Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Foundation has pledged US$1,000 a month for the next six months to “all of those families who lost their homes” in the Tennessee wildfires this week.

The Dollywood Foundation, based at the Dollywood theme park near Pigeon Forge, is the charitable arm of the country musician’s business empire.

Parton’s Dollywood companies – Including the Dollywood Theme Park, DreamMore Resort and her dinner theatre attractions – will help establish the ‘My People Fund’, which will help provide for those who lost their homes during the fires which killed seven and displaced hundreds.

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“As you may know by now, there have been terrible wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains, the same mountains where I grew up and where my people call home,” said Parton.

“I have always believed that charity begins at home. That’s why I’ve asked my companies to help me establish the fund.

“We want to provide a hand up to those families who have lost everything in the fires. To aid in their recovery effort, the Dollywood Foundation will provide this funding to all of those families who lost their homes in the fires so that they can get back on their feet.”

The Dollywood Foundation is accepting donations to contribute to the fund on its website, where it says more information will be available next week on 12 December.