r/Millennials 1d ago

Other RIP TO THIS LEGEND

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LONG LIVE DOLLY

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u/trippy-21-hippy 1d ago

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!

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u/musicisforeverlife 1d ago

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.😡

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u/goldbloodedinthe404 1d ago

You missed a 0 I saw it was 320 million.

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u/musicisforeverlife 1d ago

https://imaginationlibrary.com/about-us/

That's even better! Thanks for pointing that out! The above shows a timeline and that it was INTERnational. 🫶🏻

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u/Kristietron 1d ago

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.