Gina Elise combines entrepreneurial skills with healthcare activism as the founder of Pin-Ups For Vets, an award-winning nonprofit dedicated to supporting hospitalized veterans nationwide. After founding Pin-Ups For Vets in 2006, Gina Elise launched an award-winning nonprofit combining entrepreneurial skills with healthcare activism dedicated to supporting hospitalized veterans nationwide. Drawing inspiration from WWII pin-up girls, her vision created a unique fundraising and morale-boosting initiative. Pin-Ups For Vets has since donated over $130,000 worth of state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment to VA and Military hospitals across the nation.
Looking ahead, Pin-Ups For Vets is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2026 with a special edition calendar featuring 13 female veterans. This milestone continues the organization’s legacy of selling calendars to raise funds for hospitalized veterans, delivering them as gifts, and shipping them to deployed troops to boost morale, reinforcing Elise’s unwavering dedication to the veteran community.