Morgan Wallen donates $500,000 to the Red Cross amid Hurricane Helene

Morgan Wallen helps in the midst of Hurricane Helene.

On Monday, September 30, the “7 Summers” singer donated $500,000 to the American Red Cross to help his East Tennessee home recover from damage caused by Hurricane Helene.

Before making his donation through the Morgan Wallen Foundation, the 31-year-old country singer shared a statement on his Instagram Stories: “My family in East Tennessee is safe, but I know many there and in multiple states are absolutely are devastated.”

He added: “It will take a huge effort and I am in touch with my team and others and working on how I can help.”

Wallen is the first celebrity to make a significant donation to help those harmed by the historic flood.

Through the Morgan Wallen Foundation, the “One Thing at a Time” singer ensures that children “have the same opportunities he had in sports and music” and contributes to communities in times of crisis.

“We cannot thank Morgan Wallen enough for his heart and generous donation of $500,000 to provide relief now on the ground in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene, including his beloved East Tennessee,” said Trevor Riggin , national president of the Red Cross Humanitarian Services, said in a statement to Knox News.

As of September 30, more than 100 people were reported dead from the hurricane, and hundreds more remain missing.

The death toll from the Category 4 hurricane was at least 107, according to the Associated Press.

According to CNN, Helene is one of the deadliest hurricanes to hit the American mainland in the last 50 years.

According to NBC News, 153 people remain missing in northeast Tennessee and at least three people have died after the storm triggered flash flooding across Appalachia.

Flooding left more than 50 people stranded on the roof of a Tennessee hospital over the weekend. They have since been rescued and patients requiring medical care have been taken to Johnson City Medical Center, about 20 miles away.

“There is no way the building is going to survive this,” Ballad Health CEO Alan Levine said, according to WJHL. “We’ll look at it once the water goes down, but it’s a shame; it's a brand new hospital. But you know what? It's just a building. We can find out. I'm just grateful to God and everyone that our people are safe.

Meanwhile, more than 1.5 million people remain without power due to the hurricane, including more than 760,000 in South Carolina, 573,000 in Georgia and 458,000 in North Carolina, according to PowerOutage.us.