{"id":2304,"date":"2023-09-03T13:41:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T13:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=2304"},"modified":"2023-09-03T13:41:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T13:41:29","slug":"elderly-woman-could-not-afford-to-cut-her-grass-so-these-kind-men-told-her-they-would-regularly-mow-for-free-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=2304","title":{"rendered":"Elderly Woman Could Not Afford To Cut Her Grass, So These Kind Men Told Her They Would Regularly Mow For Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

When an elderly woman had just been released from the hospital and was unable to afford having her lawn mowed, two kind men told her that she need not worry; that they would regularly mow her yard for free.<\/p>\n

Rodney Smith Jr. and Terrence Stroy now come every two weeks to make sure that her lawn is taken care of; and more importantly, to let her know that she is loved.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday we did this lady\u2019s yard. She was telling us how the man next door was charging her to cut her yard and she could not afford it because she is on a fixed income and just came out the hospital,\u201d Rodney wrote.<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe also said how he harasses her for the payment. But she need not worry no more because Raising Men Lawn Care Service will be doing her lawn for FREE just like how we do the rest of the lawns and will get her lawn done every two weeks. She can use the money on things that she really needs like medication. We are making a difference!\u201d
\nRodney and Terrence run Raising Men Lawn Care, a nonprofit which seeks to show kindness and compassion to elders, those who are disabled, single mothers and veterans by mowing their lawns for free.<\/p>\n

Rodney first began helping with lawn care when he noticed an elderly man really struggling while mowing his yard. He thought to himself, \u201cI should do something about it.\u201d He challenged himself to mow 40 yards for free in order to help the elderly and those who had trouble mowing their lawns. What began as this initial personal challenge turned into a program of more than 400 young men and women from around America who now also mow their neighbors lawns for free.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Raising Men Lawn Care<\/p>\n

Rodney came up with The 50 Yard Challenge, which challenges children and teens all over the country to mow 50 lawns for people in need. They join by posting a photo online of themselves holding a sign which reads \u201cI accept the 50 yard challenge,\u201d and then they get to work\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cSo let\u2019s say you had a kid in New York that accepted the challenge, all they would need to do is make a sign saying, \u2018I accept the 50 Yard Challenge,\u2019 and in return, we send them a white Raising Men Lawn Care Service T-shirt, along with shades and ear protection. Once they mow 10 lawns, they get an orange shirt, 20 a green, 30 a blue, 40 a red and 50 a black. And once they reach 50, we fly to them, we do lawns with them and we also give them brand new lawnmowers,\u201d Rodney explained.<\/p>\n

Raising Men Lawn Care hopes not only to help those in need with their lawns, but to establish an inspiring program to keep our youth, both girls and boys, on a positive path while learning and understanding their value in society.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m just trying to encourage kids to get out there and make a difference,\u201d Rodney explained. \u201cToo many kids are inside playing video games. And what I\u2019m doing, I believe it\u2019s my purpose. I remember a few years ago, I had a one-on-one conversation with God, and I asked him to use me as his vessel. He didn\u2019t give me an answer that day, not a week later, not even a month later. It happened a few years later in 2015, when I came across an elderly man outside mowing his lawn, and it looked like he was struggling, so I pulled over and I helped him out. At the time I was getting my bachelor\u2019s in computer science, so I thought I could mow 40 lawns by the end of winter. But I mowed 40 lawns so quick that I upped my goal to 100, and a month and a half later I reached my 100th lawn, and that\u2019s when I came up with the idea of raising men lawn care service.\u201d
\nTaking part in the 50 Yard Challenges helps young men and women understand the value of kindness and service for those in need.<\/p>\n

\u201cI let them know that they\u2019re making a difference. I remember one kid we had, he came out for the first time with us in Huntsville, where I\u2019m based out of, and at first he was like, \u2018I don\u2019t want to do this.\u2019 But after he finished his first lawn, it was for an elderly man, and I asked him on camera, how does it feel to know that he made a difference. And his face lit up. He said, \u2018Oh, did you see his face just now? I finished his lawn, and he had a big smile on his face and he thanked me. Oh man, oh man.\u2019 I mean, it\u2019s priceless just to see his face just light up after he\u2019d done his first lawn, and that\u2019s the kind of reaction a lot of the kids are giving us. So it\u2019s really cool to see such a small idea grow into something that is inspiring kids nationwide and even worldwide,\u201d Rodney said.<\/p>\n

Rodney recently decided to visit all 50 states to mow lawns for those who needed some help.<\/p>\n