It was October 4, 2024 , just days after flood waters from Hurricane Helene struck the area, that Dolly Parton announced a personal $1 million donation to the Mountain Ways Foundation, and another $1 million dollars from the Dollywood Foundation and her business properties.
All monies are designated to help those in need in East Tennessee as a result of Hurricane relief.
Today, Lori Moore with Mountain Ways attended the AIDNET Greene County meeting and brought with her a $100,000 donation.
About Mountain Ways:
Mountain Ways is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization co-founded by Joe and Jessi Baker, to share and preserve
Appalachian culture and heritage by giving back and loving our neighbors. Our spirit is in our name. The “ways” of
mountain folks in Appalachia are values like hospitality, perseverance, faith, survival, being neighborly, supporting
one another, and the grit and determination of doing whatever it takes. Thus, our mission is to share and preserve
Appalachian culture and heritage by giving back and loving our neighbors.
2024 Initiatives Focus: Mountain Ways launched relief and recovery assistance on October 17, responding to the
areas affected by 2024 flooding caused by Hurricane Helene in Tennessee and Western North Carolina.
For more information, please visit mtnways.org or call (865) 412-7798.
