Dear @WhiteHouse, my name is Rodney Smith Jr., founder of Raising Men & Women Lawn Care Service in Huntsville, Alabama. Through our 50 Yard Challenge, over 6,000 kids across the country have signed up to mow free lawns for the elderly, disabled, veterans, active-duty military, first responders, and single parents. With America celebrating its 250th birthday this year and me also being born on July 4th, I wanted to humbly ask if a few kids from our program and myself could travel to Washington, D.C. to help mow the White House lawn for this historic celebration.
More than anything, I want these kids to see how a simple act of service something as ordinary as mowing a lawn for someone in need can lead to extraordinary places. What better lesson in community service than showing them that helping others can take them all the way to our nation’s capital? I’d also love to bring my American flag-themed mower in hopes that the President might sign it, so I can later auction it off and donate 100% of the proceeds to a nonprofit supporting veterans. It would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to highlight the importance of service, patriotism, and the impact young people can have when they choose to make a difference. 🇺🇸
Dude I have over 3 million miles and been Ex plat for 20 years, rarely happens. When I do get upgraded, it is on a plane that you check your bags at the gate and they advertise WiFi, but there isn’t. Just an fyi.
Hey @AmericanAir what’s a guy have to do to get a first class upgrade? Executive Platinum with over 700k miles and I get higher than 6th on the upgrade lists. Your system is clearly flawed since there are zero benefits to the status
🚨✅👀 #OFFICIAL — 19-year old Blades Brown has secured special temporary membership on the PGA Tour after going 65-67 on the weekend at TPC Craig Ranch.
Very impressive 👏🏻
If every golf interview went like this, the world would be a better place. 18 year-old Blades Brown is not only the best interview in golf, he's also T2 (11-under) at the Puerto Rico and just one shot back of the leader heading into Sunday.
I grew up in Temple,TX, and I never once questioned my mother's income or my father's!! It was never a discussion. We ate homemade meals consisting of meat, potatoes, and vegetables. We never touched anything that did not belong to us. We never opened a refrigerator at anyone's house unless asked to do so. We were taught to respect other people's property.
I grew up during a time when we mowed lawns, pulled weeds, cleaned house, babysat, helped with all chores. We, by no means, were given everything we wanted. We went outside a lot to play, run with friends, play hide and seek, or went bike riding. We rarely just sat inside and watched tv. We acknowledged receiving a gift orally or by writing thank you notes.
Bottled water was unheard of, if we wanted water we drank straight from the faucet or hose. If we had a soda, it was in a glass bottle, and we didn’t break the bottle when finished. We saved the bottle for the return money.
We had to tell our parents where we were going, who we were going with, and be home by our curfew time.
You 𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑵𝑬𝑫 from your parents instead of disrespecting them and treating them as if they knew absolutely nothing. What they said was 𝑳𝑨𝑾 and you did not question it and you had better know it! We watched what we said around our elders and neighbors because we knew if we 𝑫𝑰𝑺𝑹𝑬𝑺𝑷𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑬𝑫 any grown-up, we would get a real good whooping. It wasn't called abuse, it was called discipline! We held the doors for others and carried the shopping into the house. We gave up our seat for an older person without being asked. You greeted friends and relatives with a hand shake or a hug. You didn't hear swear words on the radio in songs or on TV. "Please and Thank you" (Sir and Ma’am) were part of our daily vocabulary!
The world we live in now is just so full of people who hate and disrespect others.
Friends, consider re-posting if you're thankful for your childhood. I will 𝑵𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑮𝑬𝑻 where I came from and only wish children and people nowadays had half the chance at the fun and respect for real life we grew up with! And we were never bored!
Copied and pasted (change where YOU grew up). This is the way I grew & I totally agree!
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