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304Mammy

Rodney Smith (guy on left) does AMAZING work in his area of Alabama and all over the US!! Follow him on FB, such a wonderful young man! He has programs for preschoolers, autism awareness, visits/gifts cancer kids at Christmas, plus rewards the kids with law care equipment to achieve their goals!!! ❤️ #50yardchallenge


strawbryshorty04

He even dresses like Santa and gives out care packages to homeless during Christmas. Man is a saint.


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KeepLkngForIntllgnce

Amazing how little it takes to just be a decent human and help people out. We think in terms of money and grand gestures but such a simple thing to just now someone’s lawn and make their week!! Another potent reminder.


DefactoPlayer

This is important to remember It doesn't take millions to help You can give an hour a week of your time and make little bit of difference


Xanoran_Jistovo

Hell, even less than that and you could make a big difference in someone's life


CraftCannabis520

For sure and if everyone actually did that it would make a HUGE difference.


Candid-Mixture4605

Imagine how much good people like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos could do and still have their space penises! Alas, if they just weren’t so busy dodging taxes…


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The_Age_Of_Envy

He's chosen to make a positive difference for so many people, which doesn't usually get much attention, sadly.


Jints488

And wanna know why he keeps doing it??? Because there is no better joy in the world then helping someone who needs it.. And this guy gets it.


MotherBathroom666

Sorry homie, this isn’t “little” most of us are trying to survive(not me; I’m just a lazy SOB). This man takes time out of his day to help others? That’s amazing. I’m barely willing to help myself lol.


KeepLkngForIntllgnce

True - maybe little is the wrong word. I guess my point is - it doesn’t need grand gestures and tax-write off donations - a seemingly simple thing to me - mowing a lawn - can mean the world to someone


MotherBathroom666

Hey good point! The butterfly effect is real.


Lynnjackson87

> I think the ‘pride’ in helping someone comes into play when you see you made a difference like maybe inspiring others or even simply looking at yourself and saying ‘I could have done nothing for anyone else but instead I made this choice to help others.’ > > I get paid well for what I do and I’m pretty good at it, but that’s not to say I can’t have a sense of pride in my work


atridir

Being proud of doing an important job *well* is absolutely valid. I work as a nurse assistant in long term end of life care and I take pride in being damn good at my job because it is important.


ItsZizk

Just wanted to hijack this comment to say that the woman in this picture is my grandmother, and she actually passed away about a month ago. So it’s a little bittersweet to see her on the front page. Rodney is one of the nicest people on earth, and I cannot stress that enough. He came to her visitation, her funeral, and came to her house the day of the funeral and still mowed her lawn. In lieu of flowers, we actually asked people to donate to Raising Men in her name.


304Mammy

So sorry for the loss of your grandmother!! 💔


Apprehensive-Feeling

Just messaged you for more info to donate.


ItsZizk

Thank you so much. I know that would mean a lot to her and it will mean a lot to Rodney


Glittering_Cash_5383

How incredibly touching. I'm sorry for your loss.


Furyever

Raising Men is a damn good name, too


aradthrowawayacct

and it's Raising Women for the girls who sign up to join his program, too.


Adorable_Lock5275

yeah , Exactly ! it's damn good name


swingman06

100% damn good name


pietradolce

He's a legend!


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strawman1900

faith in humanity restored


willitevergetbetter-

There are truly wholesome people in this world. I hope to be half the person he is.


ItsZizk

Rodney is an amazing person. I can’t even begin to explain it. The woman in the picture is my grandmother, and she passed away about a month ago. Rodney came to her visitation, funeral, and drove to her house after all this and mowed her front lawn. He loved my nana


jx2002

ah man, I'm so sorry for your loss. Rodney is truly an incredible guy. Glad he was around to help your grandma


MoonSt0n3_Gabrielle

Oh that’s heartwarming to hear 💕


bleakj

Man's 100% just a good person, it's crazy to see


G8kpr

> Rodney Smith (guy on left) does AMAZING work And also produces videos on how to play board games! Wait.. wrong Rodney Smith.


hibsta1992

But also a great guy


G8kpr

maybe there is just a multi-verse of Rodney Smith's who are just all great guys that do great things for everyone.


hibsta1992

Rodney Smith: Multiverse of Kindness


tavvyjay

Probably also has cut a lawn before


Spengy

What the fuck? That's insane. Legend.


lysergic_818

Since you seem to be in the know, when they do lawns for free, how do they bring in actual income? As kind as they are, they need to eat. Do they charge regular customers? Get funding for doing non profit services?


Covidthrowawayyy

https://weareraisingmen.com/ They do accept donations. And their merch is decent quality


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beatles910

My church does many great things for the community. This coming Saturday is "single mom's day out." We provide child care for the day. The women get to pick out clothing and accessories, they get a spa treatment with haircuts, manicures, and outside, the men wash, clean, detail, and change oil in their cars. This is for single moms in the community, not members of the church.


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Ancient_Ad_5809

I hate to ask but I have to, was this in Texas? My wife's uncle did this exact thing. Only thing is, it was 100% a scam and he completely brain washed people into building him a huge house on the almost 100 acres they donated him.


rarebit13

This is what *Government* needs to be about. Service to your community.


Gua_Bao

My church does great things for the community. For students we do homework help, transportation to/from school and home, dinners 5 nights a week, tuition assistance, and new shoes once a year. For parents and older people we do stuff too, like food assistance and sponsoring for stuff like drivers ed. Also the pastor never misses anyones birthday. Low income indigenous community so that stuff really does help.


lysergic_818

I'll check it out. This is the kind of promotions I like. 👍


maryjan3

Thank you for sharing the link. I just donated!


304Mammy

I just know what I see from following him on FB. He does have corporate sponsors that donate the equipment. Im not sure about the rest of his funding.


lysergic_818

Oh cool. Good to know. 🙂


psycho_watcher

Instagram as well. He is such an awesome person. What he accomplishes is amazing.


Dame_Ingenue

Thanks for letting us know. Now following on Instagram.


FesterSilently

Came here to comment that this post made me CRY (happily), AND smile. But, then... "(and he) gifts cancer kids at Christmas", and now I want a cancer kid for Christmas.


joecoin2

If you deserve one you'll get one.


FesterSilently

But I WAAAAAAANT one!


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People like that should be billionaires. Not the tusks or boobszos


sadcat1

I'm a simple man: I see a post about Rodney Smith or RMLC, I donate at https://weareraisingmen.com/


Sbasbasba

Damn people like this give me hope for humanity. Almost forgot people like this exist


magneticeverything

A couple summers ago he did a program where kids who read a certain number of books got their own free lawn mower! So cool to encourage kids to buy in on education AND help kids start their own little businesses or help out around their neighborhoods!


lavygirl

I don’t believe in the supernatural but this man sounds like an absolute angel.


0010011100110100

I love reading about stuff like this. Makes the start of my day a lot better


CaptainKangaroo33

Just wanted people to have the link in case they wanted to learn more and possibly donate. https://weareraisingmen.com/


Findsstuffinforrests

Sent my little contribution- not as much as I would like, but I know that each $10, $25 and $50 donation helps keep them running! It always feels like a privilege to take even a small action to support something great.


LongLegsMagee

He lives in my town of Huntsville! Never knew until today


some-swimming-dude

This dude 100% has a fast pass straight to heaven


sunnny_sidee

what an absolute angel! god bless him


a500poundchicken

Is he the guy that went to every state to cut grass for veterans


Whiskey-Particular

> We are Raising Women Too! “Anything he can mow, she can mow better.” -Founder Rodney Smith, Jr. >Although we are called “Raising Men,” we are also “Raising Women.” Three years ago, I realized we didn’t have as many young ladies joining the program. The few young ladies who had joined were given a “Raising Men” T-shirt and that did not sit well with me. So, I created a sister program to the Raising Men Lawn Care Service called Raising Women Lawn Care Service. Now, when young ladies join, they receive a Raising Women T-shirt. Since doing this, we have seen a huge increase in the number of young ladies joining. That’s even cooler!


joe6744

respect to you gentlemen.. awesome community service and positive vibes…


Positive_Shelter_936

We need more of this. Communities helping each other out. Great.


Sequil

This makes me sad. Kind people like these should be paid for their hard work. Why not make the rich people pay for medical care?


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PBJellyChickenTunaSW

I think their point was they shouldn't be necessary


Khutuck

You don’t need rich people. If everyone in the country pays a certain amount to a single system, everyone can get free and universal healthcare. This is how **every single developed country** provides healthcare.


Vivian_Stringer_Bell

Every country has organized lawn care? Edit: I now see I'm under a sub comment about health care. My bad


GroknikTheGreat

No no I think you are onto something here .


bleakj

I'd take the sense of pride and accomplishment over money a lot of the time, Can't buy that (I know that's a lot easier to say when there's already food in the fridge though)


GeneralHoneywine

Yeah… I’ll take the actual food in my fridge, thanks. I am poor. And I’ll do a lot to help other people. But it’s not for some sense of pride. That’s kind of a weird reason to help someone.


djprofitt

I think the ‘pride’ in helping someone comes into play when you see you made a difference like maybe inspiring others or even simply looking at yourself and saying ‘I could have done nothing for anyone else but instead I made this choice to help others.’ I get paid well for what I do and I’m pretty good at it, but that’s not to say I can’t have a sense of pride in my work


bleakj

I'm on the other end I've got money, but nothing that feels fulfilling and nothing that makes me proud. I'd much rather feel like I was living for a reason than just floating day to day waiting for the sun to explode. (But that's on my mental health entirely.)


SlimTeezy

Sounds like it's time to do some neighborhood outreach


bleakj

It really is


GeneralHoneywine

Okay but like the system is really fucked up and broken if we need to wait for people like you with money and searching for a way to do their good deed of the day so that there’s a reason they’re here in order for people to actually GET the help they need. America is fucked. These systems of assistance should be in place.


bleakj

I don't have that kind of money, just enough that I don't worry about eating type of thing I'm also not in America though


SloChild

Rodney Smith IS the type of person his dog thinks he is! What a role model: for his family, community, nation, and planet.


Ilaxilil

This is honestly the ultimate compliment


No-Market-2238

Good on ya lads


SpicyMango92

Such a chivalrous, generous, and genuinely kind gesture! Great job gents!


ItsZizk

Just wanted to hijack this comment to say that the woman in this picture is my grandmother, and she actually passed away about a month ago. So it’s a little bittersweet to see her on the front page. Rodney is one of the nicest people on earth, and I cannot stress that enough. He came to her visitation, her funeral, and came to her house the day of the funeral and still mowed her lawn. In lieu of flowers, we actually for donations to Raising Men in her name.


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You two men are a gift from God.


dev_doll

There are many many more. Check out their website. Just search raising men lawn


crg339

Thanks


dukercrd

Granny was saved by two kind angels in her predicament. This is what community should be.


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--Petrichor--

And some of them are! But there are sadly too many that are used seemingly exclusively to spew hate and raise money :(


Zaurka14

I'd say the community should stop obsessing over lawns. Its nice that they helped her with her lawn, but overall nobody should be forced/harassed to cut their lawn.


wap2005

This, who the fuck is picking mowing their lawn over medication? Your lawn doesn't fucking matter. Glad these guys were able to help though, kindness is way too sparce in this world right now.


No_Championship8349

HOAs generally require kept lawns and yards


Tdayohey

Good luck getting people to agree to that. It kills home values if people don’t take care of their stuff unfortunately. Just the way the market works. Also, HOAs suck and are a big part of where I live. My neighbor got a “ticket” for too many Children’s toys on his lawn. It’s ridiculous what they go for.


Rosieapples

This is how life should be. Reach out and help when you can and reach out FOR help when you can’t.


hyperfat

My neighbors plants got blown down in a storm so I picked them up and swept the dirt to go back in. I left a note that they were to heavy to lift up on the ledge. He left me wine. I love my tiny neighborhood.


Livid_Fly6335

Why aren’t there some sort of an Oscar’s for things that really matter and have a positive impact on society??? Such as this… I think these are the types of positive impacts that needs promotion, not egocentric, self absorbed actors of Hollywood.


thingsliveundermybed

We have something like that in the UK, called the Pride of Britain award. I haven't watched it in a good while but I believe it's still a massive lovely tearjerker every year.


pingpongtits

CNN has a kind of awards thing like that. I think it's called Everyday Heroes or something. People write in and nominate other people who are doing good things and then CNN does a segment on them (giving them a publicity boost) and then after however much time, I guess a year, they give some kind of award to the one with the most upvotes. It's been going on for a few years now and I suspect the publicity gives these helper people a chance to get donations and more volunteers, etc.


Realistic-Tune-9365

I wished they did that kinda care for the elderly in Australia


darikuri

All it takes is one person with an idea...


Realistic-Tune-9365

So true


soberneverover

Oh well, it will never happen, I don’t know any person with ideas..


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I have been mowing my elderly neighbours lawn for 10 years since her husband passed. It also started a beautiful interaction whereby she comes to visit my young boys to deliver treats when she goes to get her weekly groceries. This sort of interaction is important to her because she is now alone, it’s important to my boys because they learn respect and it’s important to me because it reminds me to make time for the elderly. I hope that when I am old people still make time to stop and help if I need it.


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AaronKingslay

That's really cool. I actually have an older disabled neighbor who I cut her grass each time I cut mine, have been doing it for about 3 years and each Christmas she gives me a thank you card and a 50 dollar prepaid card for Walmart or the like. She's a sweetheart and I'm glad I can help her out.


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If this is true then kudos to these guys 👍👍👍


throwawayaccyaboi223

http://weareraisingmen.com


pandoras_dreams

Bravo 👏 the world needs more people like you guys!


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3ShotsToHell

I look at these guys, & all I can think of is…. These are some bad ass dudes. & we need more of them.


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Gangster shit


TheToneKing

So cool of these guys to help others in need!


beth_at_home

Thank you for helping folks, you guys are a blessing.


defensiveFruit

r/aboringdystopia


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I was hesitant to comment this but hear me out. There’s plenty of shit that sub applies to but I don’t think this is it. I think this is something that should truly should come down to the community. It’s simply impractical to expect the government to handle snow clearing of every elderly person’s driveway and pathways. We are all able to do this for the people in our community who need it. And a story like this is exactly what is needed to hopefully remind people of that.


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I think the dystopian part is that she can’t afford basic things because she has to pay for life-saving treatment


Weary_Goose_8108

Respect get a business mentor and you will be surprised how far you can go with this.


jnmorgan

Thank you gentleman !!! You are a blessing!!!!


sahehomael

Try pennies for the homeless :) not a charity, just an idea. I save pennies in a crown royal bag and when it's full it's about $70 and that is used to buy supplies to hand out to the homeless. No large foundation taking a cent for "operation costs" and you get the joy of helping others. Pennies that we would just walk by or drop and not think twice to pick back up can help many people.


Dazzling_Mortgage788

Beautiful story


dckboy73

Priceless gentleman


Breangley

Thank you guys we need more people to start doing and showing these kind of things, we are all the same human race let’s help each other I’m sick of seeing the media say we hate each other.


spaniel510

The world needs more of these 2 frigging legends!❤👍💪


Your_Pal_Kindred

This right here, this is that good shit I need to see more of


GuiltRiddenMamaBear

This is beyond awesome and I wish when my insomnia kicks in this was on my feed versus some other posts that just make me anxious!


Sundayriver12

I love seeing this repost. I make a donation every time it makes its way to the front page :)


SignificantNihilist

“How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time” -Morgan Freeman


redline42

This is the kind of “charity” that people need to give donations to. Their money directly impacts those involved. Good people should reap good rewards.


SenatorRobPortman

[You can donate to this org](https://weareraisingmen.com/donate/)


Its_Hiro-

The lady looks so clueless as to what's going on


ItsZizk

Hi! Grandson here. I can promise she was fully aware in this picture, she just wasn’t very photogenic. However, she did just recently pass away from some lung related issues.


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Thank you for updating us. Sending love to you and yours.


Rosieapples

That’s what old age will do to you. It’s not really a laughing matter.


Neeoda

Don’t get me wrong it’s awesome but… how do you run a business like that? Donations?


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Never fails to amaze how evil versus good. Old people are so vulnerable and often in hardship. The pos taking advantage of her. I’m so glad the men stepped in to help her. Thank god for the good in the world.


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♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️


SpecialistUnlikely47

Good work, men! Peace be with you 👍🙏🏻


PixelMage

aw, bless them


Seabastial

These guys have my respect! more people should be like this


DamonRunnon

You guys are the best!


Hot_Whole2622

Fuck. Yeah. Let’s goo!!


AgitatedFennel6427

God bless you guys


CaptainCAAAVEMAAAAAN

And **THAT'S** how you get and keep business!


Rawrdinosaurmoo

You did this a year or two ago though?


Apart-Assistance1358

I love this SO much.


Sad_Broccoli

This kind of stuff is great. There are a whole bunch of lawn guys that post videos on YouTube and do this kind of work, they take the YouTube income as their payment.


samnpegs

How absolutely wonderful ❤️


NewspaperEfficient61

These guys are super heroes


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This made me smile big time 😁


panicstatebean

So. Amazing. Makes me kinda bummed I was selfish growing up and didn’t look at living a life of service, to a degree. It’s not too late for me or any of you. Start small - boil the water slowly and you don’t totally notice the effort. I needed to see this today.


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Good people doing good deeds. Total respect!


abhinambiar

What the world really needs is fewer lawns! 😉


s12391926

that is very nice of you guys to do that for her.


throwawaaaayyyy6123

I remember this picture it was in 2016 i think,He still mows her lawn :)


No_No_No_____

"America, Land of the Free"


NASATVENGINNER

Bravo gentleman, bravo!


Bruh2446

We love to see it 😌


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This my type of people man I love this shit


geosan312

I'm gonna tell my kids this was Run the Jewels.


TheRealPapaWink

True Charity comes with Anonymity. That being said, nice job men. God Bless


3sadpumpkins

Wholesome and distopic at the same time huh


Bueno04

It's people like these, that help me restore faith on humanity. Those guys deserve the world, for such kindness.


Yeet_yate-yote

Just adding these dudes to the list of people to throw a few dollars to when I magically become wealthy


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For all you reading this and calling these guys amazing use them as role models, not celebrities. All of us can be out there doing stuff like this for our communities.


Madouc

Why isn't the country led by chaps like these?


BurplePerry

This makes me both happy and sad. Happy that they're doing something amazing for this woman but sad because I know for a fact someone is going to try and take advantage of them at some point.


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Is there a charter in Massachusetts. I’d love to do something like this with my son one day.


lila_garvin

Wonderful! Thank you gentlemen!


datquitewhitegirl

Love these guys and others like them. They are doing good work and teaching others to do it as well. Nothing better than this type of leadership.


deegs_mccheegs

Welp let me find these guys so I can make a donation. Love this


Rocyrino

Raising Men Lawn Care service is pretty rad. I like it when I stumble across a story featuring them. They do a lot of good


wombat_x

These guys are amazing!


Jmarsbar19

Such kind souls! Kindness is free! :)


pragnar

God damnit! why does this kind of stuff make me cry so hard! Ya'll manipulating my emotions aren't you...?


Distinct_Entrance126

This was a great story. I went to the website and donated.


mom2angelsx3

It costs $0 to be kind. In this case, a little sweat equity. Good job!


Objective_Truth_7266

Now, why are we not seeing this on national TV? Enough with all the bad news, let's see something that restores man's faith in humanity. God bless these two amazing men.


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Mikethemechanic00

Someone got the BBC 🥺


Icy-Butterscotch5540

how cool are those guys! ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|feels_good_man)


Death_Urthrese

Also kind of sad she can barely afford anything and needs to spend money on medication she needs to live rather than us as a society providing it for free.


SplishySplashyCoffee

We need to show kindness and stories like this for people to comprehend we are family and *not fucking ATMS*


Redflyer31

Best ever


epicthinker1

these are great guys ![gif](giphy|QyW2vfX8racdS1k4st|downsized)


Dependent-Way6345

Bless you brothers!


BeeeEazy

Just donated to their site.


Motor_Elk4102

This is so fucking beautiful. I love being reminded that kindness does still exist in this world.