This is our second season partnering with the dream platform, BUCKiTDREAM.
They have an amazing app where you can create and share your dreams.
And today, we're gonna make a dream come true for
a deserving single mother in Vancouver, Canada.
Her name is Helen.
She moved from Nigeria 18 years ago, to provide a better life for
her daughter, Emerald.
And I think, they are about to Skype with one of my producers to answer
a few questions for a survey.
But I figured well I'll just surprise them instead.
So let's see if they are ready.
Ready?
>> My God [NOISE] >> [LAUGH]
>> Hi.
Hi, Helen.
Hello.
Hi.
I'm the producer you're going to Skype with.
I'm from the Ellen Show.
>> [LAUGH] >> Hi.
Hello.
>> Yeah.
Hi.
>> Hi.
>> Greetings. Is that actually you?
>> Yes.
Yes.
>> [LAUGH] >> [APPLAUSE]
>> [INAUDIBLE]
>> All right.
>> She's actually there.
>> We're doing the show.
Say hi to them, everybody.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> No, no.
No.
>> Yeah.
Yep, yep, yep, yep >> [LAUGH]
>> Yep.
All right, so you ready to answer some questions?
>> Mom.
You have the question?
>> Yeah.
>> [LAUGH] >> Weren't you expecting to answer
a questions for a survey?
>> [LAUGH] >> Yes.
>> Okay, here we go, here's the first question.
How often do you watch the show?
>> Every single day.
>> [LAUGH] >> I can't feel my heart.
>> Okay, all right.
Every day.
That's wonderful to know.
And why do you watch the show?
>> Every single [INAUDIBLE] >> Okay.
I'm going to start.
I watch this show, because any time I come home from work and
I watch your show, it just gives me hope that
miracles happen and there are people out there.
>> My God.
>> Yes.
>> That makes me very happy.
Thank, I'm glad that I can give you hope.
So those are the only two questions I had.
>> [LAUGH] >> It's wonderful
feedback that helps me tremendously.
>> I'm gonna stop the survey actually, because we know a few things about you.
And I know that you are a hardworking single mom.
>> Yes.
>> I know that you love helping others and
giving back to your community and that you live.
>> Yes. >> Paycheck to paycheck.
>> Yes. >> And have never
been able to afford a vacation.
Emerald, you have an amazing mom.
What is she mean to you?
>> My mom literally means everything to me.
Just by even her job working with people with mental illnesses,
I couldn't even do it.
So she just totally inspires me, and makes me wanna be a better person, completely.
>> And you wanna be a teacher, right?
That's what you're going to school for.
>> Yeah, I do. Yeah,
I wanna be an elementary school teacher.
>> That's amazing.
All right, so if you two could go anywhere,
since you haven't been on a vacation >> Where would you like to go,
anywhere in the world?
>> Wanna come see you.
>> Come see you, and okay, well, we also wanna see you, but also it's been my-
>> [LAUGH]
>> Life dream,
cuz I'm obsessed with Friends, so I really wanna go see the chair and everything.
And yeah, so that's on my [INAUDIBLE].
>> So you wanna see me, and you want to set of Friends?
Well, that's- >> Basically.
>> Okay, so it's on the same lot, so- >> [LAUGH]
>> Probably we could work that out.
>> [LAUGH] >> So our partner, BUCKiTDREAM,
is gonna give you your dream vacation to Los Angeles.
You are going to come see my show and start packing.
You're leaving.
Listen to me.
You're packing, cuz you're leaving tonight.
>> What.
No, I'm not.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> All right.
We'll see you soon.
>> [INAUDIBLE] real.
>> We'll see you soon.
We'll be back.