Country music legend Dolly Parton has announced that she will donate $1 million to help those affected by Hurricane Helen.
Parton said at a press conference Friday. said She said the $1 million she donated will be withdrawn from her “own bank account,” and another $1 million will go to “Dollywood companies,” including the Pirate Voyage Dinner and Show, Dolly Parton's Stampede, and the Dollywood Foundation. It added that dollars would be donated. For Hurricane Helen relief efforts.
Parton's press conference, held in a Walmart parking lot in Newport, Tennessee, featured a remix performance of her song “Jolene.” According to of rolling stone magazine.
“Remember when there was a fire? Everyone pulled together and tried to do the best they could. So now it's my time to step up again and we all step up. I really think it's time to do what we can. Of course, I personally wanted to announce today that I'm donating $1 million from my own bank account.”
“But there's a lot of work to do and we're trying to find other ways to raise even more money,” Parton added. “But the Dollywood company and all the people I'm involved with, Dollywood and Eugene, and all the partners at Stampede and of course Pirate Voyage, and of course the Dollywood Foundation, and we, too.” Now that we've added $1 million, we're starting with a slightly better chunk. ”
During the press conference, Parton noted how areas such as eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina, southwestern Virginia, Georgia and Florida were affected by the hurricane.
“Who would have thought something like this would happen in a small part of this country, in this part of the country where I was born and raised,” Parton said, according to the newspaper. “When I look around me, I see that these are my mountains. These are my valleys. These are my rivers, flowing like streams. These are my people.”
More than 200 people are reported to have died as a result of the hurricane, while thousands are still missing. According to NBC News.
Sean Erdema, the police chief in Asheville, a city in western North Carolina that suffered devastating flooding in the wake of the hurricane, said the city was working to resolve “75 missing persons cases,” according to the paper. said.
