Dolly Parton donates $1 million to Hurricane Helene relief

This was announced by country legend Dolly Parton, known for her charitable efforts she personally donates $1 million toward relief from Hurricane Helene as she spoke from a Walmart parking lot in Newport, Tennessee, on Friday.

The donation goes to the Bergwegen Foundationa nonprofit organization 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 companies – Dollywood Parks & Resorts, Dolly Parton’s Stampede and Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show – along with her Dollywood Foundation, also matched her $1 million donation.

“I look around and 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. , which partnered with Walmart to assist with hurricane relief.

The singer also made a heartfelt remix of her song “Jolene” in response to the deadly hurricane that killed more than 200 people.

‘Helene, Helene, Helene, Helene. You came in here and broke us all apart,” she sang. ‘Helene, Helene, Helene, Helene. But we are all here to mend these broken hearts.”

Parton – a Tennessee native – recalled how the community followed suit Wildfires of 2016 in Sevier County, one of the state’s worst natural disasters ever.

“So I really think this is the time for me to take another step further. That we all step up and do what we can,” said Parton, whose My People Fund does this reportedly gave more than $8 million for those who lost their homes to the bushfires.

Walmart U.S. President and CEO John Furner also announced at the same event that the retail giant – along with Sam’s Club and the Walmart Foundation – would increase its recent $6 million pledge to a $10 million donation for the recovery of Hurricane Helene.

In addition to the donations, Dollywood partnered with Coca-Cola to deliver a semi-truck of water to Cocke County in Tennessee. It has also donated reusable and disposable masks as well as disposable protective clothing.