Why not mulch the leaves with your mower? That's what I do. You just keep going over it several times and you end up with shredded leaves and spread them out over the lawn. By spring time there is nothing left.
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Well, DC Atlas isn't TOO far from where you are. I'm sure there are others.)</font>
That's just a "stones throw" from Akron /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
ebeb - I can't speak specifically for your MMM but what JEP says works well.
Now this may sound weird, but with my mowers, if you drive backwards it does blow them nicely. I mix this with what JEP recommends (to reduce volume) then use a little 42" bagger behind a small piece of equipment to collect them.