News | Entertainment
13 Mar 2025 14:48
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Dolly Parton will donate $1 million towards recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene

    The country music legend confirmed during an event in her home state of Tennessee on Friday (04.10.24) that the cash would come "from my own bank account"


    Dolly 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.

    Dolly, 78, said: "This is my home.

    "God has been good to me and so has the public, and I feel that if there's anything I can do to give back in any way I can I'm always willing to do that. I want to feel like I'm doing my part."

    The '9 to 5' singer continued: "I was heartbroken like everybody else, and just amazed and devastated by it.

    "All these people feel like my people."

    Dolly broke into song with the words "Helene, Helene" to the tune of her famous hit 'Jolene' during her remarks as she also issued a message of support to those who have had their lives devastated by the storm.

    She said: "I know it's easy for us to say, 'oh, things are going to get better' when things are still really bad.

    "All we can say is that we are with you, that we love you, we hope that things get better real soon - and we're going to do our part to try and make that possible."

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     13 Mar: Gisele Bündchen is said to be feeling "freer" since beginning her relationship with Joaquim Valente
     13 Mar: Ayo Edebiri received "insane death threats" after "idiot" Elon Musk shared "fake" news about her
     13 Mar: Luke Combs recently suffered his "worst flare-up" of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in years
     13 Mar: Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian found it "challenging" to have their mom as their manager
     12 Mar: Wendy Williams was taken from her assisted living home by ambulance after she dropped a note to paparazzi pleading for help
     12 Mar: Ne-Yo has openly embraced his polyamorous lifestyle by introducing his four girlfriends to fans on social media
     12 Mar: Olivia Culpo is pregnant
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Beauden Barrett's expected to be out for the next month with his broken hand suffered against the Brumbies More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Hopes net migration will remain positive despite high numbers of departures More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Gisele Bündchen is said to be feeling "freer" since beginning her relationship with Joaquim Valente 14:35

    National:
    How poor sleep could fuel belief in conspiracy theories 14:17

    Politics:
    Solomons Islands PM takes aim at Trump's climate position, says 'differences' remain with Australia over policing 14:17

    Cricket:
    A return to cricket could be on the horizon for Sophie Devine 14:07

    Entertainment:
    Ayo Edebiri received "insane death threats" after "idiot" Elon Musk shared "fake" news about her 14:05

    Business:
    Hopes net migration will remain positive despite high numbers of departures 13:47

    Entertainment:
    Luke Combs recently suffered his "worst flare-up" of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in years 13:35

    Business:
    Renewable electricity generation hit highs in the last quarter 13:27

    National:
    Curious Kids: what was the biggest dinosaur that ever lived? 13:07

    General:
    Charlotte Wilson wins FIS Freestyle World Cup dual moguls gold at Olympic test event 13:07


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd