- Every day, I end each show with a reminder
to be kind to one another, and this next story
is a perfect example of how one small act of kindness
can go a very long way.
Come on down, Kelly McGuire.
Your--really, your story is great.
So you live in Chicago, and you were coming home
from a Bears game, right?
- Yes.
- Okay, so tell everyone what happened.
- Okay, so I was coming home from a Bears game,
and we were trying to hurry to our train,
'cause I'm really last second.
I always do that. Grr, it's bad.
But we're hurrying, hurrying, and I see a homeless woman,
and I passed her.
I crossed the street and I stopped,
and I grabbed my husband, and I said,
"Listen, I'm about to do something crazy.
I can't explain it, but I need to give this woman my boots."
He's like, "Okay, crazy." And so--
- It's cold outside. - Yeah, it's freezing.
She didn't want to talk at first.
I kind of had to make her feel like I was a safe person,
and we began to connect with one another,
and it was really special.
And we only had a few moments together.
But I told her I had seen her sign,
once I got back across the street,
and it said that she needed warm clothes,
and she needed some winter boots.
And I could just see it in her eyes, she was so thankful,
and she started to cry and I said,
"I want to give you my boots too.
I'm just going to sit down right next to you and--"
So I took them off. - And you both
have the same size shoes. - Yes, yeah.
So I asked her, and I thought, "This is real--"
I believe that--you know, like, right place, right time timing,
and this was that moment, so--
I said, "You know, Amy, I hope you have a great year.
I hope you stay warm and I hope things turn around for you."
And she said, "But what about your feet?
"You know, I don't want your feet to be cold.
Can I give you my old boots?"
And it gives me the chills.
Like, even just talking about it right now,
I don't know how to not be emotional about it,
because that's an emotional thing.
- She--she gave me her only thing.
- Yeah, she was now concerned about you.
She wasn't just taking the boots, so she gave you hers.
You put them on.
But this is--this is not the only act of kindness you--
Every Christmas Eve, you drop off cookies
for the local fire department.
You drop off veggie trays to nurses and doctors
working in the ER.
Valentine's Day, you drop off cards and flowers to the widows
of the church you go to.
Your father's a teacher. One of his students
had to go to the ER.
Parents couldn't go, so you went to the ER
and held her hand for three hours.
During the holidays and school year,
you help organize donations for 30 kids
whose parents are incarcerated.
You're really an incredible young woman.
I mean, really, I admire what you do.
And I thought-- I wanted to give you my boots.
You know I have a clothing line and a lifestyle--
It's ED by Ellen, and so,
I thought I would give you my shoes.
They're your size exactly. We're the same size.
And I always keep my money in it, so I have $10,000.
[cheers and applause]
Now here's what I want. [cheers and applause]
- I've never had that much money before.
- All right. [cheers and applause]
[cheers and applause]
'Cause Shutterfly wants to help you spread life's joy,
and what we want, with this $10,000,
I want you to find ten friends. I want you to give them $1,000.
I want you to tell them to pay it forward,
to find something to do good with that.
And then in my other shoe is $10,000 for you.
- Oh. - All right?
[cheers and applause]
- Can I hug you? [cheers and applause]
So special. [cheers and applause]
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you. [cheers and applause]
All right. So listen.
[cheers and applause]
This story--when I say "be kind to one another,"
I really mean it.
I think we--I'm not just saying it at the end of the show.
I want everybody to start a kindness campaign.
I want to encourage all my viewers
to do simple acts like Kelly did.
If you see someone doing something good,
let us know about it.
Post it on social media and use the hashtag,
\#BeKindToOneAnother.
It could be big, it can be small.
Doesn't matter, as long as it's kind.
I really think we need this out in the world right now.
so please do that, everybody.
We'll be right back.