Michelle Bebout

I like to fix things

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

In 1988 Dolly Parton pulled every 7th and 8th grader in Sevier County into a room and told them to pick a buddy.

She made them sign a contract.. if BOTH graduate, she hands you both $500. One fails, nobody gets paid.

The county dropout rate went from 35% to 6%.

She handed out the checks herself.

In 1989 she offered $500 to every kid in the county who wanted to go to the local college.

When Gatlinburg burned in 2016, she sent 900 families $1,000 a month for six months.

You've probably heard that part.

Here's the part you haven't:

The fund raised more than expected, so she showed up in May and handed every one of those families another $5,000 on top.

Then she quietly put $3 million into the recovery group that handles the years after the news trucks leave.

She built her county an entire hospital.

She played a benefit concert in 2007, Dollywood and the Stampede matched it, and LeConte Medical Center opened in 2010 with a birthing unit and a women's center in it.

In 2022 she started covering 100% of tuition, books, and fees for Dollywood employees.

Full-time, part-time, AND seasonal.

In 1991 she paid for a bald eagle sanctuary because the birds couldn't be released back into the wild, no press release.

And when Hurricane Helene came through here in Western North Carolina, she wrote a personal check for $1 million and her companies matched it.

She didn't owe North Carolina anything, but she helped us anyway.

She started the Imagination Library because her daddy couldn't read or write. Before he passed, he told her it was the most important thing she ever did.

Rest in Peace, Dolly 🇺🇸

[Darla Ha⁷ 🐨 ⊙⊝⊜ @darlakoala]

I know I don’t have many followers or reach here but I wanted to give my unique perspective as a player with a disability regarding recent changes.

Please retweet. My aim is just to broaden people’s perspectives here. Thank you
#PokemonGO #PlayersWithDisabilities

[Michelle Bebout @MichelleBebout]

@CogZum add a gluten free category or the ability to modify/add categories in the app

[Freedom to Marry @freedomtomarry]

Today the US again took a giant step toward the more perfect union we the people aspire to. - @evanwolfson #LoveWins http://t.co/GhseOsyhie

[Michelle Bebout @MichelleBebout]

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http://t.co/Jl6OseXWJ4 #AppleWatchGratis

[Michelle Bebout @MichelleBebout]

@standardsmanual How about a status update for those who haven't received their books? A month ago you said they'd be shipping in a week :/

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

The gay agenda, folks. Fear it.

[Michelle Bebout @MichelleBebout]

From the beta software trainer, "I'll be surprised if this works, but I'm going to try it"

[NOH8 Campaign @NOH8Campaign]

"My sister got an equality sticker on her bumper for me and someone left this on her windshield." #NOH8

[Michelle Bebout @MichelleBebout]

@VZWSupport I'm in San Diego CA. I think the phone is defective

[Michelle Bebout @MichelleBebout]

@VZWSupport safari & chrome. It's not just the web, can't reliably tweet, load FB or email. Shows full signal then searching then full again

[Michelle Bebout @MichelleBebout]

@VZWSupport I have reset all settings 3 times - I show full coverage and can't load a web page. Wifi is off

[Michelle Bebout @MichelleBebout]

@VZWSupport 92124. I have done multiple reboots, reset all settings and reseated the SIM card and still can't reliably access data

[Michelle Bebout @MichelleBebout]

@VZWSupport 92124

[Michelle Bebout @MichelleBebout]

@VZWSupport everywhere I am

[Michelle Bebout @MichelleBebout]

@VZWSupport intermittently able to email. showing plenty of coverage and still can't reliably access apps or web

[Michelle Bebout @MichelleBebout]

@VZWSupport if I had access to wifi I wouldn't be trying to use LTE. WiFi worked fine last night.

[Michelle Bebout @MichelleBebout]

@VZWSupport - where is the LTE coverage for San Diego?! 5 hours of rebooting and resetting and I still can't load a web page

[Michelle Bebout @MichelleBebout]

I bet if @ActuallyNPH tweeted about @doisoundgay it would finish funding within an hour. http://t.co/zOfSRk08K1