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Join the Mower Gang: Find out when we are going to be mowing and show up. Bring a mower, trimmer, or lawn tractor and you will instantly become a member of the Mower Gang. If you don’t have any of those things, bring yourself. You can borrow something cool and have fun while helping out.
What We Do: The Mower Gang mows public land in Detroit. These are abandoned parks that the city can no longer afford to keep in good repair. Rather than see them abandoned, the Mower Gang swoops in and keeps the weeds from taking over. We also have fun doing it. Mower Gang events are one-part biker rally and one-part cleanup.
Our Focus: is on playgrounds and features that are already pre-existing but in a state of disrepair. That way we can do the most benefit with our skills and equipment. We also like to help kids because 6 year olds can’t mow their own park.
How To Get Involved: Facebook. It is all done on Facebook. The Mower Gang has no money and no employees so we organize everything on our facebook page. It is here.
The Mower Gang’s Facebook Page.
Here is the Dorais Velodrome before the Mower Gang Arrived
Here is the Dorais Velodrome after we cleared it. We cleared the entire 0.2 mile.
And here it is during the recently held races (yup, those are actual people having fun).
Here is Riverside Park before we arrived.
Here is Riverside Park after the Mower Gang worked it over.
How to Get Involved: Send an e-mail using the “Join The Gang” link below. Also, check out the blog and find out when and where we will be mowing next and then show up. It is that easy. Bring whatever you’ve got. It could be a mower, a weed wacker, a tractor, a bull dozer or anything. We don’t care, just come on by and have some fun, meet some cool people, and do something good for someone else.
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