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Labor of love: Oakdale teen mows lawns to earn money for date An Oakdale teen is making quite the name for himself by mowing lawns in order to earn money so that he could pay for a date. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT REPORTER: TONY MITCHELL HAS PLENTY OF MOTIVATION TO MOW. >> CHARMING, BEAUTIFUL. REPORTER A DESCRIPTION OF HIS GIRLFRIEND, PROMPTING HIM TO APPROACH NATURE THAT NEIGHBORS AND HOPE -- APPROACHING NEIGHBORS AND NOTES OF TAKING HER OUT ON THEIR FIRST OFFICIAL DATE. >> HE ASKED ABOUT HE COULD MOW MY LAWN. I SAID NO. REPORTER: HE ALREADY HAS A LAWN SERVICE, BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT CODY THAT CAUSED HIM TO RECONSIDER. >> HE PUT HIS HEAD DOWN AND I SAID WAIT. WHY? WITH YOU NEED THE MONEY FOR? I WAS ASSUMING IT WAS A VIDEO GAME OR SOMETHING. I WANT TO TAKE MY GIRLFRIEND OUT TO LUNCH TOMORROW AND I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. SOLD. REPORTER: THE MEN WERE SO IMPRESSED THAT BOASTED ABOUT HIM ON A NO KILL COMMUNITY FACEBOOK PAGE. >> I WANTED PEOPLE TO BE HAPPY ABOUT IT. REPORTER THE STORY WENT 50 MORE THAN 82,000 SHARES. >> I GOT MESSAGES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. NEW ZEALAND, AFRICA, VIETNAM. REPORTER: PEOPLE OFFERING JOB OFFERS TO DATING ADVICE. >> I KNOW YOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IT'S EMBARRASSING, GET HER FLOWERS. REPORTER: HE PRESENTED HER WITH A HAND-PICKED BOUQUET BEFORE SCHOOL. SINC THEN THEY KIND OF SAFARI PIZZA. >> WE WALKED IN AND THE OWNER SAID COME THIS WAY. I WENT WITH HIM. HE SAT M DOWN AND EVERYBODY WENT AWW. I WAS LIKE DON'T STARE AT ME. REPORTER LEAVING HIM WITH ENOUGH MONEY TO TAKE HER OUT ON TWO MORE DAYS AND PLENTY OF MOTIVATION TO CONTINUE MOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE. >> I WILL PROBABLY TRY TO GET A