Post by @DenisCOVIDinfoguy@aus.social

"Dolly Parton gave the world the gift of reading and a COVID-19 vaccine"

🔹"Her Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library provide scholarships and books to children worldwide."

🔹" Parton donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, which helped fund research for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine."

Source: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/08/25/dolly-parton-gave-the-world-the-gift-of-reading-and-a-covid-19-vaccine/86823082007/

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Imagination Library: A black-and-white portrait of a smiling Dolly Parton. The text notes that she launched the program in 1995 to mail free books to children up to age 5. By June 2025, it had gifted over 284 million books globally, with no income requirements or qualifications.

Funding the COVID Vaccine: A color photograph of Dolly Parton at a microphone. The text states that in April 2020, less than a month after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, she donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center to fund Moderna's vaccine research, later getting her own shot on camera.

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ParentsTogether on Instagram: "Dolly Parton gave away over 284 million books to children, funded the COVID vaccine, and rebuilt families after disaster — all because she believed every kid deserves a chance. Rest easy, Dolly. The kids you lifted up will carry your light forward. 💛⁠
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#DollyParton #ImaginationLibrary #RestInPeace #KidsDeserveMore #ThankYouDolly"

3,235 likes, 35 comments - parentstogether on August 25, 2026: "Dolly Parton gave away over 284 million books to children, funded the COVID vaccine, and rebuilt families after disaster — all because she believed every kid deserves a chance. Rest easy, Dolly. The kids you lifted up will carry your light forward. 💛⁠ ⁠ #DollyParton #ImaginationLibrary #RestInPeace #KidsDeserveMore #ThankYouDolly".

Knoxville News Sentinel

Dolly Parton gave the world the gift of reading and a COVID-19 vaccine

Dolly Parton's philanthropy extended to any cause anywhere she felt she could make a difference, big or small. That’s just who she was.

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