Their eyes met for little more than a second. “Cool” J.C. Rocwell acted instinctively. He sprang from where he sat and fell into step with the white-haired passer-by. At 6′2″, Rocwell towered above his new friend.

“Hello buddy,” he said as he intercepted the man’s path and pulled papers from the black Polo Sport bag slung around his shoulder. He thrust the bundle towards the captive observer. “Let me ask you a question,” he said. “Do you like poetry?”

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Unlike most great stories, this one begins in the trash.

Tom Neve’s discovery of an escalating homeless population along his sanitation route was an image that he just couldn’t throw away.

Without any experience or funding, this extraordinary garbage man began a 16-year journey of helping others.

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