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Madison P.
Of all famous athletes and entertainers, I respect Dolly Parton the most. She is the most successful female country singer of all time. Having more #1 hits than any other female artist in history, her songs have remained on Billboard’s Top Hot Country Songs for 7 decades. I enjoy her music, but her philanthropy work is what I respect the most.
Dolly was born #4 of 12 kids to a sharecropper and a farmer. Living in a one bedroom cabin in rural Appalachia, the family bonded over their love for music. Her mother sand and played the guitar. Buy age 10, Dolly was performing professionally, appearing on local television and radio shows.
Dolly is not only a superstar, she is also one of the most philanthropic celebrities in the world. In the 1980s, Dolly’s philanthropic endeavors started with giving back to her home state of Tennessee. Her father, the sharecropper, was illiterate, so her first efforts were concentrated on improving the literacy and graduation rates in Tennessee. This originally started out as yearly scholarships and buddy pairing system with middle schoolers. If both students graduated high school they received $500 each. This drastically increased Tennessee’s graduation rate.
Dolly opened her theme park Dollywood, in 1986, and in 1988 she started her non-profit organization the Dollywood Foundation. The foundation continued to support literacy and education for Tennessee students.
In 1995, The Dollywood Foundation launched the Dolly Parton Imagination Library which was a book gifting program for children under 5 in Sevier County, Tennessee. From the time a child was registered with the library till they were 5 years old, they would receive a book in the mail monthly. The Imagination Library has since expanded to support kids around the world, serving countries such as Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Since 1995 the foundation has mailed over 200 million books.
While a lot of celebrities have dedicated their lives to philanthropy work, I believe that Dolly has done an exceptional job of giving back to her community. Her dedication to the education of young Americans is highly admirable and deserves more recognition.
Of all famous athletes and entertainers, I respect Dolly Parton the most. She is the most successful female country singer of all time. Having more #1 hits than any other female artist in history, her songs have remained on Billboard’s Top Hot Country Songs for 7 decades. I enjoy her music, but her philanthropy work is what I respect the most.
Dolly was born #4 of 12 kids to a sharecropper and a farmer. Living in a one bedroom cabin in rural Appalachia, the family bonded over their love for music. Her mother sand and played the guitar. Buy age 10, Dolly was performing professionally, appearing on local television and radio shows.
Dolly is not only a superstar, she is also one of the most philanthropic celebrities in the world. In the 1980s, Dolly’s philanthropic endeavors started with giving back to her home state of Tennessee. Her father, the sharecropper, was illiterate, so her first efforts were concentrated on improving the literacy and graduation rates in Tennessee. This originally started out as yearly scholarships and buddy pairing system with middle schoolers. If both students graduated high school they received $500 each. This drastically increased Tennessee’s graduation rate.
Dolly opened her theme park Dollywood, in 1986, and in 1988 she started her non-profit organization the Dollywood Foundation. The foundation continued to support literacy and education for Tennessee students.
In 1995, The Dollywood Foundation launched the Dolly Parton Imagination Library which was a book gifting program for children under 5 in Sevier County, Tennessee. From the time a child was registered with the library till they were 5 years old, they would receive a book in the mail monthly. The Imagination Library has since expanded to support kids around the world, serving countries such as Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Since 1995 the foundation has mailed over 200 million books.
While a lot of celebrities have dedicated their lives to philanthropy work, I believe that Dolly has done an exceptional job of giving back to her community. Her dedication to the education of young Americans is highly admirable and deserves more recognition.
