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. 🇺🇸
Dear Bruce Thornton,
Thank You for EVERYTHING over the past four years.
You made both Ohio State and college basketball better.
Walk Proud.
Today.
Tomorrow.
And Always.
Sincerely,
America
Can’t be happier for anyone else than Bruce Thornton
Stuck around when it sucked
Stuck around through a coaching change
Stuck around in an era everyone’s hopping to the next greatest thing
And here he is… making his first tournament appearance
Go shock the world
Four years ago today (feels like 44) the #Bengals beat KC to head to the Super Bowl.
A great opportunity to shout out @MegVogelphoto, who produced this video of the moment.
A truly masterful encapsulation of what sports can mean to people and a city.