this week's cnn hero salutes rodney smith, jr.imself traveling the country mowing lawns, and inspiring people, one yard at a time. >> our 50-yard challenge is a challenge we have issued to kids nationwide and worldwide to mow 50 free lawns in their community. make a sign saying i accept the 50-yard challenge and in return, we will send them a t-shirt, along with safety glasses and ear protection. once they mow 50 lawns, i drive to wherever they are, i present them a brand new mower, weed eater, and blower. kids are responsible for finding their own lawn so that's another way they can go out into their community, and meet people they probably wouldn't normally have met. at a young age, i used to mow lawns, as a chore. and i disliked it. i took something i disliked and turned it into something i love to do and every single day, i get to mow free lawns and encourage kids to get out there and make a difference one lawn at a time. >> go to cnnheroes.com and while you are there, nominate someone you think should be a cnn hero. thank you

this week's cnn heroes salutes rodney smith jr., who created the 50 yard challenge.inspiring people one yard at a time. >> our 50 yard challenge is a challenge we issued to kids nationwide and worldwide to mow 50 lawns in their community. make a sign says i accept the 50 yard challenge and we send them a t-shirt and safety glasses and ear protection. i drive to where they are, i present them with a brand-new mower and weed eater. kids are responsible for mowing their own lawns. that's a way they can go in their community and meet people they probably normally wouldn't have met. at a young age, i used to mow lawns as a chore. i disliked it. god took something ilike dislik and turned it something i love to do. i make a difference, one lawn at a time. >> very cool. to get the full story of rodney's journey, go to cnn heroes.com and nominate someone you think should be a cnn hero. thanks so much for joining us this hour. "inside politics" with john king starts right now. >>> hello, everybody. welcome to "inside politics." i'm john king in washington. thanks for sharing y

cnn heros salutes rodney smith jr.ide and worldwide to mow 50 free yards in their community. in returning we will send them a t-shirt along with safety glasses and ear protection. once they move 50 lawns, i drive wherever they are, present them a brand new mower, weed eater. kids are responsible for finding their own lawns. that's a way they can go out in their community and meet people they normally wouldn't have met. at a young age i used to mow lawns as a chore and i disliked it. but now i love to do it and every single day i get to mow free lawns and encourage kids to get out there and make a difference, one lawn at a time. >> and to get the full story of rodney's journey, go to cnnheroes.com. while you're there, nominate someone you think should be a cnn hero. (vo) when you are shopping for a new vehicle, how do you know which brand you can trust? with subaru, you get kelley blue book's most trusted brand winner, seven years in a row. in fact, subaru has won most trusted brand for more consecutive years than any o

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. >>> this week cnn heroes salutes ro rodney smith, jr., who created the 50 yard challenge and made ae country mowing lawns and inspiring people one yard at a time. >> the 50-yard challenge is issued to kids nationwide to mow 50 free lawns in their community. they'll make a sign saying they accept the challenge and we'll send them a t-shirt with safety glasses and ear protection. once they mow 50 lawns, i drive there, present them a brand-new more, weed eater and blower. kids are responsible for finding their own lawns, so that's another way they can go in the community and meet people they probably normally wouldn't have met. at a young age, i used to mow lawns as a chore. i disliked it. i took something i disliked and turned it into something i love to do. every single day i get to mow free lawns and encourage kids around the world to get out there and make a difference one lawn at a time. >> how about that? change begins in your neighbor's lawn. to get the full story of rodney's journey, go to cnn heroes.com. while you're there, nominate someone you think should be a cnn hero. >>>

this week's cnn heroes salutes rodney smith jr.hallenge we've issued to kids nationwide and worldwide to mow 50 lawns in their community. they make a sign saying i accept the 50-yard challenge and we'll send them a shirt and eye protection. to date we have about 2,000 kids nationwide. kids are responsible for finding their own lawns. that's another way they can go into their community and meet people they probably normally wouldn't have met. at a young age, i used to mow lawns as a chore. i disliked it. i turned it into something i love to do. every day i got to mow lawns and i encourage kids around the world to get out there and make a difference one lawn at a time. >> what a great story. to get the full story of rodney's juniorourney, go to cnnheroes.com. that's the news, reporting from washington, i'm jim acosta. pamela brown takes over "the cnn newsroom" live after a quick break. have a good night. millions of vulnerable americans struggle to get reliable transportation to their medical appointments. that's why i started medhau

this week's cnn hero salutes rodney smith jr.> my 50-yard challenge is a challenge we've issued to kids nationwide to mow 50 lawns in their community. make a sign saying i accept the 50 yard challenge and we'll send them a t-shirt along with safety glasses and ear protection. to date, we have about 2,000 kids nationwide. kids are responsible for finding their own lawns. that's another way they can go auto into their community and meet people they probably normally wouldn't have met. at a young age, i used to mow lawns as a chore and i disliked it. but i took something i disliked and turned it into something i like to do. every day i encourage kids around the world to get out there and make a difference one lawn at a time. >> to get the full story, go to cnn heroes.com. while you're there, nominate someone you think should be a cnn hero. thank you for watching, everyone. our coverage continues. at philadelphia, we know what makes the perfect schmear of cream cheese. the recipe we invented over 145 years ago and me...the world's be

. >>> this week's cnn hero salutes rodney smith jr.e we've issued to kids worldwide to mow 50 free lawns in their community. make a sign saying i accept the 50 yard challenge. we'll send them a t-shirt and safety eye protection. i went to wherever they are and present them a mower and weed eater. we have about 2,000 kids nationwide. kids are responsible for finding their own lawns. that's a way to go out in their community and meet people they probably wouldn't have met. at a young age, i used to mow lawns as a chore and i just liked it. i took something i disliked and skno something i love to do. i get to mow lawns and encourage kids to get out there and make a difference one lawn at a time. >> i've got some young people in my house that would be good at mowing lawns. to get the full story go to cnnheroes.com. ♪ (vo) the subaru crosstrek. dog tested. dog approved. age is just a number. and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein al

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