A 'dream come true' for Walkerville student surprised with Ellen tickets

Dontre Fortune has only wanted one thing for his high school graduation to attend a taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Now that dream will become a reality, after the show sent him tickets.

Fortune, in collaboration with students and teachers, launched a social media campaign on April 3hoping that Ellen would see it.

• Hey Ellen!Walkervillehigh school wants you to help thissuperfansee your show

Fortune spoke with a producer from the show. He said that the Skype meeting went very well.

"I told her absolutely everything about myself.It was so weird actually talking to a producer all the way from Burbank, California," said Fortune.

"It really did do a lot for me ... I actually gave her [my] impression of the late Robin Williams."

Watch Walkerville'sdevelopmental services worker Cindy Leduc surprise Fortune with the good news:

Ellen superfan from Walkerville high school receives tickets after social media campaign

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Witness the moment that Dontre Fortune's dream of meeting Ellen DeGeneres finally came true.

Fortune has an intellectual disability and is set to graduate after seven years at WalkervilleCollegiate Institute in Windsor, Ont. He is recognized by his school community as one of Ellen's biggest fans.

"It's such a wonderful gift and pleasure. I just want to say 'thank you' to my wonderful class and my mother who supported me [in]the best way that they could," said Fortune.

His mother, TijenGuney, said he first fell in love with Ellen after watchingFindingNemo.

"He was an Ellen fan when she [played]Dory. And then my mother used to watch Ellen regularly everyday, andthat's when he started becoming a fan ... He loves her personality the fact that she makes people laugh and she loves to dance," said Guney.

Guneycan not fathom what it would be like for her sonto have a face-to-face meeting with Ellen.

"Just having the opportunity to [see her from the audience]will be the experience that he needs. That's all that we're hoping for and nothing more," she said.

I'm going to be watching. And I think thatDontre'sgoing to be just fabulous.-DavidGarlick, former principal

Formerprincipal David Garlicksaid the support Fortune has received has been wonderful.

"I taught for 33 years and I was a principal for 14 years. In all that time, I never met anybody as kind and polite and just happy as him," said Garlick. "It's been very rewarding to see how active people have been on Twitter and how many people have responded to Dontre's fortune."

Like many students and staff, Garlickhopes to see Fortune featured on the show.

"I'm going to be watching. And I think that Dontre's going to be just fabulous ... I think he might end up being on the show again," he said.

Fortune will be attending the April 25 taping of the show.