The Lawnmower Project

The Lawnmower Project 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

to fix it. So, I started picking up lawnmowers on the side of the road to see if I could fix them. Quickly, I started to accumulate many lawnmowers. And since the typical household really only needs one lawnmower, I had to think of something to do with all of them. Then I decided that I would simply donate them to kids who could use them to mow lawns and make money in their neighborhood. The only caveat for the free lawnmower will be that they have to choose at least one elderly resident in their neighborhood and mow their lawn for free the entire season.

Alex just graduated from high school. The Lawnmower Project kids are growing up!
05/29/2026

Alex just graduated from high school. The Lawnmower Project kids are growing up!

Lawn N Order is off to a fast start. Ethan mowed 5 yards this week!
04/10/2026

Lawn N Order is off to a fast start. Ethan mowed 5 yards this week!

Winterized the 17 mowers that we have ready for next year‘s class of The Lawnmower Project.
12/17/2025

Winterized the 17 mowers that we have ready for next year‘s class of The Lawnmower Project.

09/20/2025

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.

Lawn & Order is off to a fast start. Dominique has already secured FOUR customers and made $180! And this is before we ...
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.

Dropped off the first two out of 10 lawn mowers today to kids. These are the machine powering Indiana Cuts and Lawn & Or...
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.

Had five more kids for orientation today. With nine companies total, this is shaping up to be The Lawnmower Project’s bi...
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.

We had four kids at orientation this Saturday and are expecting another five next Saturday. Dominique has come up with t...
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.

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 grea...
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!

In the October issue of Lawn & Landscape.
10/16/2024

In the October issue of Lawn & Landscape.

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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