The Life Of Dolly Parton, The Queen Of Country Music

“I’m As Proud Of This As Anything I’ve Ever Done”

On May 8, 2017, Dolly Parton wrote an op-ed piece for CNN in which she outlined the proudest moment of her life. It wasn’t winning an award or any of the material successes she’s achieved. No, the kind-hearted Ms. Parton wrote that helping the victims of devastating 2016 Tennessee wildfires is the proudest accomplishment of her life. Since December, her “My People Fund” has distributed $1,000 a month to 900 families who lost their homes to the fires.

During the first week in May, Parton surprised the families in need with even more good news: when she distributes their final payments over the next few days she’ll be including an additional $5,000 per family, for a total of $10,000 given to each affected household since December. She said, “I know $10,000 can’t solve everything, but I do hope the money will help them to dream again.”