Transform Dallas volunteers offer an early birthday present for Mill City resident

Roy J. Stephens

Roy J. Stephens was overjoyed from the moment he learned that Transform Dallas volunteers were scheduled to paint his home as part of the citywide community service workday.

Thousands of volunteers worked on hundreds of projects around Dallas on Saturday. Stephens' home was one of those that were painted.

"When I first heard they were going to paint it, that's what got me shouting then," said Stephens. The former painter who formerly remodeled homes before he was disabled eight years ago, said he knew the work that was involved, so he was appreciative of the volunteers' labor.

"I remodeled houses, and when you start, you always need this and need that, and you run into more money when you're doing these things," he said.

Stephens, who lives with his daughter, Brenda, celebrates his 80th birthday in July. Exterior paint for their Mill City home was an early birthday present.