“Thank You Dolly” – Neither Dwayne Johnson Nor Oprah Winfrey, This 77-Year-Old Lady Is the Real Mastermind Behind “The People’s Fund”

With global warming reaching its peak, the world has experienced a rise in natural disasters like no other. From hurricanes to typhoons and wildfires, each of them laying a path of destruction like no other. And the recent wildfires in Hawaii have done exactly the same. In the wake of this disaster, Dwayne Johnson and Oprah Winfrey teamed up for a relief effort originally started by a Country singing legend.

Dwayne Johnson and Oprah Winfrey are asking fans to donate to the ‘People’s fund of Maui’ earlier set up by Dolly Parton

At the start of August, many wildfires started out in Hawaii, mainly on the island of Maui. Over 2,200 buildings have been destroyed in the Lāhainā area alone and the total damage is estimated at about $6 billion. This prompted Johnson to get in touch with Oprah Winfrey to see what they could do to help. They finally decided to support the ‘People’s Fund’, where money is directly provided to the affected people.

This fund was initially set up by Country singing legend Dolly Parton for the fire in Gatlinburg in 2016. Johnson and Winfrey put out a video detailing how all of this actually began. Oprah said, “I was sent a message about Dolly Parton’s fund that she started for the people of Gatlinburg when there was a tragedy and fire in Gatlinburg, and she called it The People’s Fund, actually My People’s Fund she called it where money was sent directly to each individual. And this idea all started because of Dolly, Thankyou Dolly”.

She then later sent this to Johnson who was really happy with the idea. He also said, “We were texting when this tragedy took place and the idea was what can we do, How do we help? What do we do? Can we create something? Do we support something that’s already in place?” 

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But the two celebrity behemoths not only asked their fans to donate but also donated a ginormous amount.

Dwayne Johnson and Oprah Winfrey donated $10 million to the ‘People’s Fund of Maui’ 

Some celebs just use their star power and fan following to get donations for noble causes. Well, that’s not the case with philanthropic celebrities like Dwayne Johnson and Oprah Winfrey.

They donated $10 million of their own money to the ‘People’s Fund of Maui’.  People wanting to donate to the above charity can go to their official site at eifoundation.org.

Also a noteworthy mention to AEW’s CEO Tony Khan. He declared that all proceeds from Dynamite, Rampage, and Collision in the second week of August would be donated to the Maui food bank. Any views on Dwayne Johnson’s continued philanthropy can be left in the comments below.

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