Save-A-Joe Veteran Charities
Partnering with our Supporters, Businesses, and Communities that are passionate about our Veterans
Join us in our mission to help our Veterans in need.
What We Do
Our Mission
Our local communities have many Veteran Service Organizations that help our Veterans with Education, Housing, Therapy, and Finances. The mission of Save-A-Joe, Inc. is to partner with our local small businesses, Corporate Sponsors and our community members to raise money to assist these Veteran Service Organizations. We raise funds by hosting events with you, our amazing supporters. And you can rest assured that 100% of all funds that you raise will be donated to help fight Veteran Homelessness, to provide assistance to our Disabled Veterans, and to assist our Veterans living in VA Homes in our local communities.
How we Do it
We host events for you to attend and have a great time while raising money for an incredible cause.
Our Veterans
Bowling for Veterans
Our original event.
First hosted in 2013 as a fun fundraiser with some local friends and businesses to raise money for Veterans in need of help. Back then we chose the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans as our beneficiary and the funds raised at this event have continued to support this great local non-profit ever since.
Want to learn more about the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans? Click Here
Fiesta Days Car Show
Join us at the McHenry County Fiesta Days in July of each year to check out all of the amazing cars of all types. Antiques, Custom, Rat Rods and more. Bring your car and join us too! This event always supports Veterans Path to Hope in Crystal Lake, IL.
Want to learn more about the Veterans Path to hope? Click Here
Save-A-Joe Pub Crawl
Every year we host a Pub Crawl as one of our Annual Events as another way to give our supporters and advocates a super fun way to help us raise money. What a great way to have fun, do good, and to be part of something so awesome!
Pig Gig Ride-n-Roast
Once a year we collaborate with IL Rolling Thunder Chapter 1, and the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association® Chapters 24-2 and 24-6 for a great event. We have a super, fun filled day for motorcycle enthusiasts and everyone else too! This is a fun filled day that starts with a motorcycle Poker Run in the morning, and an entire afternoon of live music, a Pig Roast, Raffles, Prizes and Giveaways too. Everyone is welcome!
Why we Do it!
We do this because we would be nowhere without our Veterans. They served so that we might enjoy the wonderful opportunities and lives that we have here in the great US of A.
Regular Events
We continually host events to make it fun for you, and to bring in funds for our Veterans.
Purpose Driven
We are dedicated to our cause and would love you to join us.
Participate, Donate, Share.
Volunteer
We can always use volunteers in our efforts to support our Veterans. Be part of something great!
Who do we Support?
Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans
Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans has been our longest standing beneficiary. We started working with them in 2013 and still do today.
K9s for Veterans
SAJ just started working with K9s for Veterans in 2023 when we sponsored our first dog for a Veteran.
Meet the Crew!
From Left to Right: Joe and Heather Walkowiak (Vice President), Rob Bailey (with the Beard), Joe and Lisa Kyle (Secretary), Lisa (Treasurer) and Paul Schifferer (President)