Dolly Parton's Lasting Legacy of Giving | Denver News

Dolly Parton’s legacy lives on through her extraordinary generosity, transforming lives worldwide with initiatives like the Imagination Library, which gifted over 300 million free books to children. After wildfires devastated East Tennessee in 2016, she launched the “My People” fund and donated $200,000 to local fire departments. Her humanitarian efforts earned her the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, while East Tennessee Children’s Hospital was renamed in her honor. Even during the pandemic, she contributed a million dollars to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine research — proving that one person’s compassion can spark global change. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4ebbf3812839e048