Hogs for Heros accepting applications for three Harleys to be given away

Hogs for Heroes, a Wisconsin-based charity, is now accepting applications from injured Wisconsin Veteran Riders for their next three Harley-Davidson motorcycles to be gifted this July-September of 2024.

Application criteria and materials are available on the “Application & Selection” page on www.hogsforheroeswi.org. Note that the second application period opened May 1, 2024 and must be postmarked by May 18, 2024.

Hogs for Heroes is a Wisconsin 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to healing the mental and physical wounds suffered by our Wisconsin Veterans during the course of active duty, through the therapeutic benefits of owning and riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The charity raises funds to purchase Harleys for injured Wisconsin Veteran riders who now find themselves without means to have a bike and a deep need to return to The Road and its comforts.

“We are working to help those injured veterans who once had a passion for riding and now find themselves without the means or ability to have a bike in their life,” said Hogs for Heroes President Kevin Thompson. “Getting back on the road has been powerful healing for our 41 recipients and we encourage Wisconsin veteran riders who have been injured in the course of active duty, and are longing to return to riding, to apply as this program is for them.” Thompson continued, “Previous recipients have found great solace being back on a bike and regaining the freedom, camaraderie and peace that motorcycling provides.

Just as importantly, recipients have subsequently found new ways to continue serving their community and fellow veterans by getting a motorcycle back in their lives.

We encourage people to share this information with friends and family and help us find our next Wisconsin veterans.”

Hogs for Heroes was founded in 2015 in Madison, Wisconsin by Kevin and Audra Thompson, along with his brother and sister-in-law Craig and Michelle Thompson, with the belief that there is a long-standing tie between our military, its service members and the benefits of motorcycle riding.