During a press conference in Newport, Tennessee on Friday (October 4), Dolly Parton announced that she will be donating $1 million of her own money for relief efforts following Hurricane Helene. Parton is also working with The Dollywood Company to provide an additional $1 in emergency aid. The $2 million will be donated to the Mountain Ways Foundation, which is providing relief and recovery efforts in East Tennessee, Western North Carolina, and the greater Appalachian region. “From myself, personally, I’m donating a million dollars today,” Parton told the crowd. “But there’s a lot to be done and we’re trying to find other ways to even raise more funds. Who knew in our little part of the country here — where I was born and raised right down the road — that we would have this kind of devastation. These are my people and this is my home. I just want you to know that I am totally with you ’cause I am part of you. I love you.” (Rolling Stone)
