Operation Special Santa Car Wash
2025-09-20 11:00 - 16:00 UTC | Statesman Coffee, 4574 South 14th Street, Abilene, TX, 79605, United States
Operation Special Santa Care Wash
@ Statesman Coffee Company
Saturday, September 20, 2025
10:45am to 4:00pm
Angel Tree and Toys for Tots help children at Christmas… but who makes sure veterans in nursing homes and adults with mental disabilities aren’t forgotten?
WE DO! 🎅🚗 Through Operation Special Santa, we wash cars for donations to bring Christmas to an often-overlooked part of our community.
✨ DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT! ✨
Thanks to Cordell’s and Willow Creek Gardens, every donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $1,500!
But here’s the truth—without volunteers, there’s no way to make it happen. Your time can turn into someone’s Christmas miracle.
➡️ Join us. Make the difference. Be the miracle.
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1957 Shelton Street Paint Project
2025-10-11 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | 1957 Shelton Street, 1957 Shelton Street, Abilene, TX, 79603, United States
Saturday October 11, 2025
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
1957 Shelton Street
Granny’s daughter reached out with a heartfelt request to give her Mom’s home a fresh, new look—and she was so trusting, she left the choice of colors entirely up to us! To make it even more special, we turned it over to the public with a social media vote, letting the community pick the winning colors for her home.
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Disability Resources Painting Assistance
2025-11-15 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Disability Resource, 3602 North Clack Street, Abilene, TX, 79601, United States
Saturday, November 15th, 2025
Disability Resources, Inc.
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
3602 North Clack Street
This Saturday we will lend a hand to a Non-Profit’s over-worked Maintenance Team. We will help paint homes used to care for adults with mental and physical incapacitation. In addition, we need strong arms to remove floor tiles (anyone who has the scrappers please bring!), and pretty much any additional assistance they need. For those working all day, PLEASE sign up for BOTH shifts, and we will provide lunch.
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Ben Richey Christmas Shopping
2025-12-06 09:45 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Ben Richey Boy’s Ranch, 501 Ben Richey Drive, Abilene, TX, 79602, United States
Christmas Shopping with Ben Richey Ranch kids; Saturday, December 6th @ 9:45 AM signup sheet
Our volunteers will take the boys from Ben Richey Boys Ranch Christmas shopping to pick out thoughtful gifts for their families, helping them stay within their individual budgets and make meaningful choices. Afterward, we’ll assist them with gift-wrapping everything so they’re ready for Christmas morning. To celebrate their hard work and generosity, we’ll finish the evening with a fun pizza outing at Potter’s Pizza.

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Friends For Life - Christmas Gift Wrapping
2025-12-13 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Friends For Life, 400 Oak Street, Abilene, TX, 79602, United States
12-13-25 @ 400 Oak Street, Suit 170
Our volunteers will join Friends For Life to help wrap Christmas gifts for the elderly and disabled, ensuring each present is prepared with care and dignity. We also need volunteers to help deliver these gifts to those we serve, spreading holiday joy directly to their doorsteps. After the wrapping is complete, we will treat our volunteers to lunch as a small thank-you for their generosity and time.
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VFW Project Renovation Start
2026-01-31 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | VFW Post 6873, 1049 Veterans Dr,, Abilene, TX, 79605, United States
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Beginning @ 9:00 am
VFW Post 6873
1049 Veterans Dr, Abilene, TX 79605
Need volunteers to prep for paint and prime… EVERYTHING!
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VFW Make Over - Phase II
2026-02-07 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | VFW Post 6873, 1049 Veterans Dr,, Abilene, TX, 79605, United States
Saturday, February 7, 2026 @ 9:00 am
1049 Veterans Dr, Abilene TX
Dyess We Care Team VFW Renovation Project
For generations, the Veterans of Foreign Wars has stood as more than just a building—it is a sanctuary. A place where stories are shared, burdens are set down, and no veteran stands alone. The VFW represents sacrifice, service, and the unbreakable bond between those who have worn the uniform and the nation they defended.
Now, it’s our turn to serve them.
The Dyess We Care Team is proud to take on a multi-weekend renovation of our local VFW—an investment not just in a facility, but in the men and women who rely on it. This space supports combat veterans, active-duty service members, and military families. It hosts meetings, remembrance ceremonies, peer support, and moments of healing that will continue long after the paint dries and the tools are packed away.
This project is about legacy.
It’s about ensuring that when a veteran walks through those doors—today or twenty years from now—they feel honored, welcomed, and remembered.
We will be working over several weekends with two shifts each day:
Morning Shift: 0900
Afternoon Shift: 1300
If you want to put in a full day of service, we encourage you to sign up for both shifts. For those working both, lunch will be provided—our way of taking care of the team that’s taking care of our veterans.
CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER

VFW Make Over - Phase III
2026-02-21 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | VFW Post 6873, 1049 Veterans Dr,, Abilene, TX, 79605, United States
Saturday, February 21, 2026 @ 9:00am
1049 Veterans Dr, Abilene TX
Dyess We Care Team VFW Renovation Project
For generations, the Veterans of Foreign Wars has stood as more than just a building—it is a sanctuary. A place where stories are shared, burdens are set down, and no veteran stands alone. The VFW represents sacrifice, service, and the unbreakable bond between those who have worn the uniform and the nation they defended.
Now, it’s our turn to serve them.
The Dyess We Care Team is proud to take on a multi-weekend renovation of our local VFW—an investment not just in a facility, but in the men and women who rely on it. This space supports combat veterans, active-duty service members, and military families. It hosts meetings, remembrance ceremonies, peer support, and moments of healing that will continue long after the paint dries and the tools are packed away.
This project is about legacy.
It’s about ensuring that when a veteran walks through those doors—today or twenty years from now—they feel honored, welcomed, and remembered.
We will be working over several weekends with two shifts each day:
Morning Shift: 0900
Afternoon Shift: 1300
If you want to put in a full day of service, we encourage you to sign up for both shifts. For those working both, lunch will be provided—our way of taking care of the team that’s taking care of our veterans.
CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER

VFW Make Over - Phase IV
2026-03-14 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | VFW Post 6873, 1049 Veterans Dr,, Abilene, TX, 79605, United States
Saturday, March 14, 2026 @ 9:00 am
1049 Veterans Dr, Abilene TX
Dyess We Care Team VFW Renovation Project
For generations, the Veterans of Foreign Wars has stood as more than just a building—it is a sanctuary. A place where stories are shared, burdens are set down, and no veteran stands alone. The VFW represents sacrifice, service, and the unbreakable bond between those who have worn the uniform and the nation they defended.
Now, it’s our turn to serve them.
The Dyess We Care Team is proud to take on a multi-weekend renovation of our local VFW—an investment not just in a facility, but in the men and women who rely on it. This space supports combat veterans, active-duty service members, and military families. It hosts meetings, remembrance ceremonies, peer support, and moments of healing that will continue long after the paint dries and the tools are packed away.
This project is about legacy.
It’s about ensuring that when a veteran walks through those doors—today or twenty years from now—they feel honored, welcomed, and remembered.
We will be working over several weekends with two shifts each day:
Morning Shift: 0900
Afternoon Shift: 1300
If you want to put in a full day of service, we encourage you to sign up for both shifts. For those working both, lunch will be provided—our way of taking care of the team that’s taking care of our veterans.
CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER

North 7th House Paint Project
2026-05-02 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | 1634 North 7th St, 1634 North 7th St, Abilene, Texas, 79601
Saturday May 2, 2026
House Painting Project
1634 North 7th St
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
The Dyess We Care Team will kick off its first home transformation project of 2026 on Saturday, April 11th, with a powerful mission: serving a disabled Marine veteran and amputee in the Abilene community.
Beginning at 9:00 AM and a second shift at noon, more than 40 students from Dyess Airmen Leadership School will join forces with core Dyess We Care Team volunteers and community partner Honey Do Services, Inc. to completely repaint the veteran’s home located at 1634 North 7th Street. This is more than restoring a house, but a sense of pride and dignity for a veteran.
Overseeing this ambitious effort is Team Leader SSgt Chris Bryant, who will be guiding the project from start to finish and mentoring the next generation of Air Force leaders throughout the day.
The homeowner, Mr. Padilla, has entrusted the entire design to the team. In a meaningful departure from our usual colorful pallet, our volunteers are embracing a bold black-and-white color scheme that we chose to reflect strength and a timeless, masculine character fitting of a Marine.
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2026 Project Graduation
2026-05-23 21:30 - 2026-05-24 05:00 UTC | Taylor County Expo Center, 1700 Tx-36, Abilene, TX, 79602, United States
SATURDAY MAY 23RD – SUNDAY, MAY 25TH

Project Graduation @ Expo Center
Beginning Saturday @ 9:30 PM – Sunday 5:30 AM

All volunteers PLEASE wear a Dyess We Care Team shirt; IF you don’t have one… *** PLEASE SIGN UP USING YOUR NAME AND THEN SHIRT SIZE!! EX – JOHN SMITH (M) ***
This project has CITY WIDE impact!! There are over 30 deaths each day in the U.S. involving drinking and driving. 61% of these deaths were NOT the person drinking, and another 15% were children killed by drunk drivers (statistics from MADD).
On Saturday, May 23rd, Graduation night… where will YOUR coworkers, friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, wives and CHILDREN be??? Is it worth some of your time to keep those you love from becoming a statistic?
We need volunteers to work work concession, manage the inflatables and bucking bull, provide general supervision and help with tear-down. As we are setting the example for the students to follow, please arrive with NO food, drinks, tobacco products or pets. There will be PLENTY of food and non-alcoholic drinks available for our volunteers.
PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING FOR BOTH SHIFTS!! IF THE OLD DYESS WE CARE TEAM CEO CAN DO IT, SO CAN YOU!
BREAKFAST ON US IMMEDIATELY AFTER TEAR DOWN!

HELP PROTECT THE COMMUNITY,
BECOME A GUARDIAN
OF THE
GRADUATES!

Taylor County Expo Center
1700 State Highway 36 (E South 11th St)
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North 7th House Paint Project III
2026-06-13 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | 1634 North 7th St, 1634 North 7th St, Abilene, Texas, 79601
Rescheduled From June 6 Due To Weather Forecast
Saturday June 13, 2026
House Painting Project
1634 North 7th St
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
The Dyess We Care Team is kicking off our first house paint of the year with a mission that could not be more urgent.
This project supports a Marine Corps veteran who has lost a leg and is physically unable to complete even basic maintenance on his home. Despite his circumstances, a neighbor reported the condition of the house to the city, and he is now facing the very real possibility of having his home condemned.
That’s where we step in.
A few hours of your time can make the difference between this veteran keeping his home or losing it. What may seem like a small act of service to you is, for him, everything.
Leading this effort is SSgt Chris Bryant, stepping forward to guide the team and ensure this veteran receives the support he deserves.
This is what we do. When a call for help comes in, our community answers. We’re not just painting a house—we’re protecting a home, restoring dignity, and standing beside a Marine who has already sacrificed more than most.
LUNCH PROVIDED FOR THOSE WHO WORK BOTH SHIFTS
The homeowner, Mr. Padilla, has entrusted the entire design to the team. In a meaningful departure from our usual colorful pallet, our volunteers are embracing a bold black-and-white color scheme that we chose to reflect strength and a timeless, masculine character fitting of a Marine.
CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER
