CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – At 12 years old, he isn’t old enough to drive and he’s years away from voting.

But Quentin Hines Jr. elects not to dwell on what he can’t do.

“I feel like I’m helping out the community,” Quentin says.

Somewhere along the line, a light bulb went on in his head and he realized that kids can make a difference. He does so by mowing lawns.

“It brings me joy,” he says of his labor of love.

“The society that we live in today there’s not a lot of people trying to help others. So that’s another reason why I try my very best,” he told Queen City News.

QJ’s Professional Lawn Care is both his business and his escape.

“Cutting grass is really a way for me to just like release all my stress,” said Quentin.

“I’m expecting you to be a millionaire by 18, you got

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