A star-studded cast is set to perform with Dolly Parton during Smoky Mountains Rise: A Benefit for the My People Fund on Tuesday, December 13th at 8 p.m. EST. The benefit is scheduled to run on a number of networks including GAC, AXS TV, RFD and The Heartland Network and will include such stars as Reba McEntire, Chris Stapleton, Jamey Johnson, Kenny Rogers, Alabama and many more!
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Smoky Mountains Rise Telethon for Victims of Tennessee Wildfires
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In addition to television network coverage, USAToday.com and USA Today National Networks are set to live-stream the telethon over their affiliate newspaper websites. Among those that will be performing, celebrities have also volunteered to answer phones during the telethon, including Paula Deen and her sons, Dailey & Vincent, T.G. Sheppard, and Larry Gatlin.
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The three-hour event aims to raise funds for the Dollywood Foundation My People Fund, which was established by Parton in response to the devastation in last week’s East Tennessee wildfires. All celebrities are donating their performances and time and the telethon will also be simulcast over multiple radio chains, including iHeart Media’s digital and select on-air platforms, Cumulus Media’s NASH Nights LIVE, TuneIn’s Country Roads channel, and several others.
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“My home in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee is some place special,” Parton said in a press release. “Wildfires have affected many of the people—my people—who live in those beautiful mountains. We want to provide a hand up to those families who have lost everything in the fires. I know it has been a trying time for my people and this assistance will help get them back on their feet.” The My People Fund will seek to provide $1000 per month to families from Sevier County, TN, whose homes were lost or became uninhabitable in the wake of the wildfires.
Photo: Flickr/Linda Stanley
Over the course of the telethon, viewers can call 1-866-CARE MORE to donate to the My People Fund. Those that would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to the My People Fund may also visit dollywoodfoundation.org and those wishing to send donations via mail can send their contributions to My People Fund, c/o Dollywood Foundation, 111 Dollywood Lane, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863.
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Webster Communications Press Release
