(ABC 6 NEWS) – An Albert Lea boy is paying it forward. Riley Flatness is on a mission to make a difference in people’s lives and this week he paid for a soldier’s meal who was waiting in line at a Taco Bell. That good deed paid off in more ways than one when Riley received $10,000 from Hormel Foods and Planters for the kind gesture. A spokeswoman says they have been giving out $10,000 dollar checks to organizations and people throughout the state for their acts of kindness, and the fifth grader says he plans to donate some of it to help his school update its playground.
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