Dyess Volunteers Paint, Build Ramp for Abilene Grandmother
34 volunteers from Dyess Air Force Base helped a local grandmother with exterior painting and a wheelchair-accessible ramp.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Philanthropy
Dyess We Care Team volunteers painted and improved a grandmother's home on Green Street in Abilene. Honey Do Services, Inc. installed a wheelchair-accessible ramp at the house.
Why it matters
The project was undertaken to help make one grandmother's Christmas wish come true and to make the home safer and more accessible. It shows how local volunteer groups can address needs that exceed the skills of the volunteers themselves.
Thirty-four volunteers took part in the project, which was supervised by Staff Sgt. Colton James-Wells alongside 33 fellow volunteers. The Dyess We Care Team, founded in July 2000, has involved more than 10,000 volunteers in community projects since its founding.
The players
Dyess We Care Team
A volunteer group from Dyess Air Force Base that has organized community service projects since its founding in July 2000.
Honey Do Services, Inc.
A local home-services company that installed the wheelchair-accessible ramp at the grandmother's house.
Veterans of Foreign Wars
A national veterans' organization whose local chapter donated the paint used on the home.
The details
Members of Project Frontier joined the Airmen to help transform the home. The local Veterans of Foreign Wars organization donated the paint, and Belle's Chicken Dinner House provided lunch for the volunteers. Organizers determined the ramp work was beyond the volunteers' abilities and brought in Honey Do Services, Inc. to install it.
Timeline
July 2000: The Dyess We Care Team was established.
November 7, 2026: Volunteers completed the home project in Abilene.
Philanthropy Landscape
The project extends the Dyess We Care Team's record since July 2000 of organizing community service across Abilene. Saturday's work may be the team's final outdoor effort of 2026, according to the stub.
The grandmother's home is now safer and more accessible, with a wheelchair ramp installed by Honey Do Services, Inc. Residents of Abilene can see the results of local volunteer efforts directly in their community.
The takeaway
Community service groups like the Dyess We Care Team show how coordinated volunteers and local businesses can combine skills to meet needs that no single group could handle alone. Residents interested in similar work can look for volunteer opportunities through local organizations.
What happens next
Saturday's project may be the Dyess We Care Team's final outdoor effort of 2026, though no further dates were specified.
Further reading
Explore more Philanthropy coverage to see how volunteer groups like this one support local families.
