Non-Profit Offering Lawn Services to Elderly Operating in 42 States Now
Brian Schwartz, a former ad agency vice-president from Wayne, New Jersey started mowing lawns for free after being laid off due to the pandemic crisis in the summer of 2020. Schwartz said he started it just as a way of keeping himself busy during a difficult time while doing some good in the world.
I Want To Mow Your Lawn now operates in 42 different states, with 300 volunteers. They mow the lawns of the elderly, disabled, veterans, and anyone in need. They have mowed hundreds of lawns across the country. Anyone in need of help can submit a request on the website and they match them with a local volunteer or landscaping company volunteering their services.
They welcome any and all help, which can range from college students to professional landscapers, community service organizations, educational institutions, charitable corporations, families, busy working professionals, early retirees & their neighbors with a bit of extra time. Anyone with a desire to help however much time they can is welcome.
Vietnam veteran Larry Dbowsky and his wife Sandra met Brian two years ago, and since then, a volunteer has been showing up at their home twice a month to provide free mowing. Volunteers donate their time for various other landscaping tasks as well. Schwartz founded the non-profit I Want To Mow Your Lawn as what started out as a way to cope and help others but it has become a national movement that is still going strong.
