Michelle Obama is spreading some holiday cheer, surprising students and teachers of an elementary school in Washington with a gift of $100,000, computers and a new basketball court courtesy of TV host Ellen DeGeneres.
In the segment of"Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways," the former first lady paid a visit to the Randle Highlands Elementary School in the southeast part of the city."Obama!" one little girl shouts out in excitement when Obama drops by her computer lab class. "I stood still, I could not move," Principal Kristie Edwards says of her shock in seeing the former first lady.
— Michelle Obama December 11, 2019 Obama presents Edwards with a gift box filled with $100,000 from DeGeneres, saying the money is"to help you cover whatever expenses that you have for the school, whether it's for the food pantry or whether it's computer programs."Read More"We hope that this will make sure that you won't have to go into your pockets any longer for these kids because we know how amazing you guys are," Obama says.
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