workplace.
“I was able to help him in getting a short-term
contract position with Verizon,” Lipton says. “Then
I told him about an information receptionist posi-
tion with the U.S. Department of Justice in Boston and encouraged him to apply.” Lipton wrote a
Schedule A letter (eligibility for federal appointment) for Elias, who subsequently was hired.
Elias could not be happier. “My wife still saw
me as the man of the house, but I didn’t feel that
way because I couldn’t bring in funds. Now I can.
It’s the best feeling in the world,” he says. “Paralyzed Veterans worked with me, each step of the
way—from figuring out what I wanted to do to
matching me with an employer. Today I’m back
at work. I love my job and enjoy continuing to
serve our nation. I couldn’t have done it without
Paralyzed Veterans of America.”
“His life has just changed,” says Badzmierowski.
“It is very gratifying to see the difference in his
demeanor.”
Today Elias is planning for a future that now
holds promise: “I have been the type of person
who has always appreciated what I have, and I was
always hopeful and positive despite my injury,” he
says. “Now I feel a lot less stressed out because
I can truly focus 100 percent on furthering my
recovery and building a better future for my family and me.
“I want to find a job back in the military if I
can. I still feel a part of the military. That’s actually
my dream job: to be back in the Marine Corps,
to be back around it…I love the Marine Corps;
I really do.” ■
Paralyzed Veterans offers assistance with claims
and appeals to any veteran, family member,
or caregiver—not just individuals who have
sustained spinal cord injury.
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VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Empowering
through
Employment
A
RECORD HIGH RATE of unemployment is one of the
greatest challenges facing our nation today. For veterans
with catastrophic injury, the problem is even worse—an
unemployment rate of 85 percent. Working to reverse this trend,
Paralyzed Veterans launched Operation PAVE (Paving Access
for Veterans Employment), specialized vocational rehabilitation
services administered by our Veterans Benefits Department. Operating in six
offices located in Department of Veterans Affairs spinal cord injury centers across
the country, Operation PAVE is an aggressive outreach and placement program
for veterans with catastrophic injuries, as well as their family members. Locating in
VA facilities enables PAVE counselors to give personal assistance to veterans in
need of employment, counsel them on career goals, and inform them of training
and educational opportunities while helping with résumé and interview preparation.
PAVE counselors then link these veterans with employers who understand the value
veterans bring to their workforce. Since the establishment of our first vocational
rehabilitation office in 2007, Paralyzed Veterans has helped more than 200 veterans
achieve vocational fulfillment, restoring their sense of self-worth and helping them
build financial security for themselves and their families. ■
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VETERAN
CHRISTOPHER GRAVES
McChord Air Force Base, Washington
Marine Corps
CHRISTOPHER GRAVES, a 29-year-old veteran
of Operation Iraqi Freedom, joined the service believing
that “it’s good to serve your country.” He enlisted in the
Marine Corps because “if you’re going to join the military,
choose the hardest (branch),” and earned the rank of lance
corporal as a radio operator from 2001 to 2003.
In 2002, Chris was taking part in mountain warfare training, which required quickly hiking—in snowshoes—about
eight miles up and down a mountain. During the exercise,
he noticed pain in his back, but attributed it to the arduous
training. Eventually, however, the pain would grow to the
point where he could not ignore it. When he returned to
duty after a week off, the pain also returned during the
six-hour bus ride back to the base. At that point, he was still
unaware that he had ruptured three disks in his spine—a
condition that led to his eventual retirement.
After leaving the military, Chris got work in a machine
shop—a job that required much lifting and bending.
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Currently more than 350 businesses and organizations are partnering with
Paralyzed Veterans in Operation PAVE to offer employment to our veterans,
including 112 that have hired employees through our program.
Already suffering from paralysis in his toes and serious back pain, he realized the strenuous job was
only going to worsen his injuries. “It’s a pain thing,
constant pain,” he says. “The nerves just die. The
doctors told me, ‘you can’t do that anymore.’ ”
A job in a grocery store followed, but he wisely
decided his future would have more options if he
got a college degree. Taking advantage of the GI
Bill, Chris went on to earn associate degrees in
humanities, social/behavioral science, and business administration. He seemed set to rejoin the
workforce.
But even with three college degrees, he
still could not find work. He tried employment
agencies and other vocational assistance programs—experiences that he found frustrating and
unproductive: “I would call and they would send
me in loops. It was going to be a long process.
They would tell me to fill out another form or go
back to school.”
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Leaving California, where he had attended college, Chris moved to Kent, Washington, and connected with Michael Killen, Paralyzed Veterans’
service officer in Seattle. Killen worked with him to
help obtain the benefits and services to which he
was entitled, and referred him to Paralyzed Veterans’ Vocational Rehabilitation Program. After that,
Chris says, “things went really fast. When I talked
to them [Paralyzed Veterans’ representatives],
they wanted to help me. I’m sure they do that with
everybody.”
In mid-January 2011, Chris spoke with Joan
Haskins, a PAVE vocational rehabilitation counselor in Long Beach. Through distance counseling, Haskins discussed his job objectives, career
goals, and workplace skills, and then helped him
draft a résumé and submit it to potential employers. After a successful interview at McChord Air
Force Base in Washington state, Chris was offered
a job as a store associate at the base commissary.
On April 11—after five years of unemployment—Chris was finally back in the workforce. “I
now work in a cash office, but I can work anywhere [in the commissary],” he says. “If things get
really busy, I can go on a register—I’m really fast
at it. If a really disabled vet comes in, I help them
shop.”
He says his commissary job makes him feel a
bit like he’s back in “the Corps.” He thrives on the
environment at the base and especially enjoys his
interaction with the veterans who frequent the
store. “It’s all military, old retired vets. They can
be crusty, a little grumpy, and they have goofy
stories,” Chris says. “[My job] pays pretty well,” he
added, “but it’s not just about making money—it’s
about helping vets.” ■
VETERAN
DENITA HARTFIELD
Bakersfield, California
Army
DENITA HARTFIELD had planned to be career Army. She enlisted in 1992 to
“serve my country and see the world.”
With enthusiasm and passion, Denita moved from one role to another. She held
positions as an analyst and assisted leadership training in state-of-the-art global positioning systems. As a weapons of mass destruction team leader, she maintained 100
percent accountability for sensitive items in excess of $3 billion. She led, coached, and
mentored team members in sustainment training.
In the years after 9/11, she deployed with the 1st Infantry Division to Afghanistan
and Iraq for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Then in May of 2005
while serving in Mosul, Iraq, her unit was ambushed during a recovery mission.
“One of our convoys had gotten attacked and (insurgents) were set up and waiting for us,” Denita says. “There were explosions and gunfire. Several people were
wounded. I had a headache right away.”
That headache indicated that Denita had suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI),
along with cracked ribs and a cracked tailbone. She had no visible wounds, but she
knew from the headaches, body pains, and ringing in her ears that she was badly hurt.
In spite of her injuries, she hid and ignored the pain so she wouldn’t be sent home.
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Two weeks after the attack, she collapsed. Fluid had
built up around her heart to such a degree that it stopped
beating, a condition known as pericarditis. Then all of her
injuries were diagnosed. The next year and a half was spent
enduring multiple surgeries and physical therapy.
“My motivation throughout my entire recovery was
returning to full duty status,” Denita says. “I negated that my
injuries were prevalent enough to end my career because
there were so many other soldiers that were killed in action
or lost limbs. Those guys are the real heroes. I had to return
to combat in their honor and there was nothing to convince
me that I was not going to return.”
Eventually, however, in 2007, she was medically discharged with an 80 percent service-connected disability
rating. She used her medical severance to move to a home
in Bakersfield, California, to be near her grandmother.
Denita, who has a master’s degree in criminal justice
and weapons of mass destruction, accepted a job as dean
of students at a local business school, but faced hardships
on the job—not due to her disabilities, but because those
disabilities were not apparent. Administrators at the college didn’t understand her injuries, absences, or ongoing
medical appointments.
“I’d get ridiculed every time I had to go to a medical appointment,” she said. “I’m not what people think a disabled
veteran should look like.”
Several times a week she had to travel to Sepulveda
and West Los Angeles VA hospitals to treat the TBI and
Paving Access for Veterans Employment
Nationwide Caseload:
1,045
Number of clients actively seeking placement:
375
Number of clients successfully placed in
vocational activities:
200+
Operation Enduring Freedom/
Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans served:
144
Partner for Life (one year post placement
and receiving lifetime vocational services):
63
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post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which caused
insomnia and nightmares. Her boss complained every time
she needed to be out of the office. Denita compensated
by working 12- and 13-hour days. She couldn’t sleep, so she
would work. She met every deadline and had exceptional
performance reviews, despite her struggles. But that didn’t
satisfy her superiors. Ultimately, when asked to postpone a
surgery so her boss could take a personal trip, Denita had
reached her limit. “You know how difficult it is to schedule a
surgery through the VA,” she explains.
Then, like so many veterans with catastrophic injuries,
a long, unfruitful search for employment began. She
could not rely on VA disability payments because those
still hadn’t begun. It took two years before she began
receiving them, putting her in a precarious financial
position.
She went without work for two years, but continued
her volunteer efforts on behalf of veterans. “I was disabled,
but I could still provide for my country,” she says. “That’s all
veterans want to do—continue to serve.”
Denita held PTSD meetings for the National Alliance
on Mental Illness, addressed policy issues on Capitol Hill,
and spoke to boards of supervisors in various counties
to educate policymakers on the need to assist returning
combat veterans.
Then in March 2011 she began receiving vocational
assistance from Joan Haskins, a Paralyzed Veterans Operation PAVE (Paving Access for Veterans Employment)
counselor. Haskins recognized Denita’s advocacy experience and helped her apply for a position with U.S. Rep.
Kevin McCarthy as a veterans’ constituent for California.
“(Joan) was so encouraging and honestly understood
the struggles of veterans who work so hard to return to
the workforce,” Denita says. “Although I did not start in the
position due to funding limitations, I continued to serve
and support the veterans of California.”
Meanwhile Haskins corresponded with Denita every
two weeks, sending links to employment opportunities,
providing support documents to increase her visibility
among applicants, and keeping her engaged.
While employed with the U.S. Marshal’s Investigations Operations Division, Denita is
completing her PhD dissertation in organizational management and leadership that
focuses on transitioning veterans’ leadership into state and federal law enforcement.
“I offered information, job leads, and support
as she sought interesting and meaningful work
which would capitalize on her military skills in the
civilian world,” Haskins says. “The whole process
of thinking about jobs, researching them, applying,
waiting, waiting, and still more waiting to hear from
an employer can take such a long time (especially
for federal positions). The job hunt process is
stressful. Denita continued an aggressive job hunt,
and I continued to share job leads. It was not too
long before her résumé and application packages were in front of company HR managers who
recognized what Denita had to offer.”
In July Denita accepted a position with the
U.S. Marshal’s Investigations Operations Division;
her top secret security clearance and her military
experience and education made her an ideal
candidate for the agency. She cannot comment
on the specifics of her work but says the job is
“perfect.”
“I get the same sense of camaraderie that I felt
in the military because we are all focused on the
same objective: protecting and serving America,”
she says.
And no one questions her injuries or ongoing
medical needs.
“As veterans we are more than our combat injuries,” Denita says. “We are assets to help restore
stability to America.” She explains that veterans
are mission driven, have leadership training, and
work under high levels of pressure. She emphasizes that veterans’ leadership abilities and training
can yield positive results in a time when financial
constraints can hamper extensive training.
Denita exemplifies the value veterans can provide to the workplace and, like Paralyzed Veterans
of America, believes employers should look to
veterans first. ■
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MEDICAL SER VICES AND HEALTH POLICY
Maximizing the
Care Environment
O
UR MEDICAL SERVICES AND HEALTH POLICY
staff members perform the crucial function of ensuring the highest standard of patient care and recovery
in Department of Veterans Affairs facilities through
site visits. In 2011, Associate Executive Director Lana
McKenzie, RN, BSN, MBA, and her team—doctors
and nurses with experience in spinal cord injury (SCI) medicine and care—made 30
site visits, assessing every VA-operated SCI center and many long-term-care facilities
and outpatient centers across the country. Focusing on what will best facilitate recovery of patients in each center, they inspect facilities, confer with staff, ensure previous
problems have been corrected, and, most important, talk directly with patients about
their needs, noting areas or services that require improvement. This covers any aspect
that could benefit spinal cord injured patients, including the number of long-term-care
beds available; state of equipment; staffing levels; staff morale; and layout of rooms,
hallways, and therapy areas—even handicap parking considerations. When things
need to change, Medical Services continues to monitor and ensure corrective action is
taken. Our oversight results in significant improvements at many medical centers.
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Infection is the leading cause of death for
people who have lived with spinal cord injuries for
two years or more.* After sustaining such injuries,
the body’s immune system is compromised, which
makes fighting infections at times impossible.
For this reason a lengthy stay in an SCI center,
with its heightened risk of exposure to the staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria, is a less-thanideal situation. MRSA, or staph, is resistant to
*Statistic from spinalcordinjuryscitreatment.com.
most antibiotics and can result in skin infections,
urinary tract infections, pneumonia, blood poisoning, and endocarditis, a life-threatening infection
in the heart.
“Because hospitals are known to be a breeding
ground for germs, and with SCI patients prone to
secondary infections, when they are exposed, they
may contract MRSA,” says McKenzie. “The trend
in SCI in the past five years [in Department of
Veterans Affairs SCI units] is when a patient has
Lana McKenzie
(standing), associate
executive director of
Medical Services &
Health Policy, and
National Vice President
David Fowler (center),
conduct interviews
during a site visit at a
VA spinal cord injury
unit to ensure proper
care for veterans.
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MEDICAL SER VICES AND HEALTH POLICY
a staph infection, VA closes the whole room to care
for that one patient, or they put two MRSA patients
together. This is not the ideal situation.”
By limiting room occupancy to just one patient,
the SCI unit loses the use of valuable bed space,
which is at a premium. But cohorting (combining)
patients in rooms with only one bathroom—the current design—increases the chance of cross-infection.
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Recognizing this problem, Paralyzed Veterans’ Medical Services team has been making a
strong case with VA medical centers that separate
bathrooms for each patient in a shared room would
eliminate or lessen the increased risk.
“We always advocate for the appropriate number of staff to care for SCI patients, and now also
by suggesting changes to the environment of care,”
The floorplan and a
newly completed patient
room show the design
featuring separate
bathrooms for patients
sharing a room. This
design helps to reduce
the spread of infection.
Design Approach Program
McKenzie says. “This is a way to reduce
infections and maximize capacity. It
wasn’t in VA’s mind that this could be a
tactic in the fight against MRSA.”
Medical Services teamed with Paralyzed Veterans’ architects on a design
that would give each patient a bathroom and still retain the room’s practicality for physician and nurse utilization.
The architects’ solution is a redesigned
layout of shared rooms, where at the
end of each bed, each patient has a
private bathroom. This alone will
reduce the risk of cross-infection
significantly.
The new spinal cord injury unit at the
Milwaukee VA Zablocki Medical Center
is the first to adopt the design. Notes
McKenzie, “Many are following. Denver
is soon to be open with this model, as
well as Syracuse. It costs VA less to do
this than to care for someone who lingers
in the hospital—and, most important, the
patients benefit.” ■
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ARCHITECTURE
P
Recognizing
Visionaries for
Accessibility
ARALYZED VETERANS IS THE ONLY veterans service organization to have its own
team of architects. Working with Department of Veterans Affairs design teams, our design
professionals influence every project that affects individuals who receive care in VA spinal
cord injury facilities and regularly join our Medical Services team to assess and improve
conditions at these facilities. Nationally, Paralyzed Veterans’ Architecture Program has
brought about positive change in design beyond the scope of spinal cord injury unit design
initiatives. Our architects frequently are
asked to consult on accessibility standards
and building codes, and to work with cities
and municipalities to improve access in
public facilities and transportation systems.
They advance accessible design through
teaching, public speaking, seminars, and
publications that deal with accessibility
issues and approaches to eliminating
barriers in the built environment.
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Page 18: Front row, from left: Virginia
Mid-Atlantic Paralyzed Veterans’
Chapter Vice President Terry Labar;
Sports Director Charlie Hayden;
President Charles B. “Chuck” Willis;
and Paralyzed Veterans’ Executive
Director Homer S. Townsend, Jr.
Standing: Treehouse designer James
Roth and architect John Connell.
This page: An accessible treehouse
designed by architect James Roth.
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ARCHITECTURE
An accessible ramp leads to
a treehouse in the midst of
a forestscape.
Most people would not associate “treehouse” with
“accessibility.” However, James Roth, cofounder of The
Treehouse Guys LLC, has designed and built more than
30 universally accessible treehouses in 18 states across the
country. His mission: to give children and young adults with
special needs, who are routinely confronted with barriers, a
chance to be closer to nature and experience that unique
joy a treehouse brings.
“Treehouses provide a sense of freedom,” Roth says.
“Children need escape. Climbing a treehouse is such a
simple thing, but those in wheelchairs are left out.
Accessible treehouses enable children and parents in
wheelchairs to do what most take for granted.” For this
initiative, Roth received Paralyzed Veterans’ 2011 BarrierFree America Award.
In its 10th year, the Barrier-Free America Award continues to recognize leadership, innovation, and action in the
architectural and design communities in advancing accessibility—an advance that improves quality of life for everyone.
As Mark Lichter, AIA, director of Architecture, puts it,
“Paralyzed Veterans of America believes it is important to
honor forward-thinking individuals who approach design
with attention to accessibility for all, to enlighten other designers and architects and encourage them to follow suit.”
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Roth received the award during a ceremony held at the
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond, Virginia—
the site of one of his universally accessible treehouses.
Completed in 2005, it is tucked inside the children’s
garden overlooking the Sydnor Lake, and reached by a
gentle ascent that offers striking vistas and frequent resting places.
Highlights of the many award-winning accessible treehouses include:
■■ the universally accessible ramp system that makes
getting to the top of the treehouse easy and enjoyable. The gradual ascent to the treehouse is an accessible pleasure for everyone, with great views and rest
stops along the way.
■■ the creation of an all-inclusive structure that allows
people of all ages and physical abilities to enjoy the
treehouse together. In the past, a treehouse would
have been off limits to people with disabilities or
the elderly, who may have limited mobility. Now it’s
something that everyone—no matter their ages or
abilities—can enjoy.
■■ the important message that an accessible treehouse
sends to architects: the sky’s the limit when it comes
to making our nation more accessible. ■
Paralyzed Veterans of America
representatives tour a Roth treehouse.
TH E F UTURE OF D E S IGN
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA ENVISIONS a nation free of barriers.
Inspiring young people to think creatively about issues of accessibility in
the built environment is one way we are working to ensure a future nation
fully accessible to all.
Seeking to motivate the next generation of engineers, designers, and
architects and influence the future of design, for the second year in a row
Paralyzed Veterans sponsored the Accessible City Award. The award is
given in conjunction with the Future City Competition, a program of the
National Engineers Week Foundation, which challenges middle school
students to imagine, design, and build cities of the future. Students work
as a team with an educator and engineer mentor to plan cities, research
and write up solutions to an engineering problem, and build tabletop scale
models.
Regional winners attend the National Finals in Washington, DC, where
Paralyzed Veterans architects assist in judging. Among the winning
features of the 2011 Future City, designed by students from St. Thomas
More School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was an integrative transportation
system that provided an easy transition for people in wheelchairs and also
sensed when passengers were waiting to board, stopping for them without
being summoned. It also included computer chips to help people with
Accessible Home
Design, written
and illustrated by
Paralyzed Veterans
Architecture staff, is
an industry standard
for architects,
designers, and
builders. It continues
to be popular with
consumers, as well.
Now in its second
edition, more than
22,000 copies have
been distributed
and sold since its
release in 1999.
sight impairments to better perceive the world around them. ■
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RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES
Expanding the
Search for a Cure
E
VEN BEFORE Paralyzed Veterans
established its Research (1976) and Education (1984) Foundations, we had long focused
on furthering advances in the field of spinal
cord medicine. With help from our chapters,
we have invested more than $100 million in
research that promises new therapies, treatments, and potential cures for paralysis, as well as advancements in the care
and education of individuals with spinal cord injury or disease
(SCI/D). At Yale University, where Paralyzed Veterans of
America has invested more than $4 million to help create and
support the Center for Neuroscience and Regeneration Research, doctors and other investigators now speak confidently
about reversing the effects of spinal cord injury. By funding
the research efforts of promising young scientists, we continue
to deepen our understanding of SCI/D, growing ever closer
to a cure. ■
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Members of Dr. Alexander
Ovechkin’s laboratory
perform a pulmonary
functional assessment on
a research volunteer (R–L):
Ovechkin; Sevda Aslan,
PhD; Manpreet Chopra, BS;
and Eddie Brown, MS, MBA.
RESEARCHER
DR. ALEXANDER OVECHKIN
MANY PARALYZED VETERANS boost their
physical and mental well-being through weightlifting. But
could some individuals with spinal cord injury or disease
and breathing problems benefit from the equivalent of
weightlifting for the lungs?
The answer is yes, according to findings from a recent
Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation grant
project that provides new insight into mechanisms that
cause breathing complications after spinal cord injury. Because spinal cord injury often weakens or paralyzes muscles
used for breathing, respiratory problems are among the
most significant issues SCI individuals face—and a leading
cause of death.
Alexander Ovechkin, MD, PhD, spent two years
studying “Respiratory Muscle Training after Spinal Cord
Injury”—the title of his research project—thanks to a twoyear, $150,000 grant from the Foundation. An assistant
professor at the University of Louisville Department of
Neurological Surgery and project lead researcher, he hopes
the work will lead to novel strategies and improved care for
individuals with SCI.
Subjects included veterans and nonveterans at Frazier
Rehab Institute’s Neuroscience Collaborative Center, a
partnership among the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, the University of Louisville’s Department of
Neurological Surgery and Division of Movement Disorders
at Frazier, and Frazier Rehab Institute.
Ovechkin and his team probed how the nervous system
controls breathing muscles after spinal injury. They then
explored how control of those muscles can be enhanced
by doing breathing exercises through a partially blocked
mouthpiece, both with and without electrically stimulating
breathing muscles.
Not surprisingly, training and electrical stimulation
improved muscle conditioning and activated neural circuits
within the spinal cord. “We found that the rehabilitative
approach is most effective for those patients,” Ovechkin
notes. “We are now ready to use it in a clinical trial across
the country to make it a standard of care across the whole
population.”
Paralyzed Veterans’ Research Foundation supports
innovative research and fellowships that improve the lives
of individuals with spinal cord injury and disease. Ovechkin’s research, completed in June 2011, has already been
published in a number of journals and presented at national
and international conferences.
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Perhaps most encouraging, Ovechkin says the Paralyzed
Veterans–sponsored research led to even bigger things.
During the grant project, he discovered that in chronic
SCI, the quality of respiratory motor control and cardiovascular regulation, or the optimal performance of the
circulatory system as the heart pumps blood through blood
vessels, were highly correlated.
These early findings allowed him to secure a $1.3 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health
to continue studying how improved pulmonary function
leads to improved cardiovascular function.
“That is always a good outcome,” Ovechkin says. “This
first grant was substantial in starting everything. Right now,
we look forward to continuing to grow our research.” ■
Strengthening Spinal
Cord Medicine
T
HROUGH ITS CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES, the
Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine, founded and administered
by Paralzyed Veterans of America, seeks to ensure that health-care
providers serving individuals with spinal cord injury have access to the most
current research findings that expert methodologists have graded for their
scientific strength and validity. And through its companion consumer guides,
individuals with SCI, their families, and caregivers can better understand best
practices for living with spinal cord injury.
Using scientific research and consumer input, the Consortium, which is
composed of 23 professional, payer, and consumer health organizations, regularly
updates guidelines and develops new ones, promoting an SCI research agenda
that encourages scientific rigor and outcome evaluation to expand knowledge
about the unique issues affecting spinal cord injured individuals and improve the
quality of care provided across their multidisciplinary clinical teams. ■
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C O N S O R T I U M PA R T N E R
RICK HANSEN
At the age of 15, RICK HANSEN was thrown from the
back of a pickup truck on the way home from a fishing trip.
Sustaining a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from
the waist down, he went on to become an internationally
celebrated wheelchair athlete and a major advocate for
advancing the science of SCI medicine.
In 2007, Hansen founded the Rick Hansen Institute
(RHI), a Canadian-based not-for-profit that focuses on
translational research and best practices to improve the
lives of people with SCI. The culmination of Hansen’s
dream for true collaboration among members of the SCI
community, RHI is a network of more than 450 individuals,
drawn from academic, health, service, and policy-making
organizations across Canada, who focus on addressing the
priority needs of people living with paralysis after SCI.
The Institute invests in projects that move basic discoveries into new treatments and approaches while identifying
best practices and promoting their adoption by medical
and allied professionals. Doing so increases the likelihood
of better outcomes while reducing stress and costs on the
health-care system, according to RHI CEO Bill Barrable.
RHI is currently working with Accreditation Canada, the
national hospital accrediting body, to have best practices
become standards for SCI care.
In August 2011 RHI became the second non-U.S. member of the Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine, a group
of health professional, payer, and consumer organizations
that is funded and administered by Paralyzed Veterans of
America. The Consortium develops and distributes clinical
best practice guidelines across the spinal cord medicine
practice community.
“Partnering with world-class organizations such as the
Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine and Paralyzed Veterans of America in order to develop collaboration around
best practices is a tangible step in accelerating progress
towards a cure for paralysis after spinal cord injury,” Hansen says. “With continued partnerships such as this one,
the future possibilities in spinal cord injury research are
exponential.”
The Consortium’s Governing Steering Chairman, Dr.
Lawrence C. Vogel, invited RHI’s participation because of
its expertise in education, research, and advocacy for the
SCI population, including developing scientific, evidence-
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based clinical practice guidelines that are essential for aligning the international medical community.
“It’s quite an honor to participate,” Barrable says. “The
Consortium is already highly respected in terms of the quality of work that it has done, and we are already benefiting
from their work.”
Institute leaders add that the Consortium gives it a platform
to share Canadian knowledge and expertise, opening the door
to exciting opportunities for collaborating on—and advancing—world-class research. Among other things, RHI looks
forward to sharing information about its unique SCI Registry,
which it hopes to use for clinical trials, with fellow members. ■
To date, the Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine has published 10 professional clinical practice
guidelines for health-care professionals and 7 companion consumer-oriented guides covering such topics
as early acute care, pressure ulcer prevention, and sexuality after SCI. Currently in development are
clinical practice guidelines on lipid and carbohydrate function and updates of pressure ulcer prevention
and prevention of thromboembolism.
“I give kudos to (Paralyzed Veterans
of America) for this guide (Sexuality
and Reproductive Health in Adults with
Spinal Cord Injury). I found it to be an
educational, progressive, thorough, and
no-nonsense document.”
— Independent reviewer
“The Clinical Practice Guidelines are
a critical resource for clinicians
in providing evidence-based care.
The CPGs are the gold standard for
spinal cord injury care, and they have
improved the lives of innumerable
people with spinal cord injuries. The
availability of these guidelines on
the Internet is incredibly valuable for
people over the entire world, and they
are accessible to all at all times.”
—Lawrence Vogel, MD, Professor of
Pediatrics, Rush Medical College, Assistant Chief
of Staff, Medicine, Chief of Pediatrics, Shriners
Hospitals for Children, Chicago
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SPORTS & RECREATION
Creating Champions
W
HEELCHAIR SPORTS not only build
strength and stamina, they inspire confidence
and social interaction. Participating in sports
can be the one thing that motivates an individual with paralysis to shake the depression
and sense of hopelessness that often follow
an injury and instead become active and competitive, realizing life does not
end after spinal cord injury. Since our founding, Paralyzed Veterans has been
a leader in the development of wheelchair sports and an advocate for their
role in rehabilitating body and spirit. Through our growing number of sports
programs—National Veterans Wheelchair Games, Bass Tour, Trapshoot
Circuit, Billiards, Bowling, and
Handcycling—we seek to provide
something for everyone, at all levels of ability and for many different interests. In fact, the National
Veterans Wheelchair Games has
become the largest annual wheelchair sports event in the world. ■
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sports & recreation
veteran
erick hernandez
Miami, Florida
Navy
Erick Hernandez, a veteran of the Navy who
served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, had been an athlete
all his life, describing himself as “very into sports”—soccer,
baseball, basketball, football. When a diving accident in
July 2010 resulted in a C3-C4 spinal cord injury, he didn’t
know if he would ever feel like a champion again.
But right away, even while he was still recovering at the
Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Miami,
Paralyzed Veterans of America representatives began to
talk to him about life after paralysis—
including sports and the National
Veterans Wheelchair Games.
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Erick Hernandez during weighlifting
competition at the 31st National
Veterans Wheelchair Games.
Raul Acosta, a Paralyzed Veterans service
officer in Miami, actively promoted the Games
and encouraged Erick to attend. “Anytime I see
a young vet, I ask if they know about the Games
because of all the things they can learn and see,”
Acosta says. “Sometimes when you are going to
physical therapy you don’t see the whole picture
[of what can be accomplished after spinal cord
injury], but when you go to the Games you see all
that you can do. It opens horizons.”
After attending the VA Winter Sports Clinic,
Erick began training intensely, weightlifting to
build his upper-body strength in preparation for
competition. His coach, Brooke Westmoreland,
MS/OTR, Miami VA Medical Center, remembers
that by July he was progressing in bench press
and “determined to keep going.”
“Erick has remained a determined, upbeat
individual from the moment he entered the
SCI unit at the Miami VA in July 2010,” Westmoreland notes, recalling that Erick was initially
hesitant to engage in sporting events. However,
once he watched clips of the National Veterans
Wheelchair Games and attended the Winter
Sports Clinic, he became excited at the prospect
of participating in the 2011 Games to be held in
Pittsburgh. “We [therapists] at the Miami VA
began training with Erick for the weightlifting
competition, in order for Erick to bring home a
medal and feel confident in his performance.”
“A lot of guys do take it very seriously and
pride themselves [on their progress],” Erick says.
“That drives me to do better and better.”
That competitive drive found its outlet at the
31st National Veterans Wheelchair Games, where
Erick medaled in quad weightlifting and power
slalom. Now he wants to improve his performance
in air guns, and will—as soon as his arm strength
“Knowing I was
competing and
part of Paralyzed
Veterans—I was
like a role model—
it gives [the kids]
a good outlook on
life. Their smiles
were probably the
best thing.”
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sports & recreation
improves so he can better hold the gun, which hindered
him in Pittsburgh. He’s also eager to return to the Games
and try his skills in new events, including quad rugby, also
known as “murder ball” because of its ferocity.
“The rugby, softball, and basketball were very competitive and the athletes were really having fun. It just looked
like a ball,” he says. “I’m ready for that.”
Important, too, was the support of his peers. Erick was
moved by “seeing and watching others and seeing what
they accomplish. It was impressive—so many ideas, people,
and opportunities that exist. Now it’s just finding them.”
The Games also gave Erick an opportunity to offer
support to others. At Kids Day, local children with disabilities were invited to meet the athletes and be mentored
in adaptive sports, something many of them had never
experienced before. “It was probably the best thing,” Erick
says. “Knowing I was competing and part of (Paralyzed
Veterans)—I was like a role model—it gives them a good
outlook on life. Their smiles were probably the best thing.”
But the benefits of his rediscovered love for sports go
far beyond the actual Games. Erick’s confidence continues
to increase; he has become more independent in his daily
activities, more at ease with his mobility—he recently began
driving independently and is walking with more coordination. He’s even studying for his master’s degree in finance
while working as a human resources specialist at Miami VA.
This reinvigorated outlook on life also shows in his
outreach and counsel to veterans from all over the country,
and his desire to be more involved in sports, such as quad
rugby and handcycling. “Whenever I have a bad day and
feel like I took a step backward,” he says, “I now feel I can
return back to sports to regain my confidence.” ■
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Healing Waters
THE PARALYZED VETERANS BASS TOUR is highly competitive, drawing
anglers from across the country and awarding top prizes. But its main goal “is to get
guys with catastrophic injuries out of the house or hospital and back to enjoying life,”
says Alan Earl, associate director of Sports and Recreation at Paralyzed Veterans.
“Some of these individuals have never fished before,” he says. “Just seeing their
faces as they catch their first fish is so rewarding. By the end of an event, they have a
new outlook on life. We have disabilities, but that doesn’t stop us. We can do anything
anyone else can do.”
The Bass Tour is open to anyone with any type of mobility impairment or brain
injury. It provides bank-style fishing, along with the highly competitive open water
event. At the end of the year, champions in each category are named. The 2011
Being named Bass Tour
Angler of the Year meant
Tony Choe (above, right)
represented Paralyzed Veterans
at the B.A.S.S. Federation
Nation National Championship,
November 3–5, 2011, with
a chance to advance to the
Bassmaster Classic. Choe
finished 7th in the Mid-Atlantic
Division, 38 out of 54 overall,
and though that did not qualify
him for the Classic, we know it’s
just a matter of time until one
of our anglers makes the cut.
Until then, Paralyzed Veterans
will continue its efforts to
engage and energize veterans
around the country through the
Bass Tour.
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SPORTS & RECREATION
BY THE NUMBERS
NATIONAL VETERANS WHEELCHAIR GAMES: 567 participants
BASS TOUR: 7 events; 350 participants
TRAPSHOOTING CIRCUIT: 12 events; 508 participants
BILLIARDS: 9 events; 119 participants
BOWLING: 6 events; 217 participants
HANDCYCLING: 10 events; 79 participants
Angler of the Year (open competition) is Tony
Choe, a computer specialist with the U.S. State
Department.
Tony, who emigrated to the United States
from South Korea when he was 17, says he joined
the Marine Corps “to really put roots into this
country.” He also served in the Reserves from
1989 to 1991.
Then, while working at a convenience store
in 1993, he was shot in the back, the bullet hitting
thoracic vertebrae 11 and 12, causing paraplegia,
and bullet fragments severed his aorta, resulting
in severe internal bleeding. It’s never easy to talk
about, Tony says.
“I was bleeding internally to death. The fragments also damaged my right kidney and gall
bladder, resulting in removal of both organs.
Also it damaged my stomach and small intestine
greatly. During over 20 hours of surgery, my heart
completely stopped: clinically dead. Then doctors
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‘saw-opened’ my chest, and electroshocked my
heart to restart it. I guess I still had some hours
left in my engine. As doctors noted, ‘It’s a miracle
I pulled through.’ ”
But Tony also remembers a positive moment. “When I was in the hospital, in and out of
consciousness, a friend came in and said, ‘What
are you doing lying down? We need to go fishing
again.’ That pushed me to get through the dark
days. I was looking forward to fishing in the sun
again. After I got injured, fishing was therapeutic
and I used it to get back to my goal of normalcy
again. Fishing is in my blood. My dad fished all his
life and I picked it up from him.”
Tony endures chronic pain and digestive
problems still, “but my overall health is good,”
he says.
“Bass fishing has been very therapeutic. I enjoy
the actual tournament, but I enjoy the preparing
and traveling time even more.” ■
OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL
Transforming Lives,
Building Stronger Law
P
ARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA RECOGNIZES the
importance of having highly trained professionals in veterans law
available to help our members and other veterans. We are the only
veterans service organizations to employ lawyers, through our Office
of General Counsel, who primarily litigate cases on behalf of veterans
before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Veterans
Court) and the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Having this capacity
ensures that our members and all other veterans we represent have their voices heard
when the Department of Veterans Affairs has made errors in its determinations in
benefits decisions. With their extensive knowledge and expertise in veterans law, as
well as a passion to serve, our lawyers help veterans have their rightful benefits restored
and set the precedents that build stronger veterans law. Paralyzed Veterans of America
can help you when no other group can.” ■
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office of general counsel
veteran
David Hornick
Indiana
Marine Corps
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David Hornick, after serving in the Marine Corps
(1962–65), returned stateside and settled in Indiana. He went
on to earn a degree in accounting from Indiana University,
where he also did some teaching. He married, had children,
and enjoyed a successful career as a certified public accountant. He became a member of Paralyzed Veterans of America, and later an officer in the Kentucky-Indiana Chapter so
he could counsel and assist other veterans as they navigated
the complex Department of Veterans Affairs health-care and
benefits system.
David says he often tells other veterans who have experienced catastrophic injuries, “Here’s how the process works:
Paralyzed Veterans of America can help you when no other
group can.”
For him, that help came in the form of Paralyzed Veteryear protection from severance that had been passed by
ans’ Office of General Counsel.
Congress to protect a disability status when it had been
In 1997, he had been granted disability compensation
in place for 10 years or longer. Paralyzed Veterans also asbenefits, and the Department of Veterans Affairs ultimate- serted that VA General Counsel Precedent opinion 13-96,
ly rated him as 100 percent disabled with paralysis of both
which had held that disabled veterans receiving certain
lower extremities and the loss of bowel and bladder sphinc- disability compensation benefits under section 1151 of the
ter control. Because of the severity of his disabilities, VA
legal code are not eligible to receive the 10-year protection
also awarded him Special Monthly Compensation (SMC). from severance, was in error.
But in 2004, when he filed claims for the Specially Adaptive Housing (SAH), automobile, and
adaptive equipment grants, VA denied those
claims. However, in December of 2004 Congress amended the section of the U.S. Code that
pertained to his disability rating and eligibility for
benefits. Section 1151 provides that veterans, like
David, with qualifying severe physical disabilities,
are eligible to receive the SAH, automobile, and
“Paralyzed
adaptive equipment grants. Paralyzed Veterans,
on his behalf, notified VA of the rule change
Veterans
and Hornick’s eligibility for those grants. VA
of America
responded by proposing to sever his award of
can help you
section 1151 benefits, and in January 2006 it
when no other
finalized the severance action. As a result, David
group can.”
lost more than $3,000 in disability compensation
payments each month.
After that point, David says, VA “refused to take care
The Court agreed with Horan and Paralyzed Veterans
of me for two years; they just tried to manage my pain with and ruled that the precedent opinion contained an invalid
morphine.”
interpretation of the law, invalidating the opinion and
David filed a notice of disagreement, the first step in
ordering VA to restore David’s section 1151 disability comappealing a VA decision. “We (veterans) fight every day
pensation award, effective the date of its termination.
with the VA, and it’s a battle. I knew I had a right to file, so
Through Horan’s successful argument at the VeterI did.”
ans Court, David finally received the specially adapted
Paralyzed Veterans’ Deputy General Counsel
housing grant, automobile equipment grant, restoration of
Michael P. Horan represented David in his appeal to the
his monthly benefits to the correct level, and retroactive
Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA), but the BVA affirmed
benefits.
the severance action. David then appealed to the United
“(Horan) let them know in the courts what they had
States Court of Appeal for Veterans Claims (Veterans
been doing was atrocious,” David says. “He gets things
Court) in Washington, DC. Again, Paralyzed Veterans
done. That’s why I like him. He assured me I was right.
represented him.
“It was a very positive outcome,” he says. “I understand it
Horan argued to the Veterans Court in his briefs and
set some precedent. I’m really glad of it and I hope it helps
during oral argument that David was entitled to a 10other people as much and more than it has helped me.” ■
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GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Effecting Change
Locally and Nationally
G
OVERNMENT RELATIONS trains
Paralyzed Veterans of America chapters and
members to be advocates for disability rights
at the grassroots level, to be spokespersons
for veterans’ benefits and services within
their communities, and to promote these
messages to their elected officials in statehouses and on Capitol
Hill. The national Government Relations team and the government
relations directors and volunteer advocates in our chapters are united
by a common thread: many are veterans and wheelchair users whose
own experience informs their efforts to achieve full accessibility for all
people with disabilities and to promote, protect, and improve health
care and benefits for veterans. Our level of understanding concerning
obstacles encountered every day and the care and benefits required
for full and productive lives imparts urgency to our efforts and
heightens our commitment. ■
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While veterans’ health care and earned benefits are
the responsibility of the federal government, support
from local citizens and elected representatives is critical
in ensuring these obligations are addressed. Our chapter
government relations directors and volunteers are essential
in articulating Paralyzed Veterans’ positions and initiatives
addressing veterans’ needs and working to gain community
support for these efforts. An example of this is the local
support generated for The Independent Budget, a policy
and budget document created by Paralyzed Veterans and
three other major veterans organization that for 25 years
has been presented to Congress and the Administration as
a blueprint for funding and improving the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
In 2011, the majority of our advocacy efforts at the federal
and state levels focused on ensuring that governments and
private entities carried out, fully enforced, and implemented
existing laws that mandate accessibility. As a result, Paralyzed
Veterans and our 34 chapters made significant gains in travel
accessibility, including major increases at the state and local
levels in the number, location, and size of accessible municipal
and privately owned business parking spaces and improved
vehicle fueling methods for wheelchair users.
November 9, 2011, marked the 25th anniversary of
the Air Carrier Access Act. Government Relations continues to work with the airlines and relevant agencies to
make air travel as safe, easy, and dignified as possible for
individuals with disabilities. In conjunction with our chapters,
Government Relations makes airline personnel aware of the
needs of disabled travelers—and, even more important, that
this information is conveyed to the people with hands-on
responsibility for doing security checks and assisting with
transfers to airplane seats.
The safe, proper handling of wheelchairs remains problematic since that is controlled by baggage handler firms,
not the airlines; according to the act, individuals cannot sue
but must file a complaint with the Department of Transportation (DOT), which must decide if it will act.
With regard to ground transport, we experienced a
setback in September when the DOT basically reversed
its 20-year-old position on “level boarding,” issuing a
performance standard that said it had no authority, under
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), over freight
railroads. According to Paralyzed Veterans’ Maureen McCloskey, national advocacy director, “If Amtrak and whatever
other carrier owns the track and platform, level boarding is
required. But if a freight company has an interest there, they
can use whatever necessary to get someone on the trains.”
“When it comes to public transportation, we’re in good
shape,” said Doug Vollmer, Government Relations’ associate executive director. “Most vehicles on the street are
accessible. However, just because a vehicle is accessible
does not mean the system is. You may not be able to get
to a bus stop or maneuver a curb cut—which often is the
city’s responsibility, not the transit authority’s.”
The focus on public rights of way and parking strongly
ties Paralyzed Veterans to chapters and their work at the
local and regional levels. To greater or lesser degrees, the
state organizations pursued and won changes in codes,
increased accessible parking, and improved access to
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Among victories for Ben Ritter,
government relations director,
and the Florida Gulf Coast
chapter in 2011 was the
remodeling of AMF Bowling for
accessibility. Facilities in nearby
counties took note and have
followed suit.
recreation sites. All their efforts are worthy of mention, but
in the limited space of this report, we would like to highlight
two that epitomize the commitment and perseverance of
all our chapters.
The Florida Gulf Coast chapter achieved a number of
its initiatives, from getting changes made to the Florida
driver’s manual to working with municipalities and private
companies to increase handicap parking spaces and ensure
they met Florida’s accessible design standards, which are
higher than those called for under ADA.
“In Tampa, we went through several city-owned garages
with the Tampa Mayor’s Alliance for Disabilities,” reports
Florida Gulf Coast chapter’s Ben Ritter. “We pointed out to
the director of parking for the City of Tampa what wasn’t to
code, where there were insufficient numbers of spaces, or
where they were not near elevators or correctly signed.”
As a result, Ritter says, the city has made significant
inroads to correct the situation. He cites a number of other
victories, including an AMF bowling facility’s fast—and
expensive—revamping of its facility for accessibility. “When
they finished, they threw us a big party,” Ritter recalls. “Now
we use them for bowling events.” The project did not go
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unnoticed in the industry; already lanes in adjoining counties are expressing interest in following suit.
Paralyzed Veterans’ Oregon chapter, which also covers
parts of southern Washington state, scored a major success
with its effort to persuade the state to provide transport
that would enable chapter members to get to their treatment or doctor appointments, rather than waiting until
medical conditions had progressed to where more drastic
measures were called for. “We succeeded in getting six
fully accessible wheelchair vans donated to the system out
here,” says Oregon Government Relations Director Ryan
Green.
“And despite the fact that Oregon, like every state, is
hurting, we also got $100,000 allocated to provide strictly
wheelchair-only transportation for vets to get to medical
appointments.” In addition, Green points with pride to advances being made with the government and civic leaders
of Lincoln City, a prominent tourist town, to provide accessibility to beaches for vets with wheelchairs and walkers.
“Our passion for equal access in the coastal communities
has led to these successes,” he says, “and we’ll keep on until
all the structural barriers are removed.” ■
SUMMIT ON SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
Advancing
Knowledge and
Improving Care
I
N SEPTEMBER, Paralyzed Veterans Summit 2011 and Expo,
“Delivering Excellence, Achieving State-of-the-Art Health Care,”
drew approximately 700 attendees. The atmosphere was at
times electric as a network of doctors, nurses, researchers, social
workers, pharmacists, psychologists, and occupational and physical
therapists gathered in Orlando, Florida. Over three days, some
of the best and the brightest minds in spinal cord injury/dysfunction
(SCI/D) medicine and the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS)
presented their research on advancing treatment and discussed their
experiences in care coordination to achieve optimal patient outcome.
“Paralyzed Veterans has always been
committed to research exploring spinal
cord injury and its treatment,”
Bill Lawson, president of Paralyzed
Veterans, points out. “Since the start of
our Research and Education Foundations, with help from our chapters, we
have invested more than $100 million in
research that has advanced SCI/D care
and education. The Summit exemplifies
our goal to further our commitment to
improving the field of spinal cord medicine and care.”
Among the plenary session highlights were presentations by Professors
Stephen Waxman and Jeffery Kocsis of
Yale University who have received international recognition for their research
in spinal cord regeneration, neuropathic
pain, and understanding of MS—re-
“For the first time, a
comprehensive conference,
addressing the needs
of persons with spinal
cord disorders as well
as those with traumatic
spinal cord injury was
available to practitioners
from multiple disciplines.
The opportunity for
interaction with colleagues
from within and outside
the VA was particularly
beneficial.”
—Summit attendee
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SUMMIT ON SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
ENSURING BEST CARE
—VA physician
Summit Scores
High Marks
“Special appreciation to
(Paralyzed Veterans) for the
scholarship. In this tough
economy it has become
increasingly difficult for
some of us to accomplish
our educational/professional
goals without such financial
help.”
“We owe to (Paralyzed
Veterans) 65 years of
commitment for the wellbeing and the best care for
veterans with SCI/D.”
“The conference was
excellent. I was exposed
to various research and
theories which I am not
typically exposed to. I was
able to network with other
providers and gain different
insight into my practice.”
“We must continue to be the
benchmark of excellence.
We just saw it at the
conference. Thank you!”
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MS
MORE AND MORE VETERANS are being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
(MS)—women more often than men. Since women are the fastest-growing
demographic of the armed forces, attention to the care of MS veterans is
becoming a major focus for Paralyzed Veterans’ Medical Services program.
Some veterans with MS will eventually become paralyzed or experience
other outcomes of the disease, such as loss of bowel and bladder function—just as a person with spinal cord injury may. Medical Services has
concluded that if MS veterans were to be treated in VA spinal cord injury
units rather than in an outpatient setting, they could benefit from care
coordinated among the multiple specialists who treat SCI individuals. “MS
is managed by a neurologist, but when veterans become disabled, having
to use a wheelchair, they need a medical team familiar with all the issues
and potential developments. That’s what you get in an SCI center,” Lana
McKenzie, Paralyzed Veterans’ associate executive director of Medical
Services & Health Policy, says, “and that’s what we are advocating for. It
will take a lot of education and consistency to make that happen, but I
think we will be successful. It’s in the best interest of the patient.” ■
search that holds out the real possibility
of a cure for some types of paralysis in
the next decade. The doctors lectured on
the progress of cell transplantation and
repair of the injured spinal cord and brain,
as well as methods for more effective
treatments of pain.
Another Summit 2011 standout was
the release of results from a pilot study
evaluating the neurological and psychological effects of scuba diving on war
veterans with chronic SCI. Conducted by
Dr. Daniel Becker from Kennedy Krieger
Institute and Dr. Adam Kaplin from
the Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine, and supported by the
Cody Unser Foundation, it involved 10
wheelchair-dependent disabled veterans—including many Paralyzed Veterans’
members—who had suffered spinal cord
injuries an average of 15 years earlier.
Their preliminary research indicates that
scuba diving may help improve muscle
movement, touch sensitivity, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in
people with SCI.
Four breakout session tracks for
attendees covered the gamut of pertinent topics, including MS treatment
and symptom management, sexuality,
cardiovascular disease, wheelchair seating
issues, caregiver support, new models of
care delivery, and respiratory care, as well
as the care environment.
“Through Summit 2011, Paralyzed
Veterans is doing what we do best—advocating for coordination of patient care
and connecting providers and physicians
with specialties,” says Paralyzed Veterans’
Lana McKenzie. “The Summit was a landmark event in our efforts to share knowledge and enhance spinal cord medicine
and care. It clearly furthered our ultimate
goal—to ensure our veterans have access
to the best possible medical treatment
that will enhance their quality of life.” ■
PN AND SPORTS ’N SPOKES
Keeping Veterans
Informed
P
ARALYZED VETERANS’ monthly PN magazine is the key source
of information for people with spinal cord injury or dysfunction. Within its
pages, our readers find the latest news and practical information on topics essential to their well-being: health issues, employment, travel, sports and
recreation, finance, sexuality, caregiving, medical research, developments in wheelchair design, and
new products.
The navigation bar has been divided into seven information tabs that
reveal a host of subcategories. Below
the navigation bar a live-scrolling
news ticker houses hyper-linkable
portals to current news and information from across the country. Other
improvements include
In 2011 our magazine division
unveiled a new website, PN Online
(pvamag.com), that offers readers a
host of new features.
Through research into the future
of digital news media, reader surveys,
and attendance at countless expos
and meetings, the magazine now has
a website that is eye-catching, easy to
navigate, and packed with current news
and information tailored to the needs
of the spinal cord injured individual.
■■ a
language translation tool,
■■ improved
store and store checkout process,
■■ video
highlights,
■■ better-organized
user services,
■■ online
magazine teasers, and
■■ social
media neighborhoods.
PN magazine has been serving the
SCI community for 66 years. Keeping up with technology and trends in
publishing will enable it to continue to
serve our members and others with
spinal cord injury.
Paralyzed Veterans also publishes
Sports ’n Spokes (SNS), a bimonthly
magazine that explores the vast world
of sports and recreation for wheelchair
athletes and weekend recreationists.
SNS features articles on a wide range
of wheelchair sports tournaments and
events, as well as columns on health
and fitness. The new SNS website,
www.sportsnspokes.com, complements the print version, offering some
magazine content as well as additional
articles and photos. Among the site’s
many new features, the languagetranslator tool allows visitors worldwide to read about disabled sports
in the United States as well as other
countries. ■
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FINANCIALS
Continuing Our
Investment in
Programs for Veterans
I
N DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES, the old saying that “a friend in need is a friend indeed” is
truer than ever. At Paralyzed Veterans of America, we have been fortunate that our friends—our
loyal individual and corporate donors—have shown again how well you understand the increasing
demand that exists for our services. We thank you for the many contributions that helped ensure
that our members received the help and support they needed.
Throughout 2011, our supporters responded with a generosity that enabled us to maintain the
same level of service to our members despite the difficult economic environment and the uncertainties raised by issues such as the debt ceiling debate. Although we did not fully achieve our revenue
goals, by focusing on doing things more efficiently and keeping administrative costs as low as possible, we were able to continue investing in our programs at the level necessary to sustain superior
quality and effectiveness.
In some areas, we expanded our outreach despite the downturn. Paralyzed Veterans of America
saw an increase of 25 percent in terms of in-kind contributions, such as public service announcements. We held an inaugural summit for health-care professionals and continued our site visits to VA
medical centers and spinal cord injury units, a key element of our efforts to ensure that these facilities
maintain the highest standard of health care to serve veterans.
With appreciation for your continuing commitment to helping Paralyzed Veterans of America in
our mission to positively impact the lives of veterans with disabilities and their families, I commend
these financial statements for your review.
Respectfully submitted,
John D. Ring
Chief Financial Officer
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Paralyzed Veterans of America
Revenues
Contributions
Other
Total Revenue
2011
2010
159,820,765
150,671,516
2,229,482
1,612,627
162,050,247
152,284,143
Expenses
Program Expenses
Veterans and Disability Services
21,260,222
16.8%
20,671,975
19.1%
Public Education
89,248,801
70.6%
71,885,866
66.5%
Advocacy
2,462,407
1.9%
2,761,785
2.6%
Sports and Recreation
3,138,003
2.5%
2,417,113
2.3%
Research, Consumer And Professional Education
3,085,105
2.5%
2,945,458
2.7%
Chapter and Community Outreach
Total Program Expenses
General And Administrative
Fund-raising
Total Expenses
7,215,465
5.7%
7,363,418
6.8%
126,410,003
100.0%
108,045,615
100.0%
7,741,591
9,008,100
36,032,504
35,246,424
170,184,098
152,300,139
Nonoperating Items
Loss from Operating Items
(8,133,851)
(15,996)
Investment Income
2,011,762
4,241,794
Net Assets
(Decrease) Increase in Net Assets
(6,122,089)
4,225,798
Net Assets, Beginning of Year
36,783,441
32,557,643
Net Assets, End of Year
30,661,352
36,783,441
Veterans and Disability Services to Total Expenses
12.5%
13.6%
Public Education to Total Expenses
Financial Ratios
Program Expenses
52.5%
47.2%
Advocacy to Total Expenses
1.4%
1.8%
Sports and Recreation to Total Expenses
1.9%
1.6%
Research, Consumer and Professional Education to
Total Expenses
1.8%
1.9%
Chapter and Community Outreach to Total Expenses
4.2%
4.8%
74.3%
70.9%
Total Program Service Expenses to Total Expenses
General and Administrative Expenses
Fundraising Expenses to Total Expenses
4.5%
5.9%
21.2%
23.2%
100.0%
100.0%
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FINANCIALS
Research Foundation
Revenues
2011
2010
Contributions from Paralyzed Veterans of America
973,795
992,395
Contributions—Other
247,865
376,598
1,942
3,186
1,223,602
1,372,179
1,593,625
1,135,250
Returned Grants from Prior Years
(199,258)
—
Program Services ($153,795 & $232,395, respectively, donated by Paralyzed
Veterans)
177,611
258,649
46,749
3,430
1,618,727
1,397,329
Interest Income
Total Revenue
Expenses
Grants
General and Administrative
Total Expenses
Net Assets
(Decrease) in Net Assets
(395,125)
(25,150)
696,409
721,559
301,284
696,409
Education Foundation
Revenues
2011
2010
201,343
203,487
176,191
187,124
187
256
377,721
390,867
Grants
262,938
196,328
Returned Unused Grants from Prior Years
(21,463)
—
Program Services ($100,211 and $153,487, respectively, donated by
Paralyzed Veterans)
112,251
159,095
1,290
2,885
355,016
358,308
Increase in Net Assets
22,705
32,559
45,137
12,578
67,842
45,137
Interest Income
Total Revernue
Expenses
General and Administrative
Total expenses
Net Assets
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Outdoor Recreation Heritage Fund
Revenues
2011
85,132
56,925
2010
394,950
324,785
Interest Income
10,064
22,890
Total Revernue
490,146
404,600
404,116
1,536,161
General and administrative ($49,017 and $24,307, respectively, donated by
Paralyzed Veterans)
49,017
24,307
Fund-raising ($28,000 and $18,975, respectively, donated by Paralyzed Veterans)
28,000
18,975
481,133
1,579,443
Expenses
Sports and Recreation ($31,600 and $21,612, respectively, donated by
Paralyzed Veterans)
Total Expenses
Net Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
9,013
(1,174,843)
351,442
1,526,285
360,455
351,442
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DONORS
Remembering a Loyal
Veterans’ Advocate
G
RANDDAUGHTER and daughter
of investors who held seats on the
LUCILLE FARRLOW
New York Stock Exchange,
Lucille Farrlow was raised to understand value.
She believed that contributing to Paralyzed
Veterans of America was the best way to invest in the well-being of former service
members. During her life, Mrs. Farrlow contributed annual donations and a substantial pledge to our Research Foundation’s Capital Campaign. After her passing, she
continued her support. In her estate she made provisions for a gift to assist Paralyzed
Veterans–sponsored research at Yale University. This was her last testament—and a
wonderful expression of how she had lived and what she believed in.
Linda Copeland, her best friend and executrix of her will, continues Mrs. Farrlow’s
support of our veterans. Mrs. Farrlow believed that it was her patriotic duty to honor
the men and women who so faithfully had served our country. “Patriotism” was never
just a catchphrase to her; she loved this country and those who defended our shores
and the frontiers of freedom. She knew that the only way to maintain peace is to be
prepared in the final extreme to fight for our country. She also believed that we have a
sacred duty to honor those who are prepared to make that sacrifice.
When Mrs. Farrlow was honored with the Paralyzed Veterans’ Patriot Award,
she said, “It is through my contributions that I can show my support of our veterans,
especially those with spinal cord injuries received as a result of their incredible service and sacrifice. I continue to thank
these wonderful, very special Americans.”
Mrs. Farrlow was a gifted poet who won honors and awards from the International Library of Poetry and the International Society of Poets. Perhaps the best way to remember her life and legacy is through her poetry:
ADVOCATE
Please keep them safe, let danger be avoided
And when my Timmy makes it home don’t let his flag be folded
Will this world ever know sweet peace, will that day ever come
Will we live to hear men whisper to all, to all “Shalom”?
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Paralyzed Veterans of
America Supporters
E
ACH CONTRIBUTION to Paralyzed Veterans
helps us serve veterans and others with spinal
cord injury or dysfunction. Because of space
limitations, we are able to recognize only those from
whom we received cumulative gifts of $1,000 or more
during fiscal year 2011. We thank all of our donors for their
support.
$500,000+
Roy & Dorothy Hansen
Mrs. A. Houghton,
In Memory of R.
Houghton, USAF
Alfred M. Roberts, Jr.
Charitable Remainder
Trust
Steven Untereiner
$100,000–$499,999
In Memory of Mr. Edward
J. Flynn
United States Olympic
Committee
Mid-South Chapter PVA
Estate of Frances Greany
UPS
Highmark Inc.
Mrs. Leosia Wentink
In Memory of Mr. & Mrs.
Alvin Mohaupt
In Memory of Evelyn
Jessup
$50,000–$99,999
LTC Arvo W. Kannisto,
USA (Ret.)
Mr. Emanuel Kirschner
Mrs. Eunice Loving
Estate of Rose Accardi
Irma Sue Macy Trust
Agility Defense &
Logistics
Gary Michelson, MD
Roger S. Penske
Alcoa Foundation
Perrin Charitable Trust
Allergan
Estate of Emily Jane
Peterson
Anonymous Donors of
Fidelity Charitable Gift
Fund
Edith Bendix Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton S.
Quimbach
Mr. Wesley S. Carnrick
Mrs. Victoria M. Regan, In
Memory of husband,
Lt. Col. John F. Regan,
USA, and brother, Sgt.
Andrew J. Kierein,
USAF
Estate of Patsie Clark
SAIC
Mrs. Marianne Elower
Mr. Richard L. Shanley
Food City
The Wells Fargo
Foundation
Mrs. Alberta L. Bluemle
Mrs. Lois M. Buckspan
Estate of Muriel Cameron
Paralyzed Veterans has been diligent in its efforts to
ensure the proper recognition of donors during fiscal year
2011 (October 1, 2010–September 30, 2011). We apologize
if we have made any mistakes. Should you find an error or
an omission, please notify the Development, Marketing
and Communications Department at (800) 424-8200, ext.
600. Thank you for your understanding. ■
Estate of Eleanor Albrecht
CDR George D.
Anderson (Ret.)
R. Henry Bodenbender,
MD
Estate of Mary Mikulski
Estate of Albert Nelson
Estate of Ronald Ober
Estate of George De
Hesus
The DeGasperis
Foundation
Deloitte
Estate of Muriel Franklin
PEP Direct
Mrs. Ann Gilbreth
Peterson
Mrs. Eustolia Gould
HP
Estate of Auguste Primm
William and Blanca
Hubbell
Charles Demarzo Trust
QTC Management
Estate of Grace Cooper
Ms. Anna Reynolds
Estate of Barbara Dickson
Stebbins Family Fund
Col. & Mrs. Daniel D.
Draper
Toyota
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kormendy
Estate of Phyllis Van
Wagner
Mr. Stephens Krenzer
Estate of Lester Dziemiela
Linemark Printing
Estate of William George
Ms. Roselle A. Walker
Estate of Beatrice Lotz
Mr. Sasson Gluska
Mrs. Charlotte Wehrman
Estate of Robert Lusk
Health Net
$25,000–$49,999
Estate of Irma Macy
The Heinz Endowments
Estate of Robert Hill
In Memory of Lt. Col.
Ernest C. Allnutt, Jr.
Estate of Ruth Horne
Altria Group
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony F.
Immormino
Anonymous Donor
Estate of Helen Jarvis
Best Buy
The Kim & Harold Louie
Foundation
Mrs. Lorraine Beaulieu
Estate of Gail Crawford
Estate of Family Imholte
Invacare
Ms. Millicent H. Maroon
Martin Truex, Jr.
Foundation
Mr. Harry E. Michelson
Microsoft
Ms. Elaine P. Miles
Estate of Elizabeth Moore
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DONORS
Mrs. Esther Moore
Boehringer Ingelheim
Mr. & Mrs. Brian M. Jones
$5,000–$9,999
Gregg & Kari Garza
Mylan Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton
KAI Cutlery USA Ltd.
Winston Guest
NASCAR Foundation
Ms. Frances M. Brown
Keystone Chapter PVA
Albert J. & Susan E. Rot
Foundation
Estate of Wilma Nason
Estate of Lessie Burch
Estate of Walter Koper
Northrop Grumman
Estate of William Burch
Mr. & Mrs. Henry R.
Hallowell, Jr.
Permobil
CDW-G
William Laux Memorial
Charitable Trust
Alion Science and
Technology
CGI
Lincoln Property
Estate of Emily Peterson
Mr. & Mrs. Craig T.
Chindemi
Lockheed Martin
Estate of Ruth Lucas
Estate of Harry Rendel
Cisco
Midwest Direct Mailers
Col. & Mrs. Robert Rick
(Ret.)
Coloplast
Estate of Stella Mills
Estate of Bruce Constable
Minnesota Chapter PVA
The ROHO Group
CDR George D.
Craigmile, USNR (Ret.)
New England Chapter
PVA
NISH/NIB
Estate of Juliana Crozier
NMEDA
Discount Tire
Michelle O’Brien
DMH Holdings
Petty Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Dowis
Pfizer
Eugene Nelson Charitable
Trust
Poker Gives Foundation
(Linda Johnson, Jan
Fisher, Lisa Tenner, &
Mike Sexton)
Estate of Lois Peterson
Roll Call
Estate of Albert Rudrauff
Estate of Rosa Schnee
Mrs. Violet M. Schultz
Estate of Nancy Schwanke
Estate of Olga Shen
Ms. Kathleen E.
Shoenberger
Mr. Gordon Sorensen
Mrs. Marjorie E. Stevens
Russell & Jeanette Swain
Target MarkeTeam
Estate of Kathryn
Thornton
VSE Corporation
Estate of Juanita Wright
The Xerox Foundation
$10,000–$24,999
3M
Acorda Therapeutics
Agilex Technologies
Alaniz, LLC
Alufab USA
AM General
Anonymous
ARINC
Astra Tech
AT&T
Col. & Mrs. Donovan M.
Beadle (Ret.)
Estate of Elfriede Bendas
Estate of Dorothy
Bernardoni
Better Home Plastics
Corp.
Biogen Idec
Bioness
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Mr. & Mrs. David Fanning,
In Memory of Richard
A. Fanning, USN (Ret.)
and others serving
at Pearl Harbor on
December 7, 1941
Firstgiving, Inc.
Frank M. Ewing
Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Ragnar Franzen
Estate of Karin Garrison
Mrs. Eustolia Gould
Mr. Douglas G. Gray
A. J. Griffin, Jr.
Estate of Charles Haag
John Hamilton
Mike Harris
Lila Hartman
Ms. Gretchen S. Hill
Estate of Myrtle Holm
Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Horton
The Howard Family
Charitable Remainder
Trust
Humana Military
Healthcare Services
Imholte Family Trust
Association of the United
States Army
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Bailey
Jeffrey Barton
Mr. Ned W. Bennett
Ms. Anne Benton
Beverly Vaith Charitable
Lead Unitrust
Blank Rome LLP
Ms. Barbara C. Ham
Walt Havenstein
Buzz Hefti
Hollywood Canteen
Foundation
Houston Christian
Fellowship
Mrs. Florence E. Hutchens
Boeing
Institute for Defense and
Business
Mr. & Mrs. John Bollinger
Jacquelyn & Steven Istvan
Boyle Transportation
Dr. John L. Keener
Patricia Brumley
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth D.
Kelly
Buckeye Chapter PVA
Cal-Diego Chapter PVA
California Chapter PVA
The California
Endowment
Ms. Ann M. Reid
Carlye Callihan
In Memory of Mrs. Fimie
Richie
Mr. Arturo Garza Cantu
Estate of Orville Robbins
Central Florida Chapter
PVA
Rollx Vans
Miss Virginia L. Hajeian
Carlson Family Foundation
The Kelly G. & Mae M.
Watts Endowment
Fund
Mrs. Suzanne Kiely
Kirkland & Ellis
Valerie Kirkman
Lake Group Media
Lamb Weston
Ronnie Ledford
Mr. & Mrs. Chester J.
Chichin
Ms. Carolyn Lowrie
Clayton Industries
Mr. John Manigan
Mrs. Janet K. Colle
Bill & Patricia Marker
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Coons
Col. & Mrs. Logan Martin
Estate of Elizabeth Selleck
Robert L. Corcoran
Mrs. Juanita May
Skadden, Arps, Meagher
and Flom
Mr. David Cutler
McCain Foods USA
Cypress International
Alice McClaughry
Sprint
The Davee Foundation
Estate of Lorraine Stotler
Mr. Patrick W. Deutmeyer
Medtronic Spinal &
Biologics
Edith M. Stratmann
Lorraine A. DiPaolo
Merkle Direct Marketing
Supreme Group
Michigan Chapter PVA
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Disabled American
Veterans
Military to Medicine
Thomas & Mary Ann
Tizzio
Mary E. Dooner
Mobility Works
Drueding Foundation
Total Medical Solutions
Ms. Geraldine L. Engle
Estate of Eloise Walker
Fleishman-Hillard
Ms. Herta Antoinette
Weber
Flora F. Morrell Charitable
Trust
Sir Sean and Lady
Connery, Mr. & Mrs.
James Baron, and the
Friends of Scotland
Mr. Mark Wolfendale
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Estate of Edwin Rosenthal
Estate of Eleanore Royal
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Rupp
Estate of Terry Schaertel
Estate of Shirley Schilling
Estate of Susie Imthurm
Johnson & Johnson
Fraternal Order of Eagles,
South Omaha Aerie
#154
Mr. Harry M. Main
Valerie Naify
Nancy Browne & Charles
Chadwell Charitable
Foundation
Nevada Chapter PVA
N’Genuity
$1,000–$4,999
Mrs. Irene Anderson
Ronald Barnak
Mr. James V. Bitner
Novartis
21st Century Scientific
Jeanette Anderson
Joyce G. Barnard
Estate of Erika Black
Mr. Mickey Olliff
ABC Home Medical
Kenneth R. Anderson
M. Barnes
Blackbaud
Orchestrate Technology
Mrs. Mary R. Able
Mrs. Max D. & Katrina
Anderson
Ms. Virginia Barnes
Carmelita Blackburn
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G.
Barnhardt, Jr.
Frank & Liz Blake
Ms. Anita M. Blanchard
Oregon Chapter PVA
ABLE Trust
Paradyz Matera
AbleMart
Gary & Rose E. Andrews
Patrick J. Stern
Testamentary Trust
The Abraham & Beverly
Sommer Foundation
Mary Andrews Haag
Ms. Patrizia Barone
Michael Andrysiak
Ms. Carole Barrell
Frances D. Phillips
Accessibility Services, Inc.
Mr. Khalil Ansari
Charles C. Barringer
Polish Legion of American
Veterans
Accessible Designs
Ms. Joan Apple
Guy & Sally Barrow
Pride Mobility
Guillermo Acosta
Aquila Corporation
Mr. Clyde Bartel
Vivian Acree
Patricia & Caroline
Arakelian
J. Baumeister
Redfield & Company
Anthony & Stella Riggs
The Adam J. Weissman
Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John Ring
Mr. Dennis Adams
Kathryn Rupp
Mr. & Mrs. Gil Adams
Mrs. Vera Sadler
Adapta Medical
Sandra Atlas Bass &
Edythe & Sol G. Atlas
Fund
Avadhesh & Uma Agarwal
Mrs. Evelyn R. Sax
Mrs. Mildred Schwartz
Dana L. Shires
Mr. Mace Siegel
Agron, Inc.
Ms. Elaine J. Aguilar
Betty Akins
The Alben F. Bates
& Clara G. Bates
Foundation
Argo Medical
Technologies
Mr. Eugene Armani
Louise Armstrong
Bonnie Arnold
Ms. Laura Arnold
Mr. Gary Ashford
Deirdre Ashlock
Greg Ashlock
ATG Rehab
Ms. Michelle Renee
Simpson
Richard Alcedo
Mr. & Mrs. Nolan B.
Aughenbaugh
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Slaughter
Charles & Sandra Allen
Nancy & Jack Austhof
Estate of Dewey Allen
Troy Austin
Mr. J. F. Allen
Auto Chair
Mr. & Mrs. Gene E. Alley
Obasegun Awolabi
Alliance Truck Parts
John & Sonja Babb
Donna Allio
Capt. Robin Babb
Mr. Peter Almond
Ms. Carmen Bacardi
Art & Judy Alsos
Ms. Cynthia A. Bagnasco
Mrs. Carole Altice
Mr. & Mrs. Regan S. Bailey
Gary Altobello
Bhupinder Bains
Mr. Gary Ambulia
Jean Baker
American Academy of
Ophthalmology
Pat Baker
American Kenda Rubber
Ms. Eleanor Balch
Mr. Carlos Soler
Mr. Otto C. Specht
Mr. & Mrs. Louis E.
Spitzfaden
Stanley Black & Decker
Margaret Stidworthy
Tempest Design
Mrs. Lorraine Trierweiler
TriWest Healthcare
Alliance
Dora M. Ullrich
Van Scoyoc Associates
Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios
James Vellonakis
Vinson & Elkins LLP
VT Group
Walldinger Racing Inc.
Ms. Michelle Waters
Wolf Creek Charitable
Foundation
Wyndham Vacation
Ownership, Inc.
Shou Chen Yih
Mr. Thomas Zurschmiede
American Legion
Hollywood Post #43
American Legion Post #19
American Legion Post #44
Mr. Richard P. Amisano, Sr.
Miss Gail L. Ammon
Bay Area and Western
Chapter PVA
Cebella Beach
Mary Bean
Mary K. Beattie
Mr. David J. Beck
Robert J. Bedor
Mr. John Beecken
Alice Beekin
Brian Behrens
Margaret Beig
Madeline S. Bender
Ms. Erma B. Bennett
Mrs. Joan S. Bentzen
Mr. Joseph Beres
Ms. Verna Bergmann
Fred Bering
Linda Berkeley
Kay Ann Bernasek
Harold Bernthal
Berryman Estate
Bill Berssenbruegge
R. J. Berteau & Associates
Angie Bettencourt
Mr. Robert Baker
Betty Corradini
Endowment Fund
Loella Blanas
Mr. William T. Blaszak
Ms. Mary Ann Blind
Mrs. Marilyn J. Blodgett
Ms. Barbara J. Blohn
Mrs. Ruth P. Blount
Blue Sky Designs
Mrs. Mary Jo Bobbe
Brian Boevers
Boker’s Inc.
Ms. Alma Bonar
Mr. Allan Bonney
Mary Boomsma
Kathy Boswell
Myra E. Boswell
Mr. David R. Botto
Mr. Ray Bowen
Mr. Charles E. Boyd
Rick & Jennifer Boyd
R. Bernice Brady
Hank Bragan
MAJ Peg W. Brandon
Mr. James R. Brehm
Ms. Annette Brende
Mr. Robert Brennan
Mr. Roger Brett
Mildred Briard
T. R. Bristol
Estate of Angeline Brooks
Laverne Brooks
Rich Brooks
Estate of Clairette Brosen
Gwendolyn Balino
Betty Englestad Family
Foundation
Mr. John Ballantyne
Ms. Marjorie S. Bickler
Bank of America Matching
Gifts Program
David Biehn
Mr. Frank Bigelow
Mrs. Gwen Brown
Mr. Cyril G. Barbaccia
Bio Compression Systems,
Inc.
James & Sue Brown
John R. Brown
Lowell & Lisa Bircher
Margot Brown
Anne Brown
Ms. Claire Brown
Mr. George Brown
AMP Electric, Inc.
James P. & Cheryl L.
Barber
AMSUS
Bard Medical
Ms. Ruth Barham
BiRite Foodservice
Distributors
Mr. Rory Bruer
Grace A. Andersen
Ms. Carol Anderson
Lillith Barholm
Donald & Helen Bischoff
Marguerite M. Barlow
Estate of Fern Bitker
Elizabeth Bryan
Mr. Daniel Anderson
Estate of Jean Bruner
Mr. Lester Buch
49
DONORS
Ms. Rose Buckarma
Thomas E. Charbonneau
John & Nicole Cook
Mark Davis
Mr. & Mrs. F. Reed Dulany, Jr.
Ray Bucklin
Charleston React
Emergency Team
Sally Coolbaugh
Mrs. Ruth G. Davis
Mr. Vincent R. Davis
LTC Charles H. Dunn,
USA (Ret.)
Mrs. Helen M. Charleton
Estate of Joyce Coomber
Mr. William C. Coon
Mr. Don Dayre
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Cooper
Ms. Susan E. De Jonker
Hisako Coox
Edith De Simone
Georgeanna Coppes
Janet Dean
Mr. Doug Corley
Dr. Margaret A. Dear
Ms. Julia A. Cortney
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Deary
Ms. Carolyn Costello
Mr. Robert Deboise
Mr. Michael Couch
Mr. Joseph Dedo
Mr. Eddy Echols, Jr.
Richard Couch
Deerfield Farms Service,
Inc.
Mrs. Mona Echols
Ms. Marjorie Eckstrom
James T. Degraffenreid
Mr. Frank Edgar
Estate of George
DeHesus
Kathleen & Barton Edises
Mr. Alan Dejarnette
Ruth A. Edwards
Mr. Robert C. Buehler
Mrs. Fern M. Bugbee
Ms. Lynda Lee Burch
Martha Burchers
Marie A. Burkhard
Berlin Burns
Mr. Gregory S. Bush
William H. Bush
Ms. Jean Bernhard Buttner
Robert E. Byrnes III
Mr. & Mrs. James Cagle
Mr. Michael J. Calandra
Michelle Baylor Caldwell
Pauline Calevas
Mr. Richard Callaway
The Calmark Group
Mr. Ricardo A. Camacho
Ms. Helen Cammisa-Parks
David Campbell
Mr. George M. Campbell
Mr. John Campbell
Mr. Rene Campeau
Mr. Joseph Campo
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Cann
Robert A. Cannon
Adam Capriotti
Paul Caramazno
Mr. Daniel Carasso
Ms. Shirley Carberry
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Cardoza
Carf International
John. S. Carlevale
Carlisle
D. L. Carlson
Gerda Carnahan
Della Chase
Chet Edwards
Chevron Humankind
Corp.
Dr. Reginald C. Chisholm
Estate of Virginia
Chisholm
Mr. Leroy Christensen
Anthony M. Ciani
Paul Cipriano
Clarity
Mr. Cliff Clark
Dr. Earl H. Clark
Mr. James M. Clark
Mr. Robert L. Clark
Jeff & Aurora Clawson
Mrs. Suzanne Clemens
David & Diana Clements
J. T. Cobb
The Coca-Cola Company
Margarete Cochran
Mr. Thomas W. Cochrane
Mr. & Mrs. David
Cockayne
Edgard & Nancy Coffey
ICDC College
Les & Eva Collins
Collins Building Services
Colonial Chapter PVA
Colours Wheelchair
Gwendolyn J. Combs
The Comfort Company
Ms. Micheline Courard
Gerald & Linda Courvelle
Mr. Terry Cover
Dr. C. W. Cowles
Joan M. Cox
Cox Family Foundation
Mr. Randolph L. Coy
Marjorie A. Cramer
Mr. Stanley J. Crane
Leslie Craver
Diane Crawford
Katie Crocker
Donald W. Crockett
Mrs. Dorothy Crooks
Mrs. Vera B. Crusco
Mr. Fred W. Culver
Billie & Robert Curry
Ms. Hope Curtis
Nancy Cypert
Mrs. Janis Dahlkamp
The Dale Jr. Foundation
Kevin & Carol Daly
Damco
Amy D’Amico
Nina DelCampo
Mrs. Eva P. Elkins
Sandra Elkins
Mrs. Joseph Desarla
Dale Elliott
Don Desmidt
Mr. Don Elliott
Jim Devine
Lorraine Elliott
Ms. Deborah F. Dietrich
Mrs. Roselyn Elliott
Mr. Charles Digisi
Rose Ellison
Ms. Katherine Dillon
Mr. Samuel Elzerman
COL Roger Dimsdale
(Ret.)
Enemeez
Mrs. Beatryce E.
Dingeldein
Sally & Richard Ennis
Disabled American
Veterans
Disabled America
Veterans Chapter #64
DLAK Fund
Emmelyn Danielson
Mr. Marion Casey
Sandra Conkle
Martha Danis, MD
Millie Cates
Ms. Bernice Conn
Mrs. Alice Dart
The Ceres Foundation,
Inc.
Mr. Hunter Conner
Mr. Henry B. Davenport III
Mr. Eddie Drafton
Mr. John J. Conniff
Mr. & Mrs. Johnny
Davenport
Mr. Mark Dragna
Mr. Stephen Cerri
Mac Conner
Gustav & Betty Dreyer
David Regan Fan Club
Mr. & Mrs. M. H. Drury
Mrs. Barbara Davis
Miss Salome G. Duane
Ms. Cynthia Davis
Michael & Kimberly Duffy
Lois Davis
Mr. & Mrs. F. Reed Charles
Lorraine Edwards
DePuy Spine
Mr. Sydney Cone III
Hunter Cook
Peggy & T. G. Easley
Ms. Norma Depaiva
Ms. Amanda J. Carver
Mrs. Jane F. Chapman
Ms. Elizabeth Early
Ms. Julie Elkington
Michael & Raya Daniel
Mr. Robert Conrad
Lois W. Dyk
Laurie Eldridge
Concord Litho
Brian Conrad
Jean M. Dyczko
Mr. Thomas R. Dennison
Gordon Carroll
Estate of Mary Louise
Chaffee
Ms. Dorothy Dweck
Mrs. Barbara Dennis
Mr. Jerry Carney
Jacqueline Connors
Mr. Richard Duran
Elaine Feld Stern
Charitable Foundation
Alice C. Daniel
Mrs. Audrey L. Daniel
Dale M. Dunn
Mrs. Edith K. Demmert
Kenneth & Virginia
Conatser
Barbara L. Cesarz
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Lorraine Charpentier
Larry Donaboo
Mr. H. Martin Donahoe
Ms. Nancy Donahue
Mr. William A. Donovan
Doris Douglass
Mr. Ernest J. Engebretson
Chalmers L. Ensminger, MD
Mr. Daniel J. Ernst, Jr.
Mr. Henry Ernst
William C. Escott
Joann Eutsler
Gloria Evans
Elaine C. Everest
Janice Ewing
Hulda V. Eylders
Mr. Milton Ezell
Thomas W. Fairburn
Mr. Mark Falcoff
Rosalie Famolare
Dr. Marie Leonore Farr
Mr. John Farrell
Leeann Farrell
Farrell Huber Post 116
Farrington Transportation
Melissa Faulkner
Suzanne Faulkner
Mary Fernandez
Robert C. Fick
James & Roxie Fields
LTC Milo Fields (Ret.)
Filauer
First Potomac Realty Trust
Fischer Foundation
Miss Ruth Anne Fish
Ann S. Fisher
Mrs. Victoria Fitch
Mr. William E. Fitzer
Estate of Helene Fleck
Mitchell J. Fleiszar, Jr.
Flewelling Residence
Ms. Maryann Flood
Mr. & Mrs. Hennard Floyd
Focus Direct
Mrs. Betty O. Fogleman
Mr. Charles Foley
Mr. Daniel M. Forbes
Falko Forbrich
Capt. & Mrs. John Ford
Dr. John E. Forrette
Ms. Barbara F. Foster
Elsie V. Foster
Mr. Robert Foster
Foundation for the
American Veteran
Ms. Janet Fourticq
Helen P. Fowlie
Ira L. Fox
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel B. Fox
Mr. John Franco
Gloria Frank
Frank Mobility
Phylliss Frankel
Fraternal Order of Eagles
#882
Ms. Wanda Freeze
Sheila Freidenberger
Freightliner Trucks
Jon V. French
Ms. Joann Frey
Don Frost
Robert Frye
Ft. Hancock Masonic
Lodge 1297
GoShichi
Ms. Violet Hanna
Kumen L. Heywood
Mr. Robert Fulcher
Anna Gossett
Ms. Dianne Hickerson
Mrs. Patsy M. Graham
Therese & Jerome
Hannigan
Jean Fuller
Mr. James D. Fullerton
Jim Furber
Carl G. Graves
Mrs. Irwin L. Graves
Ms. Bernice B. Hansen
Ms. Carole J. Hansen
Estate of Peggy Hunt
Hicks
LTC Robert W. Hicks
(Ret.)
A. Gray
Jim & Darlene Hanson
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Hanson
Mr. Brian Gannon
Maj. & Mrs. Charles G.
Gray
Mr. Henry Hardy
Miss Garcia
Hettie Green
Ruth E. Hardy
Lt. Cyrus Garnsey III
Mrs. Ralph A. Green
Dr. & Mrs. Lewis Hare
Mr. Robert Garthe
Mary Greenberg
James & Lesley Hargrove
Philip & Mary Gasiewicz
Ms. Elizabeth Greene
Mr. Laurence E. Harma
Mr. Dennis A. Gatchell
Betsy Greenhouse
Agnes Harp
Gateway Chapter PVA
Dr. Willis A. Greer
Norvella J. Harrell
Mr. William Gath
Greg Biffle Foundation
Anne & Bob Harrison
Betty L. Hoffmann
Mr. Mark Gattey
Miles C. Gregory, MD
Ms. Grace Hoffmann
Fritz Gautschi
Mr. Steve Gregory
Harry Schwartz
Foundation
MAJ James Hogan (Ret.)
The Gene and Joan Slay
Charitable Foundation
Ken Grenz
Rev. & Mrs. Harry Hart
Cathy Holden
Rosa Hart
Mr. Frank Hollech
Mr. James A. Hartman
Mr. Joe Hollis
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy E.
Harvey, Jr.
Ken Hollis
Mrs. James B. Harvie
Hollister Incorporated
Gary V. Gaiser
Mr. John George
Mr. Peter I. Georgeson
Mr. David Gerhard
Barbara Gerlach
Mr. John Gibson
Michael Gilbert
Jerry Jo Gilham
Mrs. Gray Wrisley Gillio
Kenneth Gines
Mary Giovanni
Mr. Gary Giusti
Mr. Arthur J. Glatfelter
Mr. James Glickenhaus
Estate of Florence
Glodblatt
Mr. Gary K. Glover
Mr. & Mrs. John Glynn
Ms. Marlene Godsey
Ms. Robbie Good
Mr. Ronald J. Good
Mr. L. Martin Goodwillie
Mr. & Mrs. Max Goodwin
Erline Goodwyn
Mrs. Jeannine Gordo
Dennis & Terri Gordon
Mr. Donald Gordon
Drs. Gene & Rachel
Gordon
Vicki Gorecki
Dr. Colum A. Gorman
Ms. Barbara E. Gorte
Betty Griebel
Dalia Gries
Paul & Pamela Griffin
Andrea L. Grimm
Mr. Phillip Grodnick
Carl & Virginia Gross
Ms. Kathy Grossi
Cheryl & Bill Grube
Mr. Louis H. Gruettert
Mrs. Audrey M. Gruner
Mr. Patrick Grutkowski
Mrs. Dorothy Gruver
Shirley Guevara
Mr. Mitch Guinn
Scott Gunderson
Susan Gurney
Mr. Lewis Guthrie
Pat Guthrie
Ronald Haaland
Philip Haselton
Mr. Franklin Hawkins
Edwin & Noriyo Hawxhurst
Mr. Danny M. Hayes
Floyd & Mary Jane
Haynes
RADM Roberta L. Hazard,
USN (Ret.)
Ms. Sharon Head
Ms. Geni C. Heard
Jane D. Heath
Mrs. Barbara Hebda
Colleen H. Hefley
Miss Jeanne M. Heinzen
Mrs. Jackie Hadfield
Helen Goolsby Memorial
Endowment
Mr. Donald C. Hafer
Mrs. Earl C. Helms
Martha Haglund
Estate of Katie Helton
Mr. & Mrs. Rick J. Hahn
Estate of Lucille
Hemmingson
Hal & Sandy Henderson
Charitable Fund
Ms. Pamela A. Henline
Mr. Henry Halaiko, Sr.
Carol Henrichs
Mr. Esko E. Hallila
Ms. Doris Henry
Ms. Gloria Hall-White
Herman G. & Janice N.
Bartz Charitable Trust
Jeanne M. Halterlein
Mr. Jimmy E. Hammonds
Cherie & Jim Hand
Dealey Herndon
Cawthon B. Hester, Jr.
Mr. Frederick E. Hill
Mr. Norman E. Hill
Paul Hill, Jr.
Sue Hiller
Betty & Ronald Ho
Ms. Kok P. Ho
Mr. Thomas C. Ho
Thomas W. Hobson
Mr. Larry Hollis
Mr. Robert R. Holloman
Mae Holloway
Mrs. Anita Holt
Ms. Margaret Homberg
Ms. Martha Hopkins
Mr. Charles Horace
Ms. Bonnie House
Ms. Dorothy Houston
Mrs. Clyde & Elsie Howard
Mr. John E. N. Howard
Mr. John C. Howard
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen
Howard
Ms. Vera Jane Howley
HP Employee Charitable
Giving Program
Mr. John Hudak
Jeffrey Huddleston
Estate of Zabelle Hudoyan
Robert L. Hudson
Estate of Rachel Huff
Evelyn Hughes
Huisking Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Huitt
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Humeniak
Ms. Mary Beth Humphreys
Marie Hurlburt
51
DONORS
Hurt Vet Subcontracting
Victoria Johnson
Elora Koziatek
Mr. Robert Hurwitz
Wray & Marcia Johnson
Linda M. Koziol
Mr. & Mrs. Don A. Husted
Bernadine C. Jones
Ms. Carole A. Kratunis
Mr. Charles Huston
Mr. Larry Jones
Estate of Winfred Krause
Robert T. Hyde, Jr.
Miss Jones
Tony J. Krejce
IBM Employee Services
Center
Mrs. Dorothy Jordan
Mr. Donald W. Krell
Yvonne Jordan
Dr. & Mrs. Gary Kresge
Ms. Phyllis Joseph
Andy & Nichole Krieger
Imata Kabua
Robert Krieger
Richard Kalafus
Mr. John Krivicich
Dr. Helene Kalfuss
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Krueger
Mr. Joe Kanduch
Mr. George Ksenic
Mrs. John Kane
Therese M. Kuban
Ms. Melinda Kappel
Ms. Patricia F. Kulha
Steven & Nancy Kassel
Ms. Karen Kurnick
William Kastler
Karen Kutik
Mr. L. Robert Kaswell
L-3 MPRI
Katie Samson Foundation
Fern La Borde
Mr. George Kaufman
Mr. Frank La Gattuta
Clarence H. Kay, Jr.
Gloria La Mon
David & Sylvana Kay
Janice M. La Moree
Mr. Michael Kearns
Mr. Keith F. La Shomb
Mr. Larry E. Keil
Stephen Lai
Mr. Eugene E. Keller
Ms. Arlene R. Laino
Mr. Timothy Kelley
William & Freida Lair
Ms. Mary Jane Kelly
Mr. & Mrs. M. Lallier
Mr. William Kelly
Ms. Eva Gail Lamb
KEMPF Inc.
Charles Lambert
Ken W. Davis Foundation
Mr. Steve Lambert
Ms. Becky Kendrick
Glenn Landgraf
Kentucky-Indiana Chapter
PVA
Peter & Yuwadee
Landskroener
Frances Kessler
Mr. Richard Landwehr
Edwin & Dorothy Kewish
Mr. John W. Langley
Ki Mobility
Eleanor Lanini
Scott & Kathy Kidd
Miss Johnnie Lanning
Roger Kidston
Mr. Raymond LaPiano
Mrs. Eleanor Kilgore
Babette J. Laponzina
Ms. Mary Ann Kim
Debra Larcher
Judith Kindred
Laurabell Larsen
Felicia King
Ms. Trudie Larsen
Mr. James M. King
Edyth Larson
Ms. Janette King
Karin Larson
Mr. Thomas King
Ms. Lorraine Larson
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Kiser
Venard & Evelyn Larson
Mrs. Nancy Kissinger
Norma Lashley
Denise Koessel
Ms. Helen Lauer
Mr. Edward Kosa
Mike & Polly
Lauffenburger
Icon Wheelchairs
Mr. Philip Ingber
Innovation in Motion
Iowa Chapter PVA
IPSSA-Diamond Chapter
Irvin Home Care
Ms. Kathy Ivie
Mr. Mikio Izuka
Betty Jackson
Harold & Patsy Jackson
Ms. Mary K. Jackson
Mr. Wayne Jackson
Raymond Jacobus
Mr. Otis Jacoby
Ms. Mamie James
Millicent James
Peterson James
Raymond James
Janet A. Kostich
Charitable Fund
John Jankowski
Henry M. Javora
Mrs. Merle H. Jeffares
Mr. Warren Jeffers
Mr. Richard Jenks
Ms. Dotti Jennings
Molly Jensen
Mr. George Jewell, Jr.
Paul R. John
John & Nellie Bastien
Memorial Foundation
John Lehman
Carol Johnson
Mr. Charles A. Johnson
Charlotte Beverly Johnson
Estate of Cynthia Johnson
Mrs. Gale Johnson
Leonard & Evelyn Johnson
Marcyne Johnson
Mr. Richard Alan Johnson
Mr. Robert W. Johnson
Mr. Sheldon P. Johnson
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Ms. Carol Kowalsky
Craig & Charlotte
Laughton
Lloyd A. Marks & Janice
Siegel Foundation, Inc.
Ms. Mavis Lautaret
Ms. Ilene Margaret Lock
Lauterbach Group
Ruth H. Loeb
Mr. Tom Lawler
Carol A. LoGiudice
Ms. Susan Lawrence
George Lohrer
Bill & Linda Lawson
Mr. Louis Lombardi
Mr. James Lawson
Ms. Candace K. Long
Mr. Charles F. Layton
Helen Long
Ms. Dolores E. Layton
Haskell & Wilda Looney
Lois H. Lazaro
Louise Lord
Mr. Harold Leasure
The Lord’s Team Ministries
Estate of Katherine
Lechleitner
Lee David Loughnane
David K. Lee
Mr. Larry Lowe
Mr. Robert Lee
Legion of Valor of the
United States
Tina Leinberger
Alberta Leising
Robert & Elaine Leist
Randy & Gracie Lemaster
Mr. Stanley Lemkuhl
Ms. Candace Lent
Mr. Kurt Leopold
Mr. Daniel J. Lescoe
Christopher Leslie
Mrs. Geraldine Lester
Ms. Loretta C. Leung
Levo USA
Mr. & Mrs. Guy W. Lewis
Mr. John M. Lichty
Frank Liestenfeltz
James D. Liggett
Lighthouse Family
Worship
Mr. Robert Lillie
Peter A. Lim
Mr. Jorge G. Limon
Estate of Donna Linfield
Evelyn Lister
Mr. George Littell
Mr. Willard Littke
Ms. Betty Littlejohn
Stephen Liu
Mrs. Louise A. Lively
Mr. Vernon E. Lovelace
Miss Karen Lowery
Doris Loyd
Ms. Ann Lucas
Estate of Gertrude Lund
Mr. Kevin Lynch
Mr. Lance M. Lynch
Mr. Matthew Lyons
Tom Wallace Lyons
Ms. Helen Maben
Mr. James Mac Neil
Mr. Carol A. MacDonald
Ms. Edith W. MacGuire
Jane Macken
Ms. Kathleen M. MacLeod
Madonna Foundation
Maersk Line Limited
Magnes Family Trust
Ms. Paula L. Maher
Mr. & Mrs. William
Mailander
Dr. & Mrs. Alex Malaspina
Guy C. Malcolm
Mr. Edward Malinowski
Miss Olga Malko
Mary Ann Mallahan
Ms. Alele D. Mangnall
Col. & Mrs. Russell W.
Mank (Ret.)
Ms. Shirley Marie Mans
Ms. Sharon M. Marcisz
Doris I. Livingston
Margaret C. Quackenbush
Irrevocable Trust
LLEE Foundation
Mrs. Zelma J. Margelos
Mr. John Lloyd
Sandra Mariani
Ms. Donna L. Marietta
The Marion & Louis
Grossman Charitable
Foundation
Larry & Peggy Maris
Mark S. Feldstein Private
Foundation
Ms. Marnie Marr
Mrs. Margaret Marriott
Betty Marsh
Ms. Mayme L. Martin
Mary Jane Harlow
Charitable Trust
The Mary Lou Downs
Foundation
Mr. John Mascotte
Mr. Pete Masse
Ms. Jean Massey
David Richard Masson
Mr. Richard Masson
Daisy Mastela
Ms. Judith Masterson
Nancy Mauro
William J. Mazzei
Ms. Joan Mc Cay
Mr. Jeremiah McCloskey
Dick Mc Roberts
Mr. William G. McAllister
Mildred McCauley
Ms. Emily McClung
Kelley & Greg McConnell
James McCready
Janette L. McDonald
Mrs. Connie McEvoy
Ms. Dorothy McGarrah
Ms. Evelyn M. McGill
Dr. James McGinity
Lynn McInnes
Ms. Katherine McIntyre
Ms. Marilyn W. McIntyre
Mr. John W. McKay
Estate of Carol McKenzie
Ron McLeod
CMSgt. Hercules
McMichael
Edna & Dan McNeil
Mr. James McNurney
Mr. John McPherson
Marcella Meehan
Mike Megel
Mr. Barry C. Meigs
Mr. Arlyn Mennenga
Ms. Sharon L. Murrey
Mr. Richard Menning
MV-1 of Cleveland
Ms. Jean M. Menzer
Charlotte T. Nadeau
Evelyn Merideth
Mr. Eugene Nagowski
Mr. Larry Merrill
Mr. Andrew Namen
Mr. Paul Mershon
Metro Group Marketing
Ms. Evaline B. Neff
Cynthia Meyer
Kelly Neil
Dr. Daniel B. Michael
Loek C. Neimeth
Michael T. Michalak
Rory & Lisa Nelson
Microsoft Matching Gifts
Program
June O. Nester
Jody D. Overland
New Heart Cowboy
Church
Allie Ownby
Evelyn Padilla
Mr. Donavon A. Newnam
Mr. Fred Palm
Ms. Catherine Newton
Mrs. Janet Palmer
Ms. Pearl Nicholls
Lawrence K. Palmer
Albert Nichols
Estate of Maria Palmer
Mr. Alvin Nichols
Palmer Veterans
Association
Mid-America Chapter
PVA
Mary M. Middendorf
Darren Miller
Mr. Jim E. Miller
Kay Miller
Laverle Miller
Lee Miller
Maryanne Miller
Nancy Miller
Ms. C. Ann Ming-Bubar
Mr. Bernie Minsk
Mrs. Joanne S. Mitchell
Dora Mix
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Mizell
Mobil Retiree Matching
Gifts
Irene Mocarsky
Sharon Mohler
Danette T. Mohr
John L. Montegari
Joe & Susan Nichols
Shirley Nickel
Barbara M. Nicks
Michiko Nielsen
Julia Nieves
Ms. Elaine Nisenoff
Ms. Beatrice Nolan
Mr. John Nolte
Mr. & Mrs. Donald G.
Olson
Mr. Robert S. Perkin
Ms. Martha W. Olson
Tim Perkins
Sherm Olsrud
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Oreffice
Ms. I. J. Organ
Dr. Dorothy Orr
Cambis Ostovari
Marcel G. Ott
Otto Bock HealthCare
Mr. Leonard A. Palombo
Mark L. Parent
Estate of Geraldine Parker
Mary Parker
Raymond & Anna Parker
Mr. Sherwood Parkhurst
Mr. Robert C. Parsons
Frances Perkins
Ms. Jean V. Perrott
Marie Louise Peters
Michael J. Peters
Mr. James Peterson
Patricia Peterson
Phillips Peterson
Wilma Peterson
Ms. Deborah S. Petillo
Mrs. Helen Petty
Estate of Marie Petula
Dee Pfeiffer
Pfizer Foundation
Mrs. Connie N. Phillips
Lauretta M. Phillips
Valerie Phillips
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Piazza
August Piccoli
COL Richard H. Pierce,
USMC (Ret.)
Mr. Lawrence Pilon
Michael & Joanne Pistorio
Christine Pitcairn-Wiley
Ms. Roy Norlander
Frances Partridge
Mr. & Mrs. James M.
Pitman
North Central Chapter
PVA
Mr. Robert James Pascoe
Mr. Bryan Pittman
Mr. Anthony Paterno
Mr. David Pitts
North J. and Florence
Stockton Charitable
Foundation
Mr. Joseph W. Patterson
Mr. Mark T. Pitzen
Stephen Patti
Jan Plambeck
M. Carroll Paugh
Hilda M. Planchet
Mr. Joseph B. Paul
Mr. Alfred A. Polaco
The Paul & Eleanor Sade
Trust
June Pollack
Dorothy R. Pauly
Bradley Poore
Northwest Chapter PVA
Mr. G. R. Moore
Mary Norwood
Harry C. & Ruth Ann C.
Moore
Jose Noyes
Rebecca B. Nulty
Carlos Moreno, Jr.
Quinn O’ Toole
James P. Morrison
O.S. Mobility
Lucretia G. Morrow
Helen O’Brien
Dr. Edward K. Morse
Mr. Owen O’Brien
Robert & Barbara Ann
Peary
Anelise Mosich
Ms. Patricia O’Brien
Mrs. Stella E. Pelej
Juanita Moss
Hilda Ochoa
Gordon R. Pellerin
Moss Foundation
Mr. Thomas O’Connor
Mr. Mark Pendleton
Mr. Elmer E. Mueske
Mrs. Clifford C. Odom
Donald Penniall
Betty B. Muir
Mrs. Marty O’Donnell
Michael Munch
Roderic O’Donnell
Mrs. Carolyn A.
Pennington
Mr. Sam B. Murphree, Jr.
Mrs. Monna Oheron
Mr. Brian Murphy
Tara O’Keefe
David Murphy
Ruth H. Olds
Mr. Thomas M. Murray
Mark Olsen
Ruth Elaine Payne
Charlotte Pearn
Penske Racing
Mary N. Pepke
Mr. Teodoro C. Perez
Mr. William Perez
Mr. Terry Pollock
Estate of Melvin Port
Todd K. Porter
Mr. Lee Posey
Joy Poteet
Teresa Pounds
Ms. Christine Powell
Ms. Fran Powell
LTC Gregory S. Powell
PowerShift Transmissions
Precise Machining
& Manufacturing
Employees
Sheree W. Preston
George E. Price
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DONORS
Margie L. Price
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Reinert
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Rose
Mr. Richard Schlesinger
Ms. Olivia Sillari
Douglas Prince
Mr. Ronald Reinhardt
Estate of Edwin Rosenthall
Ingeborg Schlingloff
Mrs. Joyce L. Silva
Rosemarie Prince
Lucy J. Reinheimer
Miss Edna F. Rosprim
Sarah & James Schloss
Ms. Maria Silva
Lynwood & Ana Prince,
USAF E-6 (Ret.)
Ms. Helen M. Reinsch
Geraldine S. Ross
Melanie Schmick
Mr. Tim Simonec
MG Hawthorne Proctor
(Ret.)
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Reiser
Vincent & Sarah Rossi
Mr. Art Schmidt
Dorothy Simonetti-Guhl
Nancy Reitherman
Michael Roth
Pam Schmidt
Mildred Sirmon
John D. Remick
Mr. David Round
Pat & Roger Schmitz
Gregory J. Skarulis, MD
Arthur Remillard, Jr.
Cecilia Rowe
Robert Schnell
Mr. Donald Skelton
Restorative Therapies, Inc.
Dr. Edgar F. Ruble, Jr.
Mr. Ronald Schraeder
Ms. Karen Skinner
Ms. Jeanne Reynolds
Estate of Laura Rudd
Mr. Alfred Schram
Mr. Nicholas Skinner
Patrick Rhodes
Mary R. Ruhlin
Joan Schraml
Barbara E. Slankard
Kathryn E. Rhue
Ming-Chou Ruselowski
Mr. Bob Schrieber
Ms. Nancy Sloan
Mr. Jay R. Rhymes
Mr. Harold Russell
Donald & Lisa Schultheis
Ms. Carol Smedley
Ann Purky
RI, LLC
Sue Russell
Nancy Schultz
Carolyn W. Smith
Quantum Rehab (Pride
Mobility)
Albert Ricard
Mr. Charles E. Rutherford
Mr. Robert Sclafani, Jr.
Mr. Donald Smith
D. Jean Rice
Mr. Donald Scott
Mr. Duane Smith
Mrs. Q. B. Radcliff
Marc Rice
Estate of Margaret
Rutledge
Estate of Eleanor Ragan
Mr. George Ryan
Elisabeth Smith
Richard C. Devereaux
Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M.
Scott
Mr. John G. Ryan
Ms. Sandra Scott
Mr. Jim Richardson
Mr. Michael Ryan
Mr. Michael Scrobe
Jeanne Smith
William Rickard
Mr. Joe Rylee
Ride Away
Mr. George P. Sabatte, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard G.
Seales
Ride Designs
Ruth Sacco
Bonnie J. Riley
Marion Sachs
Stephen G. Riley
Sader & Lemaire
Ms. Peggy Rincker-Clark
Russell Saffer
Mr. Craig Ring
Mr. Ruben Salazar
Leandro P. Rizzuto
Richard & Janet Salomon
Glenn Paul Roberts
Paul P. Salter
Mr. William H. Roberts
Dr. Gary Saltus
Rastelli Foods
Estate of James Robertson
Ms. Trudy Salven
Thomas & Janet
Ravencroft
Lake Robertson
Samia Companies
Mr. Gregory Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. Joe M. Sample
Mr. Delmar L. Rawson
Mr. Marvin Robinson
Sandra Holland
Mr. Gordon R. Ray
Rockwell Collins
Mr. Anthony J. Sara
Mr. James Ray
Mrs. Barbara Roddy
Sargento Foods, Inc.
Mr. Lawrence Raymond
Sam A. Rodrigues
Mrs. Charlotte Sauget
Rebecca Sue DeShazo
Charitable Lead Trust
Mr. Arturo Rodriguez
Mr. Robert N. Saul
The Reco Foundation
Gabriel & Ruth Rodriguez
Christopher Savage
Mr. MacDonnell Roehm, Jr.
Mr. Michael Saxon
Mrs. Shirley Roesch
Sayres & Associates
Dora Roig
Mr. Charles F. Scanlan
Rollin’ Wear, Inc.
Mr. Robert M. Scanlan
Carolina Romeo
Mrs. Ruth Schaaf
Mrs. Eula Roney
Mr. Donald F. Schaefer
James Roney
Eric Schantz
Phillips Roofing LLC
Michael & Judith Scharf
CPO Robert C. Roos
Mr. Harry Schay
Mr. Lonnie H. Rootes
Beverley Schirman
The Prudential Foundation
Matching Gifts
Mr. & Mrs. H. E. Puder
Puerto Rico Chapter PVA
Mr. James Pugh
Pulaski Heights Lodge
No. 673
Mrs. Ginia D. Ragan
Mr. Ronald Rahlwes
William Rahmig
Mrs. Maurice T. Rainey
Mrs. Dorothy Ralston
Katherine V. Rambin
Thomas & Grace Ranalli
Sal Randazzo
Ms. Sonal Randeria
Ms. Barbara Randick
Mr. John Rangos, Sr.
MSgt Eliott Ransom
Barbara Rednour
David & Brenda Reed
Reed Family Foundation
Bob Reeve
Ms. Judith H. Reeves
Regenesis Biomedical
John D. Reier
Luella Reim
Col. Peter R. Reiner,
USAF (Ret.)
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Barbara C. Seamon
Mr. Robert Seawell
Juliane Segal
Mr. John H. Selby
Brenda & Maynard Self
Estate of Caroline Selgrat
Tillman Matthew Selph
Servant Community
Christian Foundation
Mark F. Sessinghaus
Mr. Orlando C. Severo, Jr.
Donna Severson
Mr. Roger Shammas
Robert Shavelle
Shaw Family Trust
Martha Shelton
Barbara Shepard
Shepard Center
Wayne Sheridan
Eve Shifler
Mrs. Linda Shires
Mr. Scott Shore
Mr. Philip Siefring
Mr. & Mrs. Carroll Sigler
Mr. George E. Sigler
Leonard L. Signeski
Mr. James Sikes
Mr. Frank W. Smith
Mr. John Smith, Jr.
Martha Smith
Patricia M. Smith
Mr. Roger Smith
Scott Smith
Sherry Smith
William Smith
Robert Smutney
Mr. William R. Smythe, Jr.
Snapfish
S. J. Snipes II
Col. David B. Snodgrass
Mike Snow
Carita Sommer
Mr. Frederick B. Sontag
Rodger Sontos
Southeastern Chapter
PVA
Paul Spain
Mike & Patricia Sparks
Mr. Thomas R. Sparks
Mr. Bob Spears
Ryan Speelberg
Susan Spence
Mr. James Gary Spencley
Maxine Spight
Estate of Leona
Spoonamore
Mr. William Spoor
Estate of Vivian Sprague
Mr. James St. Martin
Ms. Bonnie Taylor
Mr. Michael Twining
Jimmy & Darlene Wallace
Mr. Omer St. Pierre
Mr. Daniel J. Taylor
Mr. Mark Tye
Joy A. Wallace
Mrs. Shari Stanford
Estate of Elizabeth Taylor
Brad & Linda Tyler
Col. Terry P. Wallace
Star Cushion Products
Mr. John Taylor
Mr. George F. Tyrrell
Mr. William A. Wallace
Mr. & Mrs. Sherrill Starr
Mr. Lesley E. Taylor
Mr. Gary Ulferts
Mr. & Mrs. Albert H.
Staton, Jr.
Drs. John & Josephine
Templeton
Mrs. Margaret T. Upchurch
Mr. & Mrs. Michael
Wallach
Mrs. Sarah J. Steel
Ms. Lydia Test
Theresse R. Walsey
Mrs. Catherine A. Stein
Texas Chapter PVA
Lynda Uris
Mrs. Thea Theissen
Mr. & Mrs. Johnny R.
Ursery
Mr. Scott Walton
Dr. Arthur Stelson
Vincent & Anne Ward
Mr. Eunice M. Stephens
Wolfgang H. Thoene
USAA
Mr. John H. Ware IV
Lawrence M. Sternfield
Mrs. May Thom
Warner Wish
Linda Williamson
Ms. Jennie G. Stewart
Mr. Gerald Thomas
VA Research and
Development
Ben & Anna Wilson
Mary C. Stiefer
Mr. William B. Thomas
Mary Van Ness
Sharon & Sandy
Waterhouse
Darrell Wilson
Emil Stimetz
Jim Thomason
L.W. Van Tassel
Opal Watkins
Randall S. Wilson
Charlotte Stoikowitz
Del & Sylvia Thompson
Ms. Shirley Watts
Lorraine & Hannah Stone
Marilou & Thomas
Thompson
Estate of Frances
Vanderveer
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth P.
Winkler
John & Jeanette Vannuil, Jr.
Mr. Rod Webber
Mr. Edward L. Storm
Ms. Betty L. Strock
Mr. Richard Strohl
Ms. Barbara Stromquist
Mr. Robert D. Stuart, Jr.
Richard M. Stuber
Mr. Eugene C. Suchomel
Mr. Brian Sullivan
Ila Sullivan
Ms. Mitzi Sullivan
Barbara Summers
Sun Trust Bank
Sunrise Medical
Super 8 Worldwide, Inc.
Supracor
Manson Surdam
R. Jerome Thompson
Mr. Ron Thoreson
Diane L. & Terry R. Thorn
Randy Thornburg
Marvin Thrasher
Three Rivers Out Front
Mr. Daniel J. Tibor
Mr. Marsden Tielkemeier
TiLite
Dorothy Tillery
Mr. Fred Tillman
Ms. Gladys Timbrook
June Tindall
Mrs. Priscillajoy Tingley
The Tissue Foundation
Susan Jane Smitheran
Trust
Mr. Thomas Titcomb
Janice Sutherland
Mr. Fred J. Togneri
Heleni E. Suydam
Mr. Steven Toman
Ronny Svenhard
Dr. Michael J. Torma
Rev. George Sykes, Jr.
Mr. Ernest Torpey, Jr.
MSgt. & Mrs. Kirk Sykes
(Ret.)
Etsuko M. Trapp
Mr. W. Stuart Sykes
Ms. Lea Ann Tremayne
T. Nash Broaddus
Charitable Lead
Unitrust
Leah Taft
The Taggart Family
Mr. Edward Talcott
Les & Jenny Taller
Sue Tario
TK Foundation
Mr. Arthur Treloar
Mrs. Marie Urh
Mr. James Vanscott
Sandy Vasquez
Mr. William N. Vaughan
Mathew Turner
William & Flora Hewlett
Foundation
Ms. Dorothy Williams
Mr. George H. Williams
Scott Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Williams
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Winship
Wisconsin Chapter PVA
Mr. Thomas Witkop
Jay & Kathryn A.
Wittenkeller
Mr. Kenneth Weis
Kathy Vercher
Helen Weisel
VFW
Barbara Weiss
Norma Wolfbauer
VFW AEM Post 4287
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E.
Welch
Marlene Wolin
Jeanne A. Wolling
Frances R. Wellman
Monica Wood
Marian Welsh
Shannon Wood
Mr. Robert Vincent
William & Susan Wendell
Viola Wood
Virginia Mid-Atlantic
Chapter PVA
Rose Marie Wendt
Wayne Woody
Mr. Alan R. Wenger
Ms. Francine Wooldridge
Flavia Vissat
Betty Wenger
Clarence Wright
Vista Points, Inc.—Special
Needs Trusts
Eleanor Wessner
Mr. Dean Wright
Cynthia Vitaglin
Karla West
Estate of Lucile Wright
Connie Basha Vitale
West Virginia Chapter
PVA
Ms. Patricia Wright
Mrs. Monika Volkin
Mr. Robert J. Wey
Mrs. Sally Von Borries
Belvie Whirley
Francis J. Wunderlich
Mr. & Mrs. Olaf Von
Ramm
Elmer Whitaker
Ms. Nancy L.
Vonklemperer
Mrs. Jane White
VFW Post 2064
Mr. William Via
Mr. David J. Viggiano
VTree LLC
Mr. Randolph Turnbull
Mr. Leslie Weeks
Marylou Will
Larry Venaska
Truist
Patrick G. Tumamait
Kathryn L. Webster
F. Marshall Wilkes
Mr. Lee Vayle
Ms. Esther E. Voorhees
Miss Elizabeth H. Tulga
Barbara J. Webb
Carol Wilbur
Weinreb Berenda Carter
Foundation Inc.
LCDR Jean A. Truhe,
USN (Ret.)
Carole J. Tucker
Mr. Richard Waller
Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Whitlock
Mrs. Jarmila Vrana
Mr. John Wade II
Mr. Robert R. Walker III
Thomas & Jeanne Walker
Mrs. Willard J. Walker
Mrs. Aileen E. Wallace
Mrs. Helen Lee White
Mrs. Jeryl White
Mr. Richard F. White
Cliff & Deborah White
Family Fund
Mr. David Whitehead
Ms. Jean M. Whitehouse
L. Whiteley
Mr. Joseph V. Whitley
LTC F. J. Wittlinger (Ret.)
Mr. Ray Wojcik
Mr. Robert Wright
Mr. James B. Wyngaarden
Frances Wyrick
Annie Yang
Mrs. Rosalie M. Yap
Mr. Willie Young
Yu-Lo Charitable
Foundation Inc.
Mr. Charles K. Zear
Zia Chapter PVA
Mr. Xavier Zielinski
Mr. Gerard Zinger
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DONORS
W
Legacy Circle
Members
E ARE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE
the members of the Paralyzed Veterans
of America’s Legacy Circle, individuals who have included Paralyzed Veterans in their estate
Estate of Rose Accardi
Estate of Elfriede Bendas
Mrs. Lois M. Buckspan
Ms. Ann Claunch
Joel Adamchick
Estate of Edith Bendix
Mrs. Beth P. Buechner
Mr. Ronald Clement
Mr. George Akins
Jean L. Berman
Ms. Kate Bulsara
Mrs. Sylvia Clemetson
Estate of Eleanor Albrecht
Mrs. Barbara Bernard
Estate of Lessie Burch
Mr. Ollie Clemons
Mr. Rodney Alexander
Estate of Dorothy
Bernardoni
Estate of William Burch
Mr. Debra Cohen
Mr. Roger Bernhardt
Mr. Wilbur Burkett II
Dr. Berwin A. Cole
Mr. Patrick J. Bush
Mr. Timothy Coleman
Mr. Dennis A. Butler
Mr. & Mrs. Henry W.
Colling
Lt Col James M. Alfonte
USA (Ret.)
Estate of Dewey Allen
Roger L. Berry
Art & Judy Alsos
Ms. Candy Bird-Robinson
Mr. Rolando Alvarez
Estate of Fern Bitker
Mr. James S. Ambrose
Estate of Erika Black
Cdr George Anderson
Mr. Darrell Blizzard
Mr. Roy C. Andrews
Mrs. Alberta L. Bluemle
Ms. Tasha Angel
Ms. Avelina Bodegraven
Mr. Justo Molina Aponte
Dr. R. Henry Bodenbender
Ms. Diana Arias
Mr. John Bollinger
Mr. Melvin L. Atchison
Mr. Ronnie Bosley
Mr. Erik Augle
Mrs. Betty Bosse
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Baker
Mr. R. H. Boultinghous
Mr. Robert J. Baker
Mr. Carl B. Boyce
Mr. Leon Brett Bannister
Mr. Marion Butler, Jr.
Ms. Ann Marie Caddy
Edward Caldwell
Estate of Muriel Cameron
Ms. Priya Campbell
Ms. Donna M. Carlson
Mr. Wesley Carnrick
Mr. Philip Carroll
Col. Howard Carter Jr.
Mr. Refugio I. Carvajel
Mrs. Stella P. Collins
Mr. William T. Collins
Mr. Robert Conover
Estate of Bruce Constable
Mr. Sidney Cook
Estate of Joyce Coomber
Estate of Grace Cooper
Mr. Ralph L. Cooper
Mr. Rory Cooper
Mr. Edward J. Casey
Ms. Virginia R. Cooper
Mr. William E. Brannen
Estate of Mary Louise
Chaffee
Robert Cornsilk
Mr. & Mrs. David Barnard
Mr. Philip E. Bray
Ms. Martha Chalfant
Ms. Christine H. Crockett
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin M.
Barofsky
Mr. David L. Briggity, Sr.
Charnelle Champine
Estate of Juliana Crozier
Ms. Norma M. Barry
Ms. Alice Brigham
Mary K. Charles
Ms. Carmen Cunel
Ms. Penny Brightman
Ms. Sara Cheam
Mr. Walt Curylo
Charlene L. Briscoe
Ms. Margaret A.
Chengson
Ms. Lauren Dahl
Mr. Terry Chenoweth
Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher Darby
Mary Bates
Mr. Dwayne Bauer
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Baus
Mrs. Verlice E. Beadle
Mrs. Lorraine Beaulieu
Mrs. Mary E. Bechtel
Ms. Marlene Becker
Ms. Emily A. Beedle
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plans through a future bequest, a charitable gift annuity,
a charitable trust, or one of many other types of deferred
gift arrangements. Listed below are those individuals who
have granted us permission to publicize their names.
Estate of Angeline Brooks
Estate of Clairette Brosen
Bishop Ernst Brown
Mr. Elnaam Brown
Ms. Frances Brown
Estate of Jean Bruner
Mrs. J. Brunick
Estate of Virginia
Chisholm
Mr. Dick Chubiz
Ms. Marguerite Clark
Estate of Patsie Clark
Mrs. John Frederick Dallas
Mr. Herbert W. Darley
Mr. Max L. Darling
Mr. Marty Davis
Ms. Melinda S. Dedman
Ms. Genevieve Deering
Estate of George
DeHesus
Rebecca Sue H. DeShazo,
CLU
John Devine
Ms. Marguerite DeWitt
Mr. Andrew Diak
Mr. Jerry L. Dick
Estate of Barbara Dickson
Mrs. Martha Dolle
Mr. Brett Doney
Mr. Skip Dreps
Mr. William H. Duke
Ms. Mildred L. Dunbar
Frank & Janice Dunn
Mr. Ruben M. Duran
Mr. Samuel Dwyer
Estate of Lester Dziemiela
Mr. Steven Edwards
Mrs. Marianne Elower
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry B. Ennis
Mr. Stanley Epstein
Mr. Frank F. Espinoza
Ms. Marjorie Evans
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Faint
Mr. & Mrs. David Fanning
Mr. William F. Favorite
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R.
Feczko
Mr. Adolphus Felder
Ms. Carol Festerling
L. D. Fiene
Lesley Jo Finbraaten
Ms. Ann Becker Finein
Mr. H. Cheatham
Granville
Mr. James E. Holiday
Ms. Barbara Ann
Fitzgerald
Mr. Douglas G. Gray
Mrs. Virginia A. Hoover
Mr. Tom Fjerstad
Mrs. Millie R. Grecenuk
Estate of Helene Fleck
Mr. Kim Griffith
Mrs. Richard A. Fling
Marion K. Griffith
Mr. Chris Flores, Jr.
Mr. Michael Finney
Estate of Frances Greany
Estate of Myrtle Holm
Mrs. Harry Hopper
LtC. & Mrs. Kenneth D.
Kelly, USNR (Ret.)
Estate of Donna Linfield
Mr. Thomas R. Kenny
Mr. & Mrs. Richard
Haughton Livesey III
Mr. Alvin Kerr
Mr. Robert Loos
Ms. Suzanne Kiely
Mr. William B. Lopez
Mrs. Arlette Houghton
Mr. William Kinzer
Estate of Beatrice Lotz
Mr. Charles Kipp
Mr. James Grindlinger
Mr. Arnold L. Hougland,
Sr.
Mr. Emanuel Kirschner
Lt. Col. James L. Louden,
USAF (Ret.)
Mr. Edward J. Flynn
Mr. Charles E. Grisim
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Huber
Mr. Alan Kishpaugh
Mr. Gerald Ford
Ms. Harriet Grothstuck
Estate of Zabelle Hudoyan
Mrs. Dolores Klausner
Earl & Virginia R. Forsman
Mrs. Dorothy Gruver
Estate of Rachel Huff
Joseph Kloida
Joseph Fox
Mr. John R. Guerette
Mr. Robert Hugg
Mr. Stephen A. Knapp
Mr. Kenneth A. Frailey
Mr. Leodius Gwynn
Ms. Bessie Hughes
Mr. Douglas Knight
Estate of Charles Haag
Mrs. Rosalind Humphrey
Ms. Holly Koester
Mrs. Norma B. Franzen
Mr. John Hale
Mrs. Marion A. Koper
Ms. Phyllis Freedman
Ms. Esther Halter
Cdr. Florence Elizabeth
Hutchens
Mrs. Jeanne Frey
Evelyn A. Harman
Mr. Edward P. Hutchison
Mr. Daryl Kordus
Ms. Esther I. Frontczak
Mr. Randall Lee Harmon
Mr. Joseph Fudge
Ms. Shirley J. Harrell
Ms. Carol A. Fuller
Ms. Jeanne Harris
Mrs. Margaret Gaffney
Ms. Jane D. Hartfelder
Mr. Ted Galusha
Mr. Evelyn Hartman
Mr. Fred Gardner
Mr. James Harvey
Ms. Marie Garon
Mrs. Loretta Hatcher
Ron Garret
Mike & Jeanine D.
Hautzinger
Estate of Karin Garrison
Mr. L. Garrison
Ms. Dolores R. Garza
Orpha Gentile
Ms. Bettifae Gentry
Ms. Sally J. Gentry
Mr. Leo George, Sr.
Estate of William George
Mr. Eugene German
Harlyn Gerritsen
Mrs. Mila Gibson
Ms. Ann Gilbreth
Sherman Gillums, Jr.
Mr. Robert Glass
Estate of Florence
Glodblatt
Mr. Ruben Goldbort
Ms. Charlene Gouge
Ms. Betty J. Gould
Mrs. Eustolia Gould
Ms. Reba Joan Granger
Mrs. Grace Hawk
Mrs. Mary Lou Hawk
Mr. Fred Hayden
Mr. William Hayden
Clara Healy
Estate of Ruth Horne
Don E. Hyslop
Imholte Family Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony F.
Immormino
Estate of Susie Imthurm
Mr. David Isaacs
Mr. Edward Ivy
Mr. Michael Jacoby
Mr. Edward T. Jakubowski
Estate of Helen Jarvis
Patrick Jarvis
Mr. Gerald Jeffers
Miss Evelyn Jessup
Estate of Cynthia Johnson
Estate of Walter Koper
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kormendy
Albert & Magaly Kovach
Estate of Winfred Krause
Mr. Stephens Krenzer
Mr. August Krieser
Bobby Kuchinski
Ms. Dorothy Kurian
Ms. Colleen LaGuardia
Mrs. Maria A. Lane
Mildred E. Lane
William Laux Memorial
Charitable Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Lawson
Irene Loveland
Mrs. Eunice Loving
Estate of Ruth Lucas
Estate of Gertrude Lund
Estate of Robert Lusk
Mr. John MacDonough
Ms. Kathleen M. MacLeod
Estate of Irma Sue Macy
Magnes Family Trust
Mr. Edward Mahan
Col. & Mrs. Russell W.
Mank, USAF, (Ret.)
Thomas Kim Mannering
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon H.
Mansfield
Mr. Menelaos D. Maras
Ms. Jane Marcella
Mr. Harold R. Marcus
Mr. Donald H. Marfleet
Mr. Joe Markwalter
Ms. Millicent H. Maroon
Mr. Eugenio Marrufo
Mr. Douglas Martin
Estate of Katie Helton
Ms. Virginia Johnson
Estate of Katherine
Lechleitner
Estate of Lucille
Hemmingson
Mr. & Mrs. Brian M. Jones
Mr. James Ledridge
Mr. Robert Jones
Mr. Joseph Lee, Jr.
Mr. Paul D. Herrera
Mr. Johnnie Jordan
Mr. Patrick Leffler
Mr. Jack Hershey
Mr. Richard F. Jost
Ms. Betty Lehman
Mrs. Reta R. Hibler
Mr. George Jurkowski, Jr.
Mr. James Leipski
Estate of Peggy Hunt
Hicks
Mr. Chris Kading
Mr. Thomas W. Lemmer
Mr. Frank W. Higgins
B. Kaminski
Ms. Clarice Letterman
Ms. Dorothy Kamisky
Mr. Edwin S. Levey
Jeanne McGrady
Sgt. Jack Lewis, USAF
(Ret.)
Mr. E. L. McInnis
Mr. Curtis B. Higley
Lt. Col. Arvo Kannisto
(Ret.)
Mr. Richard S. McKee
Mr. James G. Hill
Mr. Gerhard Kather
Mr. Monroe Lewis
Estate of Carol McKenzie
Estate of Robert Hill
Col George Kawanami
Mr. Thomas Liebe
Mr. Larry McKinley
Ms. Connie Hins
Mr. Charles T. Kay
Ms. Lilah D. Lind
Ms. Mary McPherson
Mrs. Martha Morgan
Hoess
John & Cassie L. Keener
Joe & Jeannie Lindell
Mr. Louis Mehler
Mr. Charles J. Lindsey
Ms. Beatriz Mendoza
Ms. Helen L. Highlen
Mrs. Joy L. Martin
Mrs. Margie Martin
Mr. Armando Martinez
Mr. Raul Martinez
Mr. Thurman L. Mason
Mrs. Juanita May
Mr. John Mazzoni
Mr. William McCormack
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DONORS
Mr. Riza P. Mesigil
Grant & Theresa Perl
Mr. Raul S. Rodriguez, Sr.
Mr. James Smith
Col Harry E. Michelson
Mr. Rex A. Roe
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Smyth
Estate of Mary Mikulski
Mr. Leo Perry, Jr.
Estate of Edwin Rosenthall
Mr. Edwin M. Sneed, Jr.
Ms. Elaine P. Miles
Peterson
Mrs. Sophia Ross
Hattie Snider
Estate of Lois Peterson
Mr. Stuart Ross
Mr. Stanoslaw J. Snieszko
Mr. Paul Rossi
Mr. Kent R. Snyder
Estate of Eleanore Royal
Mr. Carlos Soler
Estate of Laura Rudd
Mr. Gustave Sorenson
Estate of Albert Rudrauff
Mr. James Sosa
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Rupp
Mr. Otto Specht
Estate of Eloise Walker
Estate of Margaret
Rutledge
Mr. & Mrs. Louis E.
Spitzfaden
Mrs. Herb Walker
Mr. Lawrence E. Pittman
Mr. Paul Walker
Mr. James Plite
Mrs. Vera A. Sadler
Ms. Roselle Walker
Mr. Donald Plunkett
Ms. E. S. Sandike
Estate of Leona
Spoonamore
Estate of Melvin Port
Estate of Terry Schaertel
Mr. Dan J. Spotts
Ms. Mary A. Warner
Mrs. Emily B. Powell
Ms. Kay Schattie
Mr. James Moore
Estate of Auguste Primm
Estate of Shirley Schilling
Cindy Mootz & Gary
McDermott
Mrs. Jane Pryke
Ms. Janis Schluckebier
Mr. Rickey Pryor
Edith Schmuckler
Andrew Morgovic
Mr. Marvin Pulliam
Estate of Rosa Schnee
Mr. Jerome Moriarty
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton S.
Quimbach
Ms. Donna M. Schroeder
Mr. John Miller, Jr.
Mr. Michael Miller
Mr. Ronald Miller
Mr. Robert Milleville
Gwen Mills
Estate of Stella Mills
Mr. Dennis Minnifield
Mrs. Ruth Mohaupt
Mr. Dick Mondragon
Mr. Peter Montevago
Estate of Elizabeth Moore
Mrs. Esther Moore
Mr. Roger Mortis
Mary Muir
Mr. Angelo Mulle
Ms. LaFrieda Nattas
Estate of Albert Nelson
Ms. Anneliese M. Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nelson
Mr. J. Nichols
Mr. Ron Nichols
Mr. Giles Norris
Estate of Ronald Ober
Ms. Margery O’Dea
Mr. Clifford L. Olson
Mr. M. Eric Olson
Mr. Stanley G. Olson
Ms. Audrey D. Oney
Mr. Robert Onion
Mrs. Theo E. Openshaw
Estate of Maria Palmer
Ms. Alice Parker
Estate of Geraldine Parker
Mr. Paul Partridge
Mr. Antonio Pascual
Richard E. Paull
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Estate of Marie Petula
Ms. Sandra Pichette
Mr. Richard Pierce
Joan & Gino Pieroni
Ms. Ollie M. Pine
Estate of Vivan Sprague
Mr. Robert P. Staab
Estate of Frances
Vanderveer
Ms. Edith Vanluchene
Mr. Douglas Veitch
Mr. A. Mike Vellinga
Henry J. Verner
Mr. William A. Veverka
Mr. Edward Volinski
Mr. Mel Von Soosten
Ms. Ruth S. Ward
Ms. Audrey M. Wasser
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Stanford
Ms. Herta Antoinette
Weber
Mr. John G. Staudt
Mrs. Charlotte Wehrman
Mrs. Marjorie E. Stevens
Mrs. Loma J. Weiss
Mr. Samuel Stornelli Sr.
Mrs. Robert B. Welch
Estate of Lorraine Stotler
Mrs. Leosia S. Wentink
Mr. Roger Schulz
Mr. David L. Sweet
Ms. Rose K. West
Mr. William Wester
Ms. Virginia L. Reeves
Mr. Patrick
Schwabenbauer
Ruth E. Swim
Ms. Susanne Szczepanik
Mrs. Victoria Regan
Estate of Nancy Schwanke
Estate of Elizabeth Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas
Wheaton
Dean Reisner
Mr. Raymond Seeley
Elyette & Joseph Taylor
Estate of Louise Reitmeyer
Mr. David Seidel
Ann Terrazas
Estate of Harry Rendel
Estate of Caroline Selgrat
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Terwilliger
Mr. James Renzi
Estate of Elizabeth Selleck
Mr. E. B. Thomas
Mrs. Leota Rettan
Mrs. Sandra Sellers
Mr. Wallace J. Thomas
Ms. Anna Reynolds
Ralph Semprevio
Mr. Robert L. Thompson
Mr. Willie Wilson
Mrs. Barbara Rice
Mrs. William C. Seneshen
Ms. Janie Wise
Mr. Emmett J. Richards
Estate of Kathryn
Thornton
Mrs. Doris Witt
Mr. Bernie Richardson
Mr. Mikhail Shapiro
Mr. Robert Wittig
Mr. Ivenhoe T. Richey II
Mr. Dorris Shaw
Mr. & Mrs. Hubert
Tomlinson
Mr. Raymond Richter
Ms. Lois Shell
Mrs. Lois Toomey
Mr. Marshall Worthington
Col. & Mrs. Robert Rick
Estate of Olga Shen
Ms. Lynette Riggs
Ruby E. Shepard, Jr.
Mr. James L. Riley
Ms. Sheri H. H. Sheridan
Mrs. Clara M. Roach
Kathleen E. Shoenberger
Estate of Orville Robbins
Sophia Skibinski
Alfred Roberts Trust
Mr. Donald Skidmore
Estate of James Robertson
Ms. Mary L. Smay
Mr. S. Robinson
Mr. Bernard Smith
Mr. Robert D. Rodkey
Ms. Corine R. Smith
Ms. Aspasia Radoumis
Estate of Eleanor Ragan
Mrs. Violet Schultz
Mr. Steven Towle
Mr. Homer Townsend, Jr.
Mrs. Elsie E. Upson
Mr. William J. Urban
Ms. Consuelo Garica
Vacquez
Estate of Phyllis Van
Wagner
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Van
Winkle
Mr. Allen Henry White, Jr.
Mr. Richard White
Mr. James Whiting
Ms. Diane Widzinski
Ms. Rhoda Wilcox
Mr. Ralph Woodridge
Estate of Juantia Wright
Estate of Lucile Wright
India L. Wyatt
Mr. Richard Yogananda
Mr. J. W. Zalenski
Mr. Frederick W. Zolper
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Patriot Society
URING FISCAL YEAR 2011 the following people responded to an invitation from
Paralyzed Veterans of America to join its
Patriot Society.
The Patriot Society is a group of individuals who go
above and beyond to support Paralyzed Veterans of
America. For more information, please contact Catherine
Tavarozzo at (800) 424-8200, ext. 660.
Mr. & Mrs. Gil Adams
Michael Ross & Jill Fisher
Mr. Richard Leonard
Ms. Susan Smith
Betty Akins
Mr. Robert Fulcher
Miss Karen Lowery
Ms. Margaret Snow
Mr. Mike J. Albertson
Ms. Pauline Fuus
Mr. James Mac Neil
Ms. Josephine A. Spanks
Mrs. Carole Altice
Mr. Robert Garthe
Mr. Bruce Mackie
Spellman
Nancy & Jack Austhof
Dr. Violet Gilson
Ms. Ann Mang
Ms. Carmen Bacardi
Mr. Donald Gordon
Mrs. Bernice Manocherian
Maxine Spight
Ms. Velvalee Bailey
Mr. Michael Graziano
James D. McNelis
R. Barber
Mr. Mitch Guinn
Mrs. Marcella Meehan
Ms. Phyllis Barlow
Marjorie Gurney
Ariadna Miller
Michelle Baylor-Caldwell
Mr. Clifton S. Gustafson
Thomas J. Murphy
Cebella N. Beach
Norris Guy
Ms. Evaline B. Neff
Maxine Beige
Mrs. James B. Harvie
Ms. Carol Norton
Ms. Michele Bowman
Mary Ann Henley
Mr. & Mrs. James S. Olson
Mr. Wood A. Breazeale
Dorothy M. Hoelscher
Glenn Oster
Virginia Nunez Bryant
Maj. James Hogan (Ret.)
Cambis Ostovari
Mr. James G. Burke
Ms. Jayne L. Hollander
Mr. Fred Palm
Doris Byrne
Mr. Joe Hollis
Nan Parrott
Mr. Larry Campbell
Ms. Bonnie House
Ms. Henriette Paternayan
Mr. John Carter
Allen Hutchison
Mr. Samuel A. Penninger, Jr.
Mr. Alec Y. Chang
Mr. Wayne Jackson
Mr. Robert S. Perkin
Diana Clagett
Mr. Kevin Jankowski
Nancy & Ray Retzlaff
Mr. James M. Clark
Nancy S. Johnson
Patrick Rhodes
Mr. Gerald F. Coleman
Mr. Don Jossi
Ms. Peggy Rincker-Clark
Mrs. Margaret P. Collins
Ms. Mary Jane Kelly
Mr. & Mrs. J. V. Rindlaub
Ms. Bruce Cone
Arlene Kennedy
Gregory & Paige Roberts
Mr. Benning P. Cook III
Mr. Robert Kicklighter
Mr. William H. Roberts
Mr. Norman S. Crystal
Mrs. Carol Kipilman
Ms. Lillie Robertson
Ms. Rosemary Cuccaro
Mr. Walter W. Klinge
Ms. Dorothy Rogers
Mr. Fred W. Culver
Betty Ladue
Mrs. Lynda Rose
Ms. Deanna R. Whalen
Ahmet & Bernadette Dervish
Mrs. Marilyn Landolfi
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Rose
Elmer Whitaker
Floyd & Shirley Diehl
Mr. Thomas Last
Mr. George P. Sabatte, Jr.
Billy Ray Williams
Robert Donley, MD
Mr. Paul L. Lawrence
Dr. Gary Saltus
Ms. Jane E. Wilsher
Mr. Patrick F. Donnelly
Ms. Dolores E. Layton
Ingeborg Schlingloff
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth P. Winkler
Col. Robert L. Ely (Ret.)
Lois H. Lazaro
Mr. Steven Schulein
Ms. Elizabeth Wiskemann
Martin Enterprise
Terry M. Lee
Donna Severson
Mr. Ray Wojcik
Lee Eulenbach
Ms. Nancy Leitner
Mr. Robert Sherman
Mr. John Fant
Ms. Candace Lent
Mr. George E. Sigler
Ms. Sophie Zetes
Mr. Andrew E. Fears
Mr. Dan M. Leonard
Judy Smith
Delta Star Inc.
Mr. Warren Strausser
Ms. Barbara Stromquist
Manson Surdam
MSgt. & Mrs. Kirk Sykes (Ret.)
Leora Talbott
Mr. William Terry
Frank E. Thornton
Ms. Gladys Timbrook
June Tindall
Laura Torres
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Town
Mike Tymowicz
C. Van Myers
Robert T. Vaughan
Mr. John D. Velte
Mr. David J. Viggiano
Mrs. Sally Von Borries
Jay & Julian F. Wagner
Mrs. Aileen E. Wallace
Mr. Leslie Weeks
Mr. Kenneth Weis
Mr. Xavier Zielinski
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DIRECTORY
Paralyzed Veterans
of America
2012 Executive Committee
Bill Lawson
Eduardo Oyola-Rivera
Craig Enenbach
Albert F. Kovach, Jr.
Ken Weas
Frank J. Rigo
David Fowler
David Zurfluh
Gene A. Crayton
National President
Senior Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Immediate Past National President
Left to Right: Eduardo Oyola-Rivera, Craig Enenbach, Bill Lawson, Ken Weas, Frank Rigo, David Zurfluh, David Fowler, Gene Crayton.
Not pictured: Al Kovach.
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2011 Awards
SPEEDY AWARD, MEMBER
CHAPTER SPORTS AND RECREATION
AWARD
Mike Delaney
Buckeye Chapter
SPEEDY AWARD, MEMBER
Max Starkloff (posthumously)
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
JOHN M. PRICE MOST IMPROVED
CHAPTER
Buckeye Chapter
JOHN M. PRICE MOST OUTSTANDING
CHAPTER
Nevada Chapter
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Colonial Chapter
Steve Comber
Senior Vice President, SAIC
BOB WEBB EXCELLENCE IN A
NEWSLETTER AWARD
Cal-Diego Chapter
Northwest Chapter
CORPORATE PATRIOT AWARD
MOST OUTSTANDING WEBSITE
AWARD
Mountain States Chapter
CHAPTER VOLUNTEER SERVICE
AWARD
North Central Chapter
PATRIOT AWARD
HOST CHAPTER AWARD
Texas Chapter
CLIFF CRASE AWARD FOR
PROFESSIONALISM
Rory Cooper, PhD
Chair and Distinguished Professor,
University of Pittsburgh
RICHARD FULLER OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR
Mike Stern
Mark Wolfendale
President, Total Medical Solutions
President, National Director, and
Legislation Director, Nevada Chapter
National Service Office Locations
VA Regional Office
Montgomery, AL
VA Regional Office
North Little Rock, AR
VA Regional Office
Phoenix, AZ
VA SCI Center
Long Beach, CA
Vocational
Rehabilitation Office
Long Beach, CA
VA Regional Office
Los Angeles, CA
VA Regional Office
Sacramento, CA
VA SCI Center
Palo Alto, CA
VA Regional Office
San Diego, CA
VA Regional Office
Denver, CO
VA Regional Office
Washington, DC
VA Medical & Regional
Office Center
Office Center
VA Regional Office
VA SCI Center
VA Regional Office
Kansas City, MO
VA Health Care Center
VA Regional Office
VA Regional Office
Office Center
Wilmington, DE
Miami, FL
Orlando, FL
St. Petersburg, FL
VA SCI Center
Tampa, FL
VA SCI Center
Augusta, GA
Vocational
Augusta, GA
VA Regional Office
Decatur, GA
VA Regional Office
Chicago, IL
VA SCI Center
Hines, IL
VA Regional Office
Indianapolis, IN
VA Regional Office
Des Moines, IA
Wichita, KS
Louisville, KY
New Orleans, LA
Augusta, ME
Jackson, MS
VA Medical Center
VA Regional Office
St. Louis, MO
VA Regional Office
Lincoln, NE
VA Benefits Office
Las Vegas, NV
VA Regional Office
VA Regional Office
VA Regional Office
SCI Office
Vocational
VA Regional Office
VA Regional Office
Bronx, NY
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
West Roxbury, MA
Detroit, MI
VA Regional Office
St. Paul, MN
VA SCI Center
Minneapolis, MN
Newark, NJ
Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, NM
VA SCI Center
VA Regional Office
Buffalo, NY
VA Regional Office
New York, NY
Vocational
Minneapolis, MN
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DIRECTORY
National Service Office Locations
PVA Benefits Office
VA Regional Office
VA SCI Center
VA SCI Center
VA Regional Office
VA Regional Office
VA SCI Center
VA Regional Office
VA Regional Office
VA Regional Office
Vocational
VA SCI Center
VA Regional Office
VA SCI Center
VA Regional Office
Office Center
Vocational
VA SCI Center
VA Regional Office
VA Regional Office
VA Regional Office
VA SCI Center
VA Regional Office
Syracuse, NY
Winston-Salem, NC
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, OH
Muskogee, OK
VA Medical Center
Oklahoma, OK
VA Regional Office
Portland, OR
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
San Juan, PR
Columbia, SC
Sioux Falls, SD
Memphis, TN
Nashville, TN
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
Houston, TX
San Antonio, TX
San Antonio, TX
Waco, TX
Hampton, VA
Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA
VA Regional Office
Roanoke, VA
VA Regional Office
Seattle, WA
VA SCI Center
Seattle, WA
Huntington, WV
Milwaukee, WI
Appellate and Legal Services Offices
Medical Services Office
Appellate Services
Office VA Board of
Veterans’ Appeals
Paralyzed Veterans’ National Headquarters
Washington, DC
Veterans Appeals
Litigation Office U.S.
Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
National Office Executive Staff
Homer S. Townsend, Jr.
Executive Director
John D. Ring
Chief Financial Officer
William S. Mailander
General Counsel
Mark C. Dowis
Associate Executive Director
of Development, Marketing,
and Communications
Sherman Gillums, Jr.
of Veterans Benefits
Lana McKenzie
of Medical Services and
Health Policy
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Douglas K. Vollmer
of Government Relations
Douglas Beckley
Director, Membership &
Volunteer Program
Carl Blake
Karen Davis-Moore
Director of Human Resources
Jane Eakins
Director of Corporate &
Cause Marketing
Scott Hilliard
Andy Krieger
Director of Sports and
Recreation
Nichole Krieger
Senior Director, Direct and
Corporate Marketing
National Legislation Director
Director of Operations for
Veterans Benefits
Mark Lichter
Fred Cowell
Michael P. Horan
Maureen A. McCloskey
Cathy Jenkins
Diane Rauber
Brian Jones
Leslie Zupan
Acting Director of Research,
Education, and Practice
Guidelines
Mark Daley
Director of Communications
Gwen P. Davis
Director of Meeting Services
Deputy General Counsel
Director of Direct Marketing
Director of Individual Giving
Richard P. Kalafus
Controller
Director of Architecture
National Advocacy Director
Director of Appellate Services
Director of the Office of
Information Technology
Appointees
Richard Hoover
Editor, PVA Publications
Joseph M. Romagnano
Chairman, Judicial Committee
Joseph L. Fox, Sr.
Chairman, Outdoor
Recreation Heritage Fund
Chapter Board Of Directors
ARIZONA
FLORIDA GULF COAST
MID-AMERICA
PUERTO RICO
John Tuzzolino
Wayne Webber
Bill Kokendoffer
Michael A. Quiles
President:
National Director:
Gordon H. Moye
President:
National Director:
Davis Celestine
President:
National Director:
Ivenhoe T. Richey II
President:
National Director:
James Torres
BAY AREA & WESTERN
GATEWAY
MID-SOUTH
SOUTHEASTERN
Richard Kratt
Stanley D. Brown
Truman A. Suttle
Homer Cole
President:
National Director:
President & National Director:
President: & National Director:
President:
National Director:
GREAT PLAINS
MINNESOTA
BAYOU GULF STATES
Randy Squier
Thomas R. Fjerstad
TEXAS
Joseph M. Romagnano
Tamara Lawter
MOUNTAIN STATES
David Fowler
BUCKEYE
IOWA
Carl Harris
Jon R. Schneider
James W. Sack
Darrell Wilson
David Hollingshead
CAL-DIEGO
President:
James Miller
National Director:
Jim Russell
CALIFORNIA
Arthur F. Lyles
President:
National Director:
President:
National Director:
Kenneth E. Lloyd
Mike Stern
Vacant
Kevin Sparks
Craig C. Cascella
Richard Eisert
NORTH CENTRAL
KEYSTONE
Michael Olson
President:
Frederick J. Tregaskes
NORTHWEST
National Director:
James E. Riemer
CENTRAL FLORIDA
Steve Kirk
Kenneth Carter
COLONIAL
Ronald P. Hoskins, Sr.
FLORIDA
Charles O. Brown
President:
National Director:
National Director:
VAUGHAN
NEW ENGLAND
National Director:
President:
NEVADA
KENTUCKY-INDIANA
President:
Larry Dodson
President:
National Director:
Vacant
VIRGINIA MID-ATLANTIC
President:
Charles B. Willis
National Director:
Raymond Kenney, Jr.
President:
WEST VIRGINIA
National Director:
Randy L. Pleva, Sr.
David Zurfluh
President:
LONE STAR
Gary R. Pearson
National Director:
Eric Payton
OREGON
President:
National Director:
Steven Ray
MICHIGAN
President:
Kevin G. Elya
National Director:
David Peck
Darrell Carrell
Acting President:
WISCONSIN
National Director:
Phillip E. Rosenberg
Jeff DeLeon
President:
Paul Dahlke
National Director:
Jack W. Stone
ZIA
President:
Kevin Dailey
National Director:
Jack Richardson
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Photo credits:
■■ Photos
of Elias Rojas by Russ Campbell Photography
of Bill Lawson by Benjamin Myers
■■ Photos of Christopher Graves by Gayle Rieber Photography
■■ Photos of Denita Hartfield by Julio Cesar Photography
■■ Page 11 inset: Courtesy of Denita Hartfield
■■ Photo of Medical Services by Mark Lichter
■■ Photo of Patient Room by Dr. Kenneth Lee, Chief of Spinal Cord Injury Division at
Zablocki VA Medical Center
■■ Photos of Barrier-Free America Award by Jay Mallin
■■ Photo of Accessible Treehouse and ramp provided by James Roth
■■ Photo of Dr. Alexander Ovechkin by Carie Z. Tolfo, MSPT, DPT
■■ Photo of Rick Hansen by the Rick Hansen Foundation
■■ Photo of PVA Racing by Don Rose
■■ Photos of Erick Hernandez by Larry Gilstad, Miami VA Medical Center
■■ Photo of Tony Choe by Curt Beamer
■■ Photo of Trapshoot Circuit provided by Paralyzed Veterans’ Sports and Recreation
program.
■■ Photos of David Hornick by Alan Petersime
■■ Photo of Ben Ritter by Matt May Photography
■■ Photo of Lucille Farrlow courtesy of her friend Linda Copeland
■■ Photo of Executive Committee by Karen Campbell
■■ Photo
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