The Lawnmower Project
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The Lawnmower Project refurbishes old lawnmowers and gives them to kids who want to earn money. We teach them all the aspects of running their own business.
This, in turn, teaches them valuable life skills that will carry with them forever. The Lawnmower Project started when I realized two things. First, I learned with a little help from google how easy it is to fix a lawnmower. Second, I noticed that when a lawnmower breaks down, people are more apt to just put it at the end of their driveway and buy a new one instead of wasting time and money trying
05/29/2026
Alex just graduated from high school. The Lawnmower Project kids are growing up!
04/10/2026
Lawn N Order is off to a fast start. Ethan mowed 5 yards this week!
12/17/2025
Winterized the 17 mowers that we have ready for next year‘s class of The Lawnmower Project.
From one of the kids’ mom:
Jason will also email you but I wanted let you know how much I appreciate this experience for Jason. It's been difficult getting customers but he didn't give up. He's made about $400 which was great for him but that wasn't the most important part.
His first customer was a lady in the neighborhood that he was unsure about when he was younger. She asked him to start doing her lawn for $20 a week. The first couple of times she seemed strict but after a few weeks they became friends. She made him laugh and smile that was not easy to do. Jason was very close with his grandmother that died 2 years ago. The neighborhood lady did not replace his grandma but it was nice having a grandma type around.
Unfortunately the neighborhood lady passed away suddenly a few weeks ago. It mad him sad but he was so glad he got to know her before she passed away. She knew she was dying but nobody else knew. That experience was priceless for him.
Also it taught him independence and he loved making his own money to go out with his friends.
He will continue to do this next year. Thank you for giving him this experience.
03/30/2025
Lawn & Order is off to a fast start. Dominique has already secured FOUR customers and made $180! And this is before we even printed this flyer…that she created.
03/17/2025
Dropped off the first two out of 10 lawn mowers today to kids. These are the machine powering Indiana Cuts and Lawn & Order.
03/08/2025
Had five more kids for orientation today. With nine companies total, this is shaping up to be The Lawnmower Project’s biggest year yet.
03/06/2025
We had four kids at orientation this Saturday and are expecting another five next Saturday. Dominique has come up with the best name for her company… Lawn & Order.
11/09/2024
A big thanks to Matt and his team at Indy Christmas Light Pro’s. The reason they are up early is so you can see how great they look. Give them a call today!
10/16/2024
In the October issue of Lawn & Landscape.
Young entrepreneurs wanted The Lawnmower Project, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit, is helping set students up for future success by teaching them how to start their own business with a free lawn mower.
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