Supporters

Support the USS WISCONSIN and Her Brave Crews

We would like to sincerely thank all of our supporters that are making the goals of the Association a reality.

The USS Wisconsin SSBN 827 Association dedicated itself to raise funds to cover the customary costs of Commissioning activities leading up to and including Commissioning Week, and support programs for the crew and families.  The funds raised will ensure various Commissioning events, community outreach and host functions are well organized and properly executed to celebrate the Commissioning of our state’s namesake ship.

 Additionally, our fundraising goals include endowment of scholarships for the USS WISCONSIN crews and their families via the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation, as well as funding for various support programs through the Navy's Morale, Welfare and Recreation programs and Family Service Center Programs.

 We have a budget and fundraising target of more than $600,000 that will be required to support our objectives for support to USS WISCONSIN SSBN 827 through her Commissioning.   We're being creative and preparing a broad campaign throughout Wisconsin.

Plank Owners and Sustaining Plank Owners

A Plank Owner is a member of the original commissioning crew of a ship or a newly commissioned unit. The term comes from the tradition of commissioning crew members taking a plank from the ship's deck as a keepsake.

In honor of this long standing Navy tradition, we recognize our earliest supporters who donate at least $827 as Plank Owners of the USS Wisconsin SSBN 827 Association. Those who continue to make annual donations are our Sustaining Plank Owners. The Plank Owner designation will be available only until the ship’s Christening Date.  After that no other donors will receive the designation. However, we will always recognize the generous support of our earliest donors indicated below with a “P” for Plank Owner or “P*” for Sustaining Plank Owner after their names.

Corporate Donors

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Small Business / Civic Donors

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Individual Donors

Captain

  • CAPT James Harvey, USN (Ret) P

  • Scott Kolar P*

Plankowner

  • Pete Aisbet P

  • CAPT Kathy DiMaggio, USN (Ret) P*

  • Tracy Gregorio P*

  • RMCM Gardner LaMarche, USN (Ret) P

  • Garry Rapala P

  • AWCM Denny Behr, USN (Ret) P*

  • Randy Engness P

  • Cherry Horton P

  • John Lindstedt P

  • Jeff Thompson P

  • Brian Daley P

  • Tim Flatley P

  • CAPT Mary Kolar, USN (Ret) P

  • Lisa Phillips P*

Blue Jacket

  • Michael Coutcher

  • Kevin Krake

  • Roger Richter

  • Brian DiMaggio

  • Christopher Lehman, Sr.

  • John C. Sand

  • Michael Couty

  • Christopher Perrien

Eternal Plankowner

Anita Margaret (Knops) Harvey

2 August 1940 to 6 March 2024

The USS Wisconsin Third Crew bestows the title “Eternal Plankowner” in memory of Anita Harvey.

Born and raised in Wisconsin, Anita was a loving wife, mother, and friend. While never stationed on a submarine, she supported her husband and the Sailors assigned to subs for over 40 years.

She initiated many projects to raise the morale of submariners and their families. Alongside her life partner, Captain Jim Harvey, U.S. Navy, Retired, she was strong voice from northern Wisconsin supporting a letter writing campaign that led to the bipartisan request to the Secretary of the U.S. Navy to name a submarine Wisconsin. Achieving the goal of naming the future USS WISCONSIN (SSBN 827), Anita provided the encouragement that fueled the forming of the USS Wisconsin SSBN 827 Association. Her life lived in support of her husband, family and countless Sailors and their families will have a lasting positive impact.

How To Support The USS Wisconsin SSBN 827 Association

  • Donations to the USS Wisconsin SSBN 827 Association are eligible for Federal Tax-Exempt under IRC Section 501(c)(3) (EIN 87-2248363).

  • The USS Wisconsin SSBN 827 Association is a Wisconsin non-profit corporation staffed by volunteer patriots of all walks of life who support the future ship and the men and women of the United States Navy.

  • We welcome monetary support, including Qualified Required Distributions, to the USS Wisconsin SSBN 827 Association.

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Help support the future crews of the USS Wisconsin. Help connect Wisconsinites to the USS Wisconsin and her crew