Dolly Parton Adds To Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts In A Big Way: 'These Are My People'
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The country icon and Tennessee native sang a heartfelt remix of "Jolene" before revealing how she's giving back to those impacted by the storm.
Country music legend Dolly Parton, known for her charitable efforts, revealed that she’s personally donating $1 million toward Hurricane Helene relief as she spoke from a Walmart parking lot in Newport, Tennessee on Friday.
The donation will go toward the Mountain Ways Foundation, a nonprofit supporting recovery efforts and survivors of the deadly storm in eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina and the greater Appalachian region.
Parton added that several of her businesses — Dollywood Parks & Resorts, Dolly Parton’s Stampede, and Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show — along with her Dollywood Foundation have also matched her $1 million donation.
“I look around and I think — these are my mountains, these are my valleys, these are my rivers flowing like a stream, these are my people, these mountain colored rainbows, these are my people and this is my home,” said Parton, who partnered with Walmart to help with hurricane relief.
The singer also broke out into a heartfelt remix of her song “Jolene” in response to the deadly hurricane which has killed over 200 people.
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