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Dolly Parton makes $1 million donation to Hurricane Helene relief efforts: 'These are my people'

The country music legend confirmed during an event in her home state of Tennessee on Friday that the cash would come 'from my own bank account.'

The superstar also confirmed that her local commercial ventures, such as the Dollywood amusement park, would be donating the same amount to the Mountain Ways Foundation that is helping victims of flooding in the area. More than 200 people (including 11 in Tennessee) have been killed as a result of Helene after the storm ripped through the south-east of the United States late last month - with the government warning that the clean-up could take years. The country music legend confirmed during an event in her home state of Tennessee on Friday that the cash would come 'from my own bank account' (the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 2, 2024 in North Carolina)

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