MICHELLE: ONE CHILD'S TRASH IS ANOTHER CHILD'S OBSESSION. THIS STARTED WHEN AN ORLANDO MOM RE-POSTED A VIDEO THAT WENT VIRAL. JIM: IT SHOWS THE LOVE BETWEEN HER 3 CHILDREN AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD GARBAGE COLLECTOR. WESH 2'S MICHELLE MEREDITH REPORTS IT WILL RESTORE YOUR FAITH IN HUMANITY. MICHELLE: THIS IS A STORY ABOUT THE REUNION OF TONY PARKS AND HIS FRIENDS, SEVEN-YEAR-OLD OLIVIA, EMMA, AND D AXEL, TRIPLETS, AND IT'S FRIENDSHIP THAT HAD A MOST UNUSUAL START SO LET'S START AT THE BEGINNING. TONY IS A GARBAGE COLLECTOR FOR THE CITY OF ORLANDO AND YEARS AGO THE WIERENICZ FAMILY LIVED ON HIS ROUTE. >> THEY WERE EXCITED TO SEE IT LIFT AND DUMP IT ON THE BACK AND I SAY YOU KNOW WHAT COME ON LET'S GO SEE HOW IT WORKS. MICHELLE: MOM SAYS THEY WERE WEE LITTLE KIDS THE WHO WOULD JUMP UP FROM THE BREAKFAST TABLE WHEN THEY HEARD HIS TRUCK COMING. >> HE LOVES THOSE KIDS SO MUCH, AND THE KIDS LOVE HIM. HE IS THEIR HERO. >> EVERY DAY THEY WOULD COME OUT AND IF THEY MISSED ME, MOM WOULD HAVE TO PUT THEM IN THE CAR AND SO CIRCLE AROUND TILL THEY FOUND ME. MICHELLE: THE DAILY MEET AND GREET WAS SO HEARTWARMING THAT MOM WOULD OCCASIONAL SHOOT VIDEO . SO RECENTLY, FOR GRINS, CARLA POSTED ONE OF THOSE OLD VIDEOS ON INSTAGRAM PEOPLE WERE SMITTEN AND YOU GUESSED IT -- IT WENT VIRAL. >> WE STILL HAVE SO MANY KIND PEOPLE ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE THAT. MICHELLE: YEARS AGO, TONY'S ROUTE CHANGED, SO THE KIDS DIDN'T SEE HIM ANYMORE. BUT THAT CHANGED THURSDAY, WHEN THE KIDS LEARNED THE CITY OF ORLANDO HAD ARRANGED FOR TONY TO ROLL UP AGAIN FOR OLD TIME'S SAKE. THE 4 HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS OFF ALL THE THINGS THEY USED TO DO WHEN THEY WERE THREE YEARS OLD, LIKE HONK THE HORN, RACE DOWN THE STREET. THEY EXCHANGED GIFTS. THE TRIPLETS GAVE TONY DRAWINGS THEY SPENT THE NIGHT MAKING FOR HIM. >> I LOVE IT. I'M GOING TO HANG IT ON MY WALL. MICHELLE: TONY GAVE THE KIDS MINI CITY OF ORLANDO GARBAGE TRUCKS AND T-SHIRTS. THE MORAL OF THIS STORY? TONY WORKS IN A JOB WHERE HE PICKS UP STUFF PEOPLE DON'T WANT . BUT FROM THE TRIPLETS, HE PICKED UP SOMETHING WE ALL WANT. >> I PICKED UP JOY. I PICKED UP HAPPINESS. I PICKED MEMORIES. MICHELLE:
