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Hurricane Helene: Dolly Parton, Morgan Wallen, Miranda Lambert help with disaster relief….EXCLUSIVE
Country music icon Dolly Parton pledged $1 million to Hurricane Helene relief effortsCountry music icons, including Dolly Parton, Morgan Wallen and Eric Church, are pledging their support to those affected by Hurricane Helene and are helping with relief efforts.
Parton donated $1 million to Hurricane Helene relief efforts, the country music star announced Friday. The country music star’s Dollywood added $1 million to the relief fund, donating to The Mountain Way Foundation.
On Friday, Walmart CEO John Furner joined the musician to explain why the company has set up resources across the affected states, providing showers and other supplies to Americans displaced by Hurricane Helene.
“I’m happy to be here,” Parton said at the press conference. “And I’m sure a lot of you are 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.”
“We can’t thank Morgan Wallen enough for his heart and generous $500,000 donation to impact help on the ground now in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene, including his beloved East Tennessee,” Trevor Riggin, Red Cross national president for humanitarian services said in a statement.
The “Last Night” singer grew up in Tennessee, graduating from Gibbs High School in Knox County. In an Instagram story posted Sept. 29, Wallen shared an update about the safety of his family and sent his “prayers” to those who weren’t as lucky.
“My family in East Tennessee are safe but I know many are absolutely devastated there and in multiple states. All my prayers are geared towards those tonight,” Wallen wrote. “Those hills and hollers are very important to me in so many ways. It is going to take a monumental effort and I am in contact with my team and others working on ways I can help.”
On Friday, the Morgan Wallen Foundation and Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee announced a “HELP” campaign, which will raise funds and collect food for Hurricane Helene victims in East Tennessee and in western North Carolina.