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~Serving Those Who've Served~ Welcome to our site! "Oregon Paralyzed Veterans of America" ~~ Visit our website at www.oregonpva.org
For more than 50 years the PVA has helped its members and others who are spinal cord injured to lead normal, productive lives. We are hard at work searching for a cure for paralysis. Oregon Paralyzed Veterans of America (OPVA) is committed to take those actions necessary to improve the quality of life and to protect the rights of spinal cord injured or neurologically impaired veterans through: veterans benefits protection; advocacy; legislation; sports and recreation; hospital liaison and spinal cord research.
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*Oregon PVA Areas of Focus*
Sports & Recreation Hospital Liaison Program Membership Government Relations Vehicle Donations Recycle Program Our Programs and Fundraising Projects Sports & Recreation Program
Our Sports and Rec Program involves Deep Sea Fishing, Hunting, Veterans Wheelchair Games, Kid's Free Fishing, Trapshooting, Other Disability Group Sports Sponsorships, Recreation Fund for members not interested in above sports & rec we have and rather participate in theater, sports games viewing, dinners, etc.
Hospital Liaison Program Our goal is to maintain a working relationship with the Portland V.A.M.C., private hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In doing so, Oregon PVA helps facilitate the re-entry of spinal cord and/or neurologically impaired persons and their families into society through personal contacts, technical assistance and educations.
Membership Program - Membership shows support for veterans and our programs but also those who are disabled in your community. Some of the benefits our members receive when joining are: Regular & Associate Members receive our bi-monthly newsletter, the "Paralog", are eligible to apply for & participate in our various sports and other programs. are welcome to all our Annual Events at no or little charge.
Regular (veteran) Members are eligible for assistance from our Service Office in relation to veteran benefits & claims. We provide a resource library for our members and the mobility impaired persons and his/her family. Personal contacts, technical assistance and education are available to our members.
Regular & Associate Spinal Cord Disease/Injury receive the Paraplegia News.
Advocacy/Legislation Program promotes and defends the rights of disabled individuals. Advocacy is currently working with several state and federal agencies in their efforts to comply with ADA mandates. A major focus is the improvements of legal rights and programs for veterans and all disabled individuals.
Communications Program helps keep not only our members but the general public informed of not only our accomplishments, but events and programs. To be put on our mailing list call 1-800-333-0782 and ask for the newsletter editor. You may also view our newsletter, The Paralog , .. along with all of our press releases.
To sign up for the bi-monthly newsletter the Paralog, or to view more information on the Communications Program, click HERE
Parking Enforcement Program - This program allows volunteers trained by any sponsoring police agency to issue citations for violations of the disabled parking laws. The Oregon Paralyzed Veterans of America and all volunteers involved in the Disabled Parking Enforcement Program received no compensation for their time and expenses. Any police agency in Oregon that would like to become involved with the Disabled Parking Enforcement Program should contact Stan Harmon at the OPVA office in Salem by dialing 1-800-333-0782. Kid's Free Fish Day Project - Oregon PVA with the help of donations provides all the food and beverages for this event. We also provide sporting goods gifts for the kid's raffle. .. Shopping Programs - Support PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA OREGON CHAPTER when You Shop .. with services that lets Internet shoppers direct a portion of their purchase price to the PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA OREGON CHAPTER when they go to: My Cause , Buy for Charity , and I Give . Also check out OPVA's .. Store items.
*What You Can Do*
Donate to the cause, attend an event, volunteer for one of the projects, or just help spread the word. Your support is greatly appreciated at any level. For more information visit our website at: Oregon PVA
*Recent News and Upcoming Events* Please check our events calendar for upcoming events or visit our website at www.oregonpva.org
State Parks Oregon now invites all disabled veterans, regardless of % of disability, to use state parks for 10 days a month, five days at any one park at a time. They have a new card folks can write for and it can be downloaded at: New Card
Still, without it, all they require is the OR disabled vet license plate, OR disabled vet hunt/fishing license, or the VA card stating "service connected" or things like Washington's disabled vet parks card. Other states vets are invited.
For more information on quad rugby call Ed Suhr (503) 238-1324
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!! ~Serving Those Who Served~ Oregon Paralyzed Veterans of America(12201 Members) Oregon PVA and our sponsors do not support the misuse of myspace! Please keep in mind as we try and keep this page in good taste with posts and comments - do your part and please post things that pertain to issues relating to this group only and the purpose it was created. If we see anything that does not apply (add me, friends requests, invitations to other groups, chain letters, charity solicitations, political, commercial solicitation, or anything else that has nothing to do with the group) those topics will be deleted. Thank you!! ..
