{"id":2767,"date":"2017-07-12T00:20:50","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T00:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dyesswecareteam.com\/blog\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=2767"},"modified":"2026-08-03T18:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T23:28:11","slug":"wct-17th-anniversary-awards-banquet","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/dyesswecareteam.com\/blog\/event\/wct-17th-anniversary-awards-banquet\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 WCT Anniversary Awards Banquet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Join us for The Dyess We Care Team<br \/>\n26th Anniversary Awards Banquet,<br \/>\n<strong>Saturday, August 8, 5:00 PM at the MCM Elegante&#8217; Suits<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Join us for the 2026 Dyess We Care Team Awards Banquet on Saturday, August 8th at 17:00!\u00a0 Head over to 4250 Ridgemont Drive, Abilene, TX 79606 for an evening of laughter, inspiration, and appreciation!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just any banquet \u2014 it\u2019s THE night to honor those who\u2019ve made a difference in our community! We\u2019ll celebrate their hard work, dedication, and a touch of sparkle. \u2728<\/p>\n<p>And guess what? We\u2019re t Abilene&#8217;s non-profit of the year!<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Life Of Pie will be providing dessert again this year!\u00a0 Come for the pie, stay for the recognition, and leave with your heart full of gratitude (and maybe some pie leftovers too)!<\/p>\n<p>Save the date and let us know you\u2019ll be there! Dress code: \u201cPicNic Casual\u201d \u2014 DWCT shirt and comfy shorts are perfect!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss out on this unforgettable evening!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Let\u2019s celebrate 26 years of community service together.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>RESERVE YOUR SEAT BY TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH BY 4PM!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Please register using one of the two links below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc99 Click\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Get Your Ticket&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0if you&#8217;re able to make a small donation to support Operation Warm Heart.<\/li>\n<li>\u2764\ufe0f\u00a0If money is tight,\u00a0<strong>we still want YOU there!<\/strong>\u00a0Former\u00a0<strong>7th Bomb Wing Commander Colonel David Benson<\/strong>and former\u00a0<strong>Global Strike Command Chief Joshua Swanger<\/strong>\u00a0have generously sponsored tickets for our volunteers. Simply click the\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Sponsor&#8217;d Ticket&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0button, and they&#8217;ll cover your admission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/26th-anniversary-dyess-we-care-team-awards-banquet-tickets-1993084888554?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GET YOUR TICKET<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/volunteersignup.org\/WH33D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>SPONSORED TICKET<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"mcnImage aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcusercontent.com\/f61bce4c72bec501d13774ee6\/images\/2b5c21e2-969e-4586-ba9e-2c6453b8aee4.png?w=564&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for The Dyess We Care Team 26th Anniversary Awards Banquet, Saturday, August 8, 5:00 PM at the MCM Elegante&#8217; Suits Join us for the 2026 Dyess We Care [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7901,"template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-2767","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dyesswecareteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dyesswecareteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dyesswecareteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dyesswecareteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/dyesswecareteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9152,"href":"https:\/\/dyesswecareteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2767\/revisions\/9152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dyesswecareteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dyesswecareteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dyesswecareteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2767"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dyesswecareteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=2767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}