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NASHVILLE , Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Country music legend Dolly Parton is to headline a Dec. 13 telethon to help victims who lost their homes in the Great Smoky Mountains wildfires. The 70-year-old singer's publicist told ABC News all of the proceeds from the musical event will go to the My People Fund, which was initiated by Parton's Dollywood companies and the Dollywood Foundation. The organization has already raised $1 million for the cause.
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The Knoxville News Sentinel reported the three-hour entertainment program will be broadcast from Nashville.
Parton also separately pledged her companies would donate $1,000 per month for six months to families who lost their homes in the fires, the newspaper said.
"I've always believed charity begins at home, and my home is someplace special," Parton said when she announced the fund last week. "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."
