Posted on 07/22/2018 10:15:52 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Smith wrote a post on Facebook letting people in his community know that he wanted to offer free lawn care services for those in need who lacked the time, ability or resources to maintain their own yards. He set a personal goal to mow 40 yards. Within two months, he had mowed over 100.
A few months later, Smith founded Raising Men Lawn Care Service with the mission to inspire boys (and girls) to help their neighbors in need. In 2017, he took things one step further by organizing the 50 Yard Challenge, inspiring kids worldwide to mow 50 lawns for free for people in their community who are elderly, disabled, veterans or single moms.
The challenge has a reward system similar to the belts used in the martial arts. Kids are rewarded with a new colored T-shirt for every 10 lawns they cut until they reach their goal of 50 lawns. Once they hit that milestone, they get a black T-shirt, a visit from Smith, and a brand new lawnmower to continue their work. Smith and his co-founder, Terrence Stroy, keep Raising Men Lawn Care going via donations from private sponsors and through their website. Monetary donations go towards lawn equipment, gas, drinks and snacks for the kids, etc.
There are currently around 204 kids in the 50-yard challenge, which means 10,200 yards will be mowed for free throughout the U.S.. Smith himself recently completed his annual goal of mowing lawns in all 50 states. In May, he started in Wisconsin and finished in Hawaii in July. But just because he's met that goal doesn't mean he's done for the year. There are still many requests to fulfill and grass to cut.
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>>>I know a guy who changed his oil three times in 96k miles trying to ruin a company truck to get a nicer one<<<
Sounds like he was a trustworthy Employee.
People always seem to run to me for help for whatever instead of trying for themselves when they are capable.
No one ever calls me to see if I could use some assistance on stuff ever.
I try not to answer the phone or respond to email unless I absolutely have to.
In every other aspect, he was a good employee.
He was with the organization for decades and retired out.
Ok, get a free lawn cut as the beneficiaries are on their phones which is at least $50 a month if it is not an Obama phone, eating their EBT food and having the beverage of their choice.
When I was a kid, somebody gave my neighbor an old Subaru. 1970 vintage. He tried to chang the oil. It was the original filter. 100,000 miles.
Wait....I thought these were the jobs that Americans wouldn’t do, and that’s why we needed Mexican labor?
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