Mike Erle

[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 🇺🇸

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

@Double_e33 😜🤣

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

Hey @NFL ,
So I just found out I need to subscribe to streaming services to watch football on Christmas 🎄,

You guys suck!!

Merry Christmas

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

@NCAAPortal 😂😂😂

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

@Alphafox78 Whee doggies. Jed Clampett all over again 😂

[Wall Street Mav @WallStreetMav]

😂💯

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

@Delta For a moment there I was proud of you for taking a common sense stand. Way to back down. What a bunch of weenies.

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

@JamesSeltzer @SportsRadioWIP The show hosts this morning and all the callers that figured this game a slam dunk for the Birds must be feeling pretty dumb about now 🤪

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

@askUHC why is it so much trouble to get a Renew Active code to use my gym? Why stop Silver Sneakers if you can’t provide an alternate? Very poor execution!!

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

@sethjoyner Obviously the whole team and coaches take the holiday off today. Poor play all around.

[Onward State @OnwardState]

Teamwork makes the dream work 😎

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

@NFL Too bad the refs decided the outcome of Bucs/Falcons game instead of letting it play out. P.S. Brady practicing for his acting career after retirement.

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

@DanRather

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

@JamesSeltzer I assume all players were able to cash their paycheck though ! Way too much money being paid for mediocre performance. Pay should be directly related to performance. They got a good gig going 👍

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

@OnwardState @PennStateFball Hey, maybe they can look into a gambling license also 🤷‍♂️. Seems like they need the $$$ at any cost to the proud history at Ol’ State. Slots anyone?? 🤑🤩😢

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

@_metabank_ MetaBank, that’s a shameful policy to have to take $2.95 /month inactivity fee on a gift card after 12 months. Must feel good to take more funds after the purchase fee and card amount. NOT 😡

[A SLICE OF HISTORY @asIiceofhistory]

The Cost of this 4 Bedroom House in 1958.

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

@Christina4casts But how did Shark hang his PSU hat on the wall??

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

@Bethlehem_CED @jaywreynolds @LVEDC @SBA_EasternPA @PADCEDnews @CityBethlehem Made it longer than Bethlehem Steel. Congrats to making good decisions over the years !👍🎉

[Mike Erle @mikeerle]

- If you ever feel like you haven’t accomplished anything, try to remember that it took 20 years, trillions of dollars and four Presidents to replace the Taliban in Afghanistan with……….the Taliban. 😳🤷‍♂️🙄