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One person's eyesore is another person's cry for help.

Day after day, as he hiked his ten-mile route through St. Petersburg, Florida, letter carrier Eric Wills noticed overgrown, weed-infested front yards. They were eyesores for sure, but to Wills, 31, they were also a cry for help, most likely from someone infirm or elderly.

So one day, on his own time, Wills started mowing -- without pay and eventually with a little help from his friends. "A yard is an outward appearance of a person's life," says Wills. "I try to help people see something positive." Today he cuts 18 yards on a regular basis, using donated equipment from all over. Says 87-year-old Lucille Formanek, "This mailman is a godsend."

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This is such a great story... if more people did random acts of kindness like Eric Wills the world wouldBy LizLou, on 05/08/2008

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