One Bike at a Time. One Hero at a Time.


IT'S TIME...

TO FIND OUR NEXT RECIPIENTS!



OUR 1ST APPLICATION PERIOD IS OPEN NOW:

FEBRUARY 1 UNTIL MARCH 1, 2025

We're Selecting TEN

Injured WI Veteran Riders

to Receive a Harley in 2025's Riding Season!


Hogs For Heroes is a small, Wisconsin-only nonprofit that raises funds to buy Harley-Davidson motorcycles for injured WI Veteran riders whose healing may benefit from returning to the road for what we riders call "wind therapy".


KEY WORD: THERAPY--AND ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL


There are many alternative therapies out there for a reason: each of us finds healing outlets in different ways. We're a unique gig, purposefully created by ourselves, to address the unparalleled "therapy" riding offers its enthusiasts. We believe regaining personal freedom, focus and peace on the open road... the pride and joy found in ownership... and the supportive camaraderie of the rider community can provide therapeutic benefit to those Veterans who have enjoyed the passion for riding and now find themselves without means to have a bike in their life. We work to help heal mental and physical wounds, suffered during active duty, using a motorcycle as the tool to change, if not save, lives with the alternative therapy found in riding.


WE GIFT MORE THAN JUST A MOTORCYCLE


Our "gift" is a tool. To be clear, it is NOT an award for service: it is about helping a struggling, possibly at-risk Veteran heal, reconnect and re-engage through motorcycling. If riding is in your blood, we know its roots run deep; and its absence can hamper who you are and how you feel, where you find support and how you live. We reconnect a passion, an identity and a brotherhood; which is why we only seek those WI Veterans with a current motorcycle license and history of riding. Injuries and disabilities can disrupt an entire life, as well as those who surround the Veteran; and our gift's healing ripple effect has been shown to positively impact spouses, children, families, and communities...all because a motorcycle re-enters an injured Veteran's life. Just ask any one of our Recipients about what that bike has done for them.


WE DO WHAT WE CAN WITH YOU AT OUR SIDE


We aim to gift one Harley a year. Never in a million years did our small force think we'd return 50 Veterans back to the road in just over eight years of gifting Harleys. And have you seen the beautiful Harleys our Recipients are selecting? They are gorgeous, pride-inducing beauties that they pick out--some brand new, some barely broken in. With the stunning assistance from our awesome Supporters, we're about to start our ninth year of gifting bikes by changing a few more lives.


WE PLAN TO GIFT TEN MORE BIKES IN 2025


In late April, after reviewing the many applications we receive, our Advisory Board will begin selecting Veterans for our healing tools and stagger their roll out May-July. We'll open a second, shorter application period in May for gifts in the second half of summer. Do yourself a favor and get your applications in early for the chance to be considered for every gifting decision we make.


TELL SOMEONE ABOUT OUR OPPORTUNITY:

YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS


Truly, word of mouth is how we've grown to affect more lives. Most Recipients learned about our opportunity because someone took the time to tell them, to encourage them and to support their decisions and actions.


And speaking of support, please consider our nonprofit for your future charitable gifting or fundraising efforts. We direct 100% of your donation straight to buying our next bike.. and nothing else. Scroll down for a sample of fundraising fun this summer and join us when you can! Together we really can create change... One Bike at a Time. One Hero at a Time.


Here we come, 2025...we are back in action!


Kevin & Audra

Craig & Michelle

     Learn More About Hogs For Heroes     
Know a WI Veteran Rider Who Needs
Wind Therapy Back in Their Life?

CRITERIA FOR APPLYING:

We are looking for:


  • a Wisconsin resident, and
  • an honorably discharged Veteran who is fully separated,
  • with a service-connected injury/disability/disease,
  • who has a current motorcycle endorsement and an established history of motorcycle riding and enthusiasm, and
  • has hardships that prevent them from purchasing and owning a motorcycle themselves.


VISIT OUR WEBSITE HERE and choose the "Application & Selection" page for additional information and all materials.


Applied before and weren't selected? Don't shy away from trying again! We get more applications than we can gift bikes. In making our decisions we consider how receiving a Bike will impact a candidate's life as we understand it, which obviously varies by individual. Roughly 50% of our Recipients went through multiple application periods and the effort required to rewrite their submission before being selected.


We know it's hard to step forward and it's hard to share your story and release your burdens; but we encourage you to take the chance on you. It could be the one that changes, or saves, your life...or that of someone you know.


This current opportunity opens February 1, 2025 and application materials must be postmarked by/on March 1, 2025 to be considered. GET YOUR APPLICATION IN EARLY: apply once and be considered for every one of the Harley giftings we offer in 2025.

PLEASE SHARE THIS NEWS!

One never knows when the right info will hit the right hands.

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WATCH FOR RECIPIENTS COOL DECALS & PLATES ON THE ROAD...


Our Recipients secretly created decals for their bikes in 2019 to support us; then wanting to do more, they created these beauties in 2020 to surprise us. The license plates reflect their gifting number and deep appreciation for the life-changing gifts our Supporters make possible.



FUN and SUPPORT!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW

JUST ADDED: PLANS IN PROCESS


VFW RIDERS DISTRICT 7 & BULL FALLS H-D

BENEFIT RIDE FOR HOGS FOR HEROES


STD: 5/24/25

WAUSAU, WI




COOL NEW RIDE FOR US!


RACINE, WI

6-7-2025


Boaters and Bikers absolutely mix well together...very, very well in fact! We love us some fun-loving, welcoming peeps!


Come have some fun with these riders as they move around Racine County to raise funds for us!


Details to follow...


ANNUAL D-DAY RIDE FOR

HOGS FOR HEROES

6-8-2025


What better way to spend a Sunday than behind your bars helping others! Our friends at Sloppy Joes & Smoke on The Water sister restaurants are crafting another spectacular event for us. Put on some Lake Country miles with cool stops and LIVE MUSIC at their festival for us upon return. Holding pattern for details...but ink in the date!

THE IUOE LOCAL139 WAUSHARA COUNTY POKER RUN

6-28-2025


It's the 8th Annual Operating Engineers Poker Run benefitting Hogs For Heroes! We will be rolling out/back into the awesome Summit Ridge Bar & Grill in Wonewoc, WI.


It's OPEN TO EVERYONE and trust us-- this is one well-done ride that meanders beautiful roads. And back by popular demand: a separate UTV Route! Unbelievable swag and raffles! Sit tight for all the deets and be sure to add this to your calendar now.

OXFORD, WI

VFW POST 6003

HOGS FOR HEROES BENEFIT RIDE

7-19-2025


The Post's Veterans, VFW Riders #6003 and friends are working hard again to make this one heck of a ride around Wisco's beautiful rural roads. Plus, they are a great, welcoming Post and really cool place to hang with good people! Live music and a meal upon our return! Stay tuned, friends.


LARRY'S RIDE

JANESVILLE, WI


8-9-2025


They ride to remember Larry, an avid rider and Harley fan; and more importantly, their patriotic hearts ride to help reconnect injured Veteran riders with their passion for riding. Check back for more info as we get closer!

WANT TO HELP?   MAKE A DONATION THROUGH PAYPAL HERE

Always Remember...

Freedom Isn't Free.

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