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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNH Waitress Who Picked Up Tab For Soldiers During Shutdown Gets $10K From TV's Ellen
CONCORD, N.H. - A New Hampshire waitress who picked up the lunch tab of two National Guard soldiers affected by the federal government's shutdown has been repaid more than 300 times over by television star Ellen DeGeneres.
Sarah Hoidahl, a waitress in Concord, N.H., just wanted to do a nice thing for the soldiers, so she recently picked up their lunch tab. It cost her $27.75.
On Friday, DeGeneres squared the tab and then some, giving Hoidahl $27.75 in cash and a check for $10,000.
An emotional Hoidahl buried her face in her hands and thanked DeGeneres as the talk show host repeated "You're a good person."
DeGeneres caught wind of Hoidahl's act of kindness when the New Hampshire National Guard posted a picture on its Facebook page. The story spread quickly online, producers saw it and invited Hoidahl to Hollywood.
http://www.brandonsun.com/entertainment/breaking-news/nh-waitress-who-picked-up-tab-for-soldiers-during-shutdown-gets-10k-from-tvs-ellen-228399741.html?thx=y
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Purveyor
(29,876 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Loved the very over-sized purse Ellen had!
yuiyoshida
(41,861 posts)Even knowing what was coming, it made me cry. Ureshii ne.
SaveAmerica
(5,342 posts)helping others out but just the helping always feels so good.
malaise
(269,157 posts)Rec
Not Me
(3,398 posts)I am so impressed with both of these women.
Nice way to end the week.
Thanks for sharing.
texanwitch
(18,705 posts)Thanks Ellen.
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)Just enough to pay for her gas.
She's a single Mom living with her single Mom.
WTG Ellen.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)Nice to see that kindness reaped its own reward. Good for you Ellen.
Laf.La.Dem.
(2,944 posts)tavernier
(12,400 posts)call her Ellen Degenerate, with lots of laughter and hooting when her name comes up. I'm sure Ellen would smile and say that she's glad she's given them a good laugh.
LittleGirl
(8,291 posts)or anyone associated with it - disgusting.
No Vested Interest
(5,167 posts)gays.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)and not because she's a celebrity that they say 'Degenerate'. I could be wrong, but I think the clue words 'Religious' and 'Republican' point to gay more than to Hollywood.
tavernier
(12,400 posts)She is gay and successful... How could that possibly be? Much like being black and successful is against the laws of nature.
Luckily my SIL thinks they're nuts.
tblue
(16,350 posts)Childish and mean.
tavernier
(12,400 posts)They can be very thoughtful about some things. But mostly they are pissed off and angry most of the time from all appearances.
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)pengillian101
(2,351 posts)sarge43
(28,945 posts)ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,417 posts)Thanks for the thread, Purveyor.
llmart
(15,552 posts)I just love Ellen. She is an amazing woman - so compassionate and caring.
And Sarah - what can you say about her? The same damned thing!
Two incredible human beings. I'm all teary eyed now. I loved how choked up Sarah got when she saw her baby's picture. You could just tell she adores him.
calimary
(81,466 posts)LOVE this!!! Virtue rewarded! We see so little of this, these days. Really perks you up!
bearssoapbox
(1,408 posts)Ellen is always doing great things like that.
Her show is one of the few that I miss since my tv broke.
liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)I'm talking about both Ellen and Sarah, who could be my daughter. Whenever people my age get on the younger folks, I roll my eyes. I have no worries about these kids. I'll bet her mama is so damn proud, because she did good! Sadly, this is the face of the person that the GOP has shown nothing but contempt for, and dammit, it makes me angry.
Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)is simply overwhelming. Isn't this truly how life is meant to be...helping one another?
Huge K&R
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)Monk06
(7,675 posts)most genuine people in the whole wide world.
Divine Discontent
(21,056 posts)Ellen is awesome.
Rebellious Republican
(5,029 posts)UtahLib
(3,179 posts)doc03
(35,364 posts)a guy a couple months ago while on layover at Chicago buy four servicemen their
lunch at a fast food restaurant. There still are some good people left in this world.