- THERE IS AN ONCOLOGY NURSE IN OUR AUDIENCE
WHO WATCHES THE SHOW EVERY DAY WITH HER PATIENTS,
AND THEY SENT US AN EMAIL ASKING FOR TICKETS,
SO EARLIER TODAY I SKYPED,
AND I SAID, "GET IN A CAR AND DRIVE HERE."
TAKE A LOOK.
[phone ringing]
- HI, THIS IS TRACY.
- TRACY CLARK?
- YES. TRACY CLARK.
- HI, TRACY CLARK.
THIS... - IS THIS ELLEN?
- IS ELLEN. HI.
[all squealing]
LISTEN...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- WE'RE ALL IN A ROOM GATHERED,
AND WE'RE WAITING TO TALK TO YOUR PRODUCER.
- I KNOW, BUT I CAN SEE YOU. CAN YOU SEE ME?
- NO, WE CAN'T SEE--
[all screaming]
- HI, EVERYBODY.
[screaming]
- LISTEN... [screaming]
LISTEN, YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO DILLY-DALLY.
I'M CALLING YOU FROM THE SHOW RIGHT NOW, FROM THE SET.
THERE'S A CAR WAITING FOR YOU OUTSIDE.
YOU'RE ALL COMING TO THE SHOW RIGHT NOW.
GO GET IN THE CAR. - WHAT?
- IT'S WAITING FOR YOU OUTSIDE.
[all cheering]
SEE YOU SOON. BYE.
[all cheering]
HI, TRACY. - HELLO.
- HI. - HI, EVERYBODY.
- HI, ELLEN! - HI.
HI.
SO...
SO YOU MADE IT HERE, AND YOU--
DID YOU KNOW THAT--THAT WE WERE GONNA DO THIS AT ALL?
- NO, WE HAD NO IDEA. - NO?
WELL, HOW LONG AGO DID YOU START THIS SUPPORT GROUP?
- THE SUPPORT GROUP WAS A LADIES BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
FOR OVER 20 YEARS,
AND THEN I STARTED AT THE HOSPITAL IN DECEMBER,
SO THEN I ASKED THE OTHER LEADER IF WE COULD MAKE IT
A LADIES SUPPORT GROUP FOR ALL WOMEN WHO HAD CANCER--
HAVE BEEN THROUGH TREATMENT-- SO THEY CAN ALL GET TOGETHER.
- GOOD FOR YOU. AND I--AND YOU WATCH THE SHOW?
- OH, YEAH. - ALL OF YOU.
- OH, YEAH.
- AND I UNDERSTAND YOU WATCH THE SHOW, AND YOU ALL DANCE
AND WATCH THE SHOW.
- OH, WE LOVE IT. all: WHOO!
- YES.
OH, YEAH. - GOOD.
I...
WELL, NOT ONLY DID WE WANT TO BRING YOU TO THE SHOW,
I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME GIFTS SO YOU CAN TAKE THEM BACK WITH YOU.
- OHH.
[all cheering]
- ELLEN, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.
- YAY. - OH.
- SEE?
- "I DANCED WITH ELLEN."
- YEAH! - YOU!
YOU ARE THE BEST.
- THANK YOU, TRACY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. - THAT'S AWESOME.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH. - THANK YOU.
- WE ALSO-- THANK YOU SO MUCH, TRACY.
WE ALSO HAVE THE CEO OF ULTA BEAUTY, MARY DILLON, HERE
TO PRESENT A CHECK.
HI, MARY, HOW ARE YOU?
- I'M GREAT. HOW ARE YOU?
- I'M FANTASTIC. YOU HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL.
YOU HAVE HELPED US SUPPORT THIS WHOLE DUNK TANK
THE ENTIRE MONTH.
- IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN.
ULTA BEAUTY HAS BEEN THRILLED TO PARTNER WITH
"THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW" FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
- WELL, THANKS. - SO WE'VE HAD A LONG HISTORY
OF SUPPORT FOR THIS CAUSE.
IN FACT, IN OUR STORES IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER,
DUE TO THE HARD WORK OF OUR ASSOCIATES
AND OUR--THE GENEROSITY OF OUR GUESTS,
WE RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION.
- RIGHT. - AND THEY IN TURN FUND AMAZING
RESEARCH AROUND THE WORLD TO FIND A PREVENTION AND CURE
FOR BREAST CANCER, SO WE'RE THRILLED TO BE A PART OF THIS
WITH YOU. THANK YOU.
- WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- YES.
SO...
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT A CHECK TO YOU.
- I-- - AND HERE WE GO.
THIS IS A CHECK I'D LIKE TO PRESENT.
THIS IS ACTUALLY $1.5 MILLION
FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION.
[all cheering]
- WOW.
- THANK YOU. - MARY, ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU.
- IT'S STILL OCTOBER, SO I'D LOVE FOR PEOPLE TO
COME TO ULTA BEAUTY STORES OR VISIT US ONLINE
AND SEE HOW YOU CAN BE PART OF THIS CAUSE, AS WELL.
- WELL, WE WANT THEM ALL TO GO TO ULTA BEAUTY STORES,
OF COURSE. YOU HAVE BEEN AMAZING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARY. - THANK YOU.
- BEFORE WE GO, I WANT TO THANK ULTA BEAUTY AGAIN
FOR SPONSORING OUR DUNK TANK ALL MONTH,
AND THEY HAVE HELPED US RAISE SO MUCH MONEY
FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH.
THEY HAVE BEEN AMAZING, AND THEY'RE SENDING ALL OF YOU HOME
WITH A $150 GIFT CARD, SO YOU CAN GO...
[all cheering]