El Paso woman known as 'Kiss Lady' recognized by The Hershey Company

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — An El Paso woman was recognized by The Hershey Company as being the "Kiss Lady."

Mary Riehl has handed out Hershey's Kisses to community members at the Wellington Chew Senior Center for several years.

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Her son Alan sent a letter to The Hershey Company and they responded with a letter recognizing his mother for her good deeds.

"I feel surprised and wonderful because of the fact that a big company like Hershey would recognize me as the Kiss Lady," said Riehl.

Riehl said she started handing out chocolate to her friends because it cheered them up.

"I came to the center and a lot of people would be feeling down, and I would go over and give them one of my Hershey's Kisses and it was like a million dollars to them, and they enjoyed it so much. And it made me feel so good I kept doing it," she said.

Riehl also received coupons for free Hershey's Kisses.

Her son read the letter he received from The Hershey Company at the senior center Tuesday and the room broke out in cheers.

"It makes me feel very proud of my mother," said Alan.

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