Senior citizens, the disabled and others who are having trouble keeping their lawns could get some relief thanks to volunteers at Katy Park Baptist Church.
Richard DeFord, the church’s mission and outreach pastor, told the Democrat on Thursday that he has a group of 12 volunteers lined up to provide basic services free of charge through the “Mow Patrol.”
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