Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Dolly Parton is Sending Free Books to Children Across 21 States

Inspired by her upbringing, the 78-year-old country music legend has made it her mission over the past three decades to improve literacy ...

Posted by Dbt2 at 08:32 AM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink

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It's like with Jimmy Carter. You can hate his politics, but don't ever diss him for just about anything else.

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Dolly Parton is the closest thing to a saint any of us will ever see.

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2024-08-28 08:37 AM

#1

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter too.

#2 | Posted by tonyroma at 2024-08-28 09:01 AM

She is a saint.
Same w the Carters.

#3 | Posted by earthmuse at 2024-08-28 09:05 AM

Is this like one of those book clubs where they send you a book every month and the "free" books have a huge "shipping and handling" fee?

#4 | Posted by sentinel at 2024-08-28 09:15 AM

She's been doing this for a long time. She's awesome

#5 | Posted by eberly at 2024-08-28 09:28 AM

#4

No. It's one of those book clubs where they send free books to kids.

They do accept donations, but they don't charge the kids or families anything to receive books.

imaginationlibrary.com

#6 | Posted by DarkVader at 2024-08-28 09:52 AM

Oh, yeah ... .

Well Trump is SELLING bibles for $69.95!

Checkmate, ----- McGee.

#7 | Posted by anton at 2024-08-28 10:00 AM

Is this like one of those book clubs where they send you a book every month and the "free" books have a huge "shipping and handling" fee?

#4 | Posted by sentinel

This is someone who is trying to uplift the lives of people in East Tennessee and other impoverished areas in the Southeast. I've spent a lot of time in the areas she's targeting. They need it.

What would even prompt such a question, other than trolling?

#8 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2024-08-28 10:52 AM

"What would even prompt such a question, other than trolling?

Bingo.

#9 | Posted by Angrydad at 2024-08-28 04:20 PM

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