TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Mom and Child Mow Overgrown Historic Cemetery

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Mom and Child Mow Overgrown Historic Cemetery

Kaitlin Donnelly came out with her push mower and weed eater and 12-year-old neighbor Jarek Davidson joined her to help do the work.

When a cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas, became overgrown, a couple of good Samaritans pitched in to clean it up. The Oak Cemetery is recognized as a national historic landmark dating back more than 150 years, but budget cuts and heavy rain have made it hard for crews to maintain. Photos posted on social media of the tall grass and weeds inspired Kaitlin Donnelly to do something about it.

She came out armed with her push mower and weed eater, ready to tackle the job alone, but when Jarek Davidson saw her out there working, he joined in her effort. The 12-year-old boy lives across the street and says he felt bad seeing Kaitlin doing it by herself, so he stepped in to help and they did the work together.

Now the pair is being praised for their act of kindness, but Kaitlin says she didn’t do it for the recognition. She explains, “I did it because the people interned there deserve it.”


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