Humanitarian organizations are mobilizing to aid survivors along the Nepal-China border after catastrophic floods struck the region Wednesday. More than 300 people died after a glacier collapse triggered a deadly torrent. Over 1,400 remain missing as of Thursday. The Nepalese army is using helicopters for rescues due to washed-out roads and bridges.. Direct Relief had pre-positioned emergency supplies in Nepal, enabling quick assistance. Other U.S.-based groups like All Hands & Hearts and Catholic Relief Services are also providing aid. Responding organizations emphasize that cash donations are crucial for ongoing relief efforts.
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FILE - Volunteers from Saint Sabina Church climb aboard a bus to distribute bottles of cold water at a busy South Side intersection in Chicago, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)
Dolly Parton's death is shining a new light on the country music icon's philanthropy. The Library of Congress has called Parton a “titan of children’s literacy” for the millions of free books provided monthly through her Imagination Library. Similarly well-known is the $1 million gift she made to Vanderbilt University’s Medical Center to help develop Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. There was also quieter giving that the public was still uncovering in her final years. That includes paying for uniforms for Tennessee marching bands and using songwriting royalties to buy a Nashville strip mall to support the surrounding Black neighborhood.
FILE - Dolly Parton performs on NBC's "Today" show in New York on May 13, 2014. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Dolly Parton, left, and Miley Cyrus perform "Jolene" at the 61st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2019. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Dolly Parton displays a pin on her jacket during a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Governor's Books from Birth Foundation, which distributes books to all Tennessee kids free of charge through age five, in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Photos of Dolly Parton’s rise from humble Tennessee roots to country music icon, actor, businesswoman and philanthropist. Known for hits inclu…
FILE - Dolly Parton, center, stands with other 2006 Kennedy Center honorees being celebrated for their contributions to American culture at the State Department in Washington, Dec. 2, 2006. From left are Zubin Mehta, Steven Spielberg, Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Corrects spelling of Spielberg's first name to Steven.
FILE - Dolly Parton, left, Lily Tomlin, center, and Jane Fonda arrive for the premiere of their film "9 To 5" in New York on Dec. 14, 1980. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) Corrects spelling from Jan to Jane.
