https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Ellen-DeGENEROUS/m-p/371544#M157697 <P id="yui_3_3_0_1_13821494607473056">CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire waitress who picked up lunch tab for two National Guard soldiers affected by the federal government's shutdown has been repaid -- more than 300 times over -- by television star Ellen DeGeneres.</P> <P> </P> <P id="yui_3_3_0_1_13821494607472952">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.</P> <P> </P> <P id="yui_3_3_0_1_13821494607472969">On Friday, DeGeneres squared the tab and then some, giving Hoidahl $27.75 in cash and a check for $10,000.</P> <P> </P> <P id="yui_3_3_0_1_13821494607472963">An emotional Hoidahl buried her face in her hands and thanked DeGeneres as the talk show host repeated "You're a good person."</P> <P> </P> <P id="yui_3_3_0_1_13821494607473238">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.</P> <P> </P> <P id="yui_3_3_0_1_13821494607473237">Ellen also gave her a 50-inch television.</P> <P><IMG src="http://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/thumbup.gif" alt="{#emotions_dlg.thumbup}" /></P> <P>(note - I spelled her name deGENEROUS in the title box purposely)</P> Sat, 19 Oct 2013 03:28:54 GMT FlirtyFilly 2013-10-19T03:28:54Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Ellen-DeGENEROUS/m-p/371544#M157697 <P id="yui_3_3_0_1_13821494607473056">CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire waitress who picked up lunch tab for two National Guard soldiers affected by the federal government's shutdown has been repaid -- more than 300 times over -- by television star Ellen DeGeneres.</P> <P> </P> <P id="yui_3_3_0_1_13821494607472952">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.</P> <P> </P> <P id="yui_3_3_0_1_13821494607472969">On Friday, DeGeneres squared the tab and then some, giving Hoidahl $27.75 in cash and a check for $10,000.</P> <P> </P> <P id="yui_3_3_0_1_13821494607472963">An emotional Hoidahl buried her face in her hands and thanked DeGeneres as the talk show host repeated "You're a good person."</P> <P> </P> <P id="yui_3_3_0_1_13821494607473238">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.</P> <P> </P> <P id="yui_3_3_0_1_13821494607473237">Ellen also gave her a 50-inch television.</P> <P><IMG src="http://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/thumbup.gif" alt="{#emotions_dlg.thumbup}" /></P> <P>(note - I spelled her name deGENEROUS in the title box purposely)</P> Sat, 19 Oct 2013 03:28:54 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Ellen-DeGENEROUS/m-p/371544#M157697 FlirtyFilly 2013-10-19T03:28:54Z