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Shelley and Jason Wicks, Luverne, have been working on home improvement projects at their house on Estey and Brown for several years.
When Jason deployed for military service last August, Shelley and their five children have been trying to continue with painting and repair work.
Then a friend of theirs put in a call to the U.S. Military Vets Motorcycle Club, which is comprised of veterans who actively seek ways to help deployed service people and their families.
Saturday morning, several biker club members rumbled up the street and parked in front of the Wicks’ home.
They were joined by fellow club members who brought tools, lumber and other supplies.
In addition to finishing the exterior paint work the Wicks had started, club members replaced a rotting front deck with a new front patio platform.
The U.S. Military Vets Motorcycle Club members, all of them military veterans, donated their labor and roughly $250 worth of materials to help support their fellow military family, which is what the club does.
Shelley Wicks said she’s grateful for the help.
“We started painting two summers ago, and last summer Jason had a bunch of pre-deployment stuff, so we just never got it done,” she said.
“Now, we’re getting it done for him, and it’s gone farther than we thought.”