Gonyea is a go-getter, and about two years ago, he reached out to the Utica Center for Development about buying a bus to help transport people with disabilities.

The center was onboard, and the bus has been transporting people with disabilities and veterans of all ages to appointments, stores and events, even on weekends, for free.

“It doesn't matter where or when or who, that is fully handicapped, accessible, has a wheelchair lift on it. We'll go wherever we’re needed," said Vincent Scalise, founder/executive director of the Utica Center for Development Inc.

Time passed and when working on another project, a filmmaker from Washington, D.C., found out about the bus effort and wanted to highlight it.

“We've filmed on four continents and in most states in the United States and in every single area we have gone, transportation is a problem, particularly in rural parts of the country," said Michael Skinner, storyteller-in-chief of Pendragwn Productions. "People who have a disability are often stuck at home. They either can't drive, don't have a vehicle, or don't have access, reliable access to other transportation.”

Skinner and Gonyea are now on a joint venture starting a nonprofit called "Worth Doing."

The hope is to get one or two buses like this in every state. 

“Our goal is that by the end of 2026, there are 100 buses like this with at least one in every state and one in the District of Columbia,” Skinner said.

The Utica Center for Development covers costs such as insurance. A paid staff member drives the bus. But volunteer drivers are still needed.

“We don't really have any grants, per se, that allowed us to purchase this bus or to maintain the insurance or upkeep or anything on it," Scalise said. "We do it through our own fundraising and our own means of revenue stream.”

“This way we're just we're doing it and we're going to get it done and we're going to have 100 busses to serve the community, especially rural, who have very little access out there to any kind of service,” Gonyea said.