Dolly Parton donates $2 million for Hurricane Helene relief efforts

Speaking at a press conference in Tennessee, on Friday, Parton revealed that she will be donating $1 million from her own bak account, and matching it with a donation from her businesses such as Dollywood and Dolly Parton's Stampede.

Dolly Parton announces a $1 million donation to the Mountain Ways Foundation, a nonprofit aiding Hurricane Helene flood victims. pic.twitter.com/IvqPAxaL9p

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“I’m sure a lot of you wondering where I’ve been. 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,” she explained. “I look around and I think, ‘These are my mountains, these are my valleys, these are my rivers…these are my people, and this is my home…I just want you to know, I am totally with you, I am part of you, I love you.”