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From the Hollywood Reporter: Dolly Parton is lending a helping hand to the victims of the devastating Hurricane Helene.
The singer announced Friday that she, along with her companies, will partner with Walmart to provide donations to aid those impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Helene.
Parton made the announcement at a Walmart in Newport, Tennessee.
“I’m sure a lot of you wondering where I’ve been,” Parton said during the event. “Everybody’s saying, ‘Where’s Dolly?’ Well, I’ve been like everybody else trying to absorb everything going on, trying to figure out all the best ways to do this.”
Parton, who is a Sevierville, Tennessee, native, went on to say, “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 and this is my home.”
Parton announced that, in addition to a $1 million donation from her personal bank account, the companies she operates, including Dollywood Parks & Resorts, Dolly Parton’s Stampede and Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show, and the Dollywood Foundation, are all pitching in together to make another $1 million donation.
At one point she broke into a rendition of her song, Jolene, only she changed the words. “Helene, Helene, Helene… you came in here and broke us all apart… Helene, Helene, Helene… but we’re all here to mend these broken hearts,” she sang.
“Remember when we had the fires, everybody pitched in, tried to do everything that they could. And so I really think that this is a time for me to step up again for all of us to step up and do what we can,” Parton said.
WATCH her comments below:
Dolly Parton Donating $1M Toward Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts https://t.co/KMkZeiIk6w
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 4, 2024
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