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Brian Schwartz

As is my custom on Sunday I want to tell you the story of someone we can all admire and look up to. Brian Schwartz lives in the northern part of New Jersey, and in June 2020, because of the pandemic, he was laid off from his job. In addition at that time his wife was eight months pregnant and his father was dying with brain cancer. Obviously things were not looking up for Brian Schwartz. One day that summer he realized that mowing his lawn was somewhat therapeutic for him. This coupled with the fact that some seniors and those with disabilities could not take care of their own lawns led Brian Schwartz to offer his landscaping services to those who needed help. He then began to offer his services to those within a twenty mile radius. His first “customer” was a 92 year old woman who lived just inside that twenty mile radius. I say, “customer,” in quotes, because Brian’s services were and still are free.l

Brian said, “I look at this as a way to give back and do some good across the world.” Gradually he began reaching people looking for uplifting news, and then began to connect people looking for help with those who want to help.

Word of Brian’s free services to those in need spread and spread to well outside New Jersey. Eventually he developed a website … “I want to mow your lawn.com.” He now has 300 volunteers across 42 states.

When I read about Brian Schwartz, I thought about a inspirational quote from Ronald Reagan, “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.”

Truly Brian Schwartz is someone we can all look up to and admire.

1/8/23

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