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DeSwiss

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14. They don't make 'em better than Dolly.

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Fri Oct 11, 2013, 04:36 PM

Oct 2013

- K&R

Dolly Parton has donated over 40,000,000 books to children worldwide. It’s a little known fact that Dolly Parton has launched a charity targeted towards small children. The charity is called ‘Imagination Library’, and has changed the lives of children worldwide. Imagination Library donates age appropriate books to children under the age of 5 to help them improve literacy skills, and get them excited about reading. Since the charity launched in 1996, literacy scores for young children in the areas that Dolly Parton has donated books have actually gone up significantly. The books are donated to 1600 communities, to around 700,000 children each and every month. Dolly Parton says this charity is important for the world to have because she says it makes books readily available for children who can not necessarily afford them, and gets them to read on a regular basis.
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I love her kydo Oct 2013 #1

Is that her idea of sensible walking shoes??? Theyletmeeatcake2 Oct 2013 #19

I read somewhere that she's Miley Cyrus' godmother. Is that true? Erose999 Oct 2013 #2

I do believe that is true kydo Oct 2013 #4

Yes Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #8

k&r...love her spanone Oct 2013 #3

... xchrom Oct 2013 #5

Alison Krauss sings like an angel. nt Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #10

She sure does. She's more bluegrass to Dolly''s country, but she's her heir for sure. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #13

Ugh. iamthebandfanman Oct 2013 #23

Just saw it on my Facebook timeline. Fawke Em Oct 2013 #6

Dolly is an angel... kentuck Oct 2013 #16

Thank you Dolly. Boomerproud Oct 2013 #7

When DOlly Speaks, I listen DonRedwood Oct 2013 #9

I'm not a country music fan, but I do love Dolly. She's quite a lady. Arkansas Granny Oct 2013 #11

If all "christians" were as true to their faith as this woman, I could work up some respect for them kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #12

They don't make 'em better than Dolly. DeSwiss Oct 2013 #14

thank you for posting this--have always known she is one amazing human being-- but this--wow niyad Oct 2013 #18

Both my kids got them until they were enrolled in school. Fawke Em Oct 2013 #35

She's not just trying to go along with the hip crowd. lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #15

Love ya Dolly Skittles Oct 2013 #17

Dolly and Miley singing together coldmountain Oct 2013 #20

that's a great duo Skittles Oct 2013 #22

The girls got chops... heres an non top 40, non MTV you-tube of her. Ellipsis Oct 2013 #25

This one always gets to me.... Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #27

She has talent. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #28

Check out this Miley song she did for Amnesty International coldmountain Oct 2013 #29

She could definitely be a country singer. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #30

Miley will go country someday. Check out Sarah Jarosz the real antithesis of Taylor Swift coldmountain Oct 2013 #31

she seems like a nice person BOG PERSON Oct 2013 #21

i dont care much iamthebandfanman Oct 2013 #24

She comes from a very poor background, she has never forgotten that either. Love you Dolly! Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #26

Must. K&R. For Dolly! 4_TN_TITANS Oct 2013 #32

What a truly great human being. Stinky The Clown Oct 2013 #33

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene....... a kennedy Oct 2013 #34