Dolly Parton has donated $1 million towards research into pediatric infectious diseases and treatments at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Songwriter, entertainer, and philanthropist Dolly Parton has donated millions towards health care since the mid-1980s, including a large donation towards a cancer center, a million dollars for the critical early […]
Back in April, while the world was wondering if the COVID-19 pandemic might die down in time for kids to get back to school before summer vacation, Dolly Parton wasn’t going to sit back and not help. The philanthropist made an excited post to her Instagram at the time about research towards a “cure” happening […]
“Twenty-six years ago is when Hannah was diagnosed with leukemia and for five years we didn’t know if we’d be keeping her or not,” said Dolly Parton on Thursday, May 17th, in an auditorium at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. “But Hannah now stands here as our chemo hero. She shows that miracles do happen with good […]
Imagination Library is a nonprofit founded by Dolly Parton in 1995, with the goal of giving free books to children. It began in Sevier County, Tennessee, where Dolly was raised by a father who could not read. In its early stages, the organization sent one free book a month to every child registered from birth […]