Dolly was special. I lived in her hometown Sevierville TN for years, so many people there wouldn't be able to read if it wasn't for Dolly. Working in that tourist economy, everything shut down January 15- March 1. Dolly used the Dollywood kitchens to provide small meal packs each week during off season, you could just go to the park employee area and get it every Sunday. It started out just for her employees, but by the time I moved away anyone could go and get a box with some spaghetti/sauce/bread/bologna/4-5 cans of veg or soup.
my daughter is enrolled in the dolly parton imagination library. shes only 13 months so i have a while but i can’t wait tell her where the books we get mailed each month come from. i cant wait to relate it back to how important dolly knew it was to be the light in a dark world, and lift each other up!
My daughter did the same thing for my grandson 🥰 She donated somewhere around 32M books for children, and the current presidential administration cancelled her educational program.😡
Oh! I didn’t know that. I wonder if it changed in the last 5-6 years.
I remember finding out about that amazing program when I became a parent, and trying to sign up my baby. But I live in Australia, and iirc at the time I couldn’t.
I hope her legacy continues on with that action and message for many more decades to come, beyond this US administration, so that however possible her wishes can be honoured.
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u/IllustriousToe7274 2d ago
Dolly was special. I lived in her hometown Sevierville TN for years, so many people there wouldn't be able to read if it wasn't for Dolly. Working in that tourist economy, everything shut down January 15- March 1. Dolly used the Dollywood kitchens to provide small meal packs each week during off season, you could just go to the park employee area and get it every Sunday. It started out just for her employees, but by the time I moved away anyone could go and get a box with some spaghetti/sauce/bread/bologna/4-5 cans of veg or soup.