Two 11-year-olds finished 50 free lawns and earned a surprise

Two 11-year-olds in Gadsden, Alabama, mowed 50 lawns for free, and the man who challenged them to do it showed up with new equipment. Ja'Torrian Taylor and Tevin Rice, founders of TJ & JT Mowing Service, completed the 50 Yard Challenge created by Rodney Smith Jr., cutting grass for the elderly and people who could not manage their own yards. Smith, known as the Lawnmower Man, learned the pair had been sharing a single mower a neighbor had donated. He drove down from Huntsville and handed each boy a mower, a blower and a trimmer. "These are good, hard-working kids that deserve some gratitude," he told KMBC. Smith started mowing lawns for free in 2015 and went viral the next year helping a 93-year-old woman. As of May 2023, 4,588 kids had joined his challenge. "Remember, this is not the end; it's just the beginning," Smith told the boys.