Letter carrier provides free lawn mowing
Published: Dec. 11, 2007 at 6:02 PM
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- A letter carrier in St. Petersburg, Fla., spends much of his off-hours on his route, mowing lawns for elderly and disabled residents.
"It's just my little way of making a difference," Eric Wills told the Tampa (Fla.) Tribune.
Wills has been on the same route for about six years, delivering mail to almost 500 people. Once he had been doing it for a while he realized that some of his customers got no other visitors.
He began mowing lawns about two years ago. After weeks of grousing to himself about one elderly man whose yard had become a jungle-like thicket of overgrown grass and vines, he decided that it was his job to do something about it, so he returned after work with his lawn mower.
Wills now takes care of about 15 yards on his route and has a homemade trailer with a sign that says "Lawns for the Lord." He does other chores as well and even brought his 7-year-old daughter to play the piano and visit with an elderly shut-in.
Wills recently got a note from the girlfriend of the man whose overgrown lawn started his mission -- "Thank you for your help cutting the grass. Jack died last night and I will be moving out. Again, thank you very much."
"It's just my little way of making a difference," Eric Wills told the Tampa (Fla.) Tribune.
Wills has been on the same route for about six years, delivering mail to almost 500 people. Once he had been doing it for a while he realized that some of his customers got no other visitors.
He began mowing lawns about two years ago. After weeks of grousing to himself about one elderly man whose yard had become a jungle-like thicket of overgrown grass and vines, he decided that it was his job to do something about it, so he returned after work with his lawn mower.
Wills now takes care of about 15 yards on his route and has a homemade trailer with a sign that says "Lawns for the Lord." He does other chores as well and even brought his 7-year-old daughter to play the piano and visit with an elderly shut-in.
Wills recently got a note from the girlfriend of the man whose overgrown lawn started his mission -- "Thank you for your help cutting the grass. Jack died last night and I will be moving out. Again, thank you very much."
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