Post AYBYC6yRfl0I4PCrfE by DiverDoc@mstdn.ca
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(DIR) Post #AY7xE3lyrIBRULMH2W by OkayKay@beige.party
2023-07-27T16:43:57Z
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Dolly Parton has put over 200,000,000 FREE BOOKS in the hands of children in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, or the Republic of Ireland.200 MILLION BOOKS! She didn't build a penis space rocket or dive in sub to see the titanic. She invested her money in the next generations to come. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library ... that's a beautiful thing.
(DIR) Post #AY82gMLzrtNQzlWC6C by prettygood@socially.drinkingatmy.computer
2023-07-27T19:01:57.441822Z
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@OkayKay Dolly is a national treasure especially in these parts
(DIR) Post #AY8yax0RsrdrjHlidc by jpfox@m.g3l.org
2023-07-28T05:50:52Z
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@OkayKay it seems to be a good action.However, it depends on the content of these books (I know, I'm often suspicious).
(DIR) Post #AY9EH9LTtbPVTRBcpM by Djeannot@mastodon.zaclys.com
2023-07-28T08:46:18Z
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@jpfox @OkayKay Yes, the bible for instance, must not be given to everybody to read. It may frighten children, lead people to War over beliefs, to stone women...
(DIR) Post #AY9NPE2BFKzjv55Hvc by OkayKay@beige.party
2023-07-28T10:28:40Z
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@jpfox If you read through the comments here you'll find that many who have received them enjoy them.Not everyone has a an agenda. Some just want to make world a better place.
(DIR) Post #AYBXtZsLzaPoCmWH9E by edgeoforever@mastodon.world
2023-07-29T11:35:50Z
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@OkayKay don’t forget her subsidizing the Moderna COVID vaccine! 😍
(DIR) Post #AYBXynaURIdoBCeaHo by LilyoftheRally@mastodon.social
2023-07-27T17:15:13Z
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@OkayKay She wants the world to be a better place for the generations following her.
(DIR) Post #AYBY1PcY0IXoiUrVz6 by SeekingDuck@mas.to
2023-07-27T17:41:52Z
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@OkayKay Her and Carter are kindred spirits. Celebrity that quietly helps. Love it.
(DIR) Post #AYBY1QRwvBf3HuuZ6W by OkayKay@beige.party
2023-07-27T17:50:03Z
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@SeekingDuck Well I'll have to disagree with you on that one. There are many 'rich celebrities' that organize, donate, and contribute their time to many organization but we never hear about it because they do it without looking for praise. So many do amazing work but really get the recognition he deserves. (Before someone comes at me ... I'm not saying Dolly is looking for praise. She just bigger than life itself so its hard to not notice her contributions. Love that woman! ❤)
(DIR) Post #AYBY7iYqUsuPCF8a00 by yetzt@vis.social
2023-07-28T23:53:51Z
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@fraggle but where is greta, dressed up as lara croft, carrying a bowie knife with her teeth? @voron @OkayKay
(DIR) Post #AYBYC6yRfl0I4PCrfE by DiverDoc@mstdn.ca
2023-07-27T18:25:31Z
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@OkayKay Dolly Parton has been donating books to the Inuvik Public Library in the Northwest Territories of Canada for many years.https://www.inuvik.ca/en/getting-active/Library.asp
(DIR) Post #AYBYDEFs5SwQwQtFuC by Rhodium103@mastodon.social
2023-07-27T18:35:28Z
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@OkayKay I remember get being described as "a load-bearing human" and can't get that phrase out of my head.
(DIR) Post #AYBYFYKoP0SJnSJEbA by DrTCombs@transportation.social
2023-07-27T18:53:36Z
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@OkayKay She also gave people in eastern Tennessee money every month for 6 months after wildfires ravaged the area. No means testing, no grants, no conditions. Just straight up gave them cash because she knew it would help.https://www.bpr.org/news/2018-12-24/how-dolly-parton-gave-12-5-million-and-unprecedented-research-to-sevier-county
(DIR) Post #AYBYFa129Vp70h4T32 by DrTCombs@transportation.social
2023-07-27T19:00:21Z
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@OkayKay And then there's the sweet mil she donated to COVID vaccine research, followed by another million for pediatric infectious disease research, just because she could. Not to mention the countless low income high school music departments she's quietly provided funds for instruments and uniforms.If I ever win the lottery I'm giving it all to Dolly. She'll know what to do.
(DIR) Post #AYBYKLpaJmXkStzVIW by bensb@genomic.social
2023-07-27T19:19:18Z
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@OkayKay 💯☝️ this cannot be said loud and often enough. Why are we providing so much platform to self-obsessed tech-bros instead of Dolly Parton?
(DIR) Post #AYBYXa1eqzQkFnwixc by HauntedOwlbear@eldritch.cafe
2023-07-28T09:11:54Z
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@Djeannot @jpfox @OkayKay Fortunately, that information is publicly available and there is not a tract to be seen. (The Very Hungry Caterpillar notwithstanding.)https://imaginationlibrary.com/usa/book-list/
(DIR) Post #AYBYfVGWR641o5g1nU by Wombat@mastodon.au
2023-07-28T09:25:33Z
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@OkayKay And Dolly did this without trumpeting to everyone. Just did it!
(DIR) Post #AYBYfVoCPt0DUXQvI0 by capnthommo@c.im
2023-07-28T10:37:22Z
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@Wombat @OkayKay yes. She's truly remarkable woman. Always thinks of those less fortunate than herself.
(DIR) Post #AYBYfWXDiV0zkAUsSm by Wombat@mastodon.au
2023-07-29T09:41:17Z
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@capnthommo @OkayKay I met Dolly in the early '90's. Was at Dolly World and there she was!. Spoke to her over coffee for almost 30 minutes. She just asked questions and seemed generally interested in my answers. The main topic was disadvantage of Aussie kids. Not sure it changed the world but I do think it changed a few kids lives when she enrolled them in her book donation scheme when I later sent her details to some foster parents I knew. A true Lady!
(DIR) Post #AYBYfw2csrzWqoNoO0 by AndyBrice@hachyderm.io
2023-07-28T10:10:52Z
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@OkayKay Dolly Parton is an amazing human being.https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/nov/17/dolly-parton-partly-funded-moderna-covid-vaccine-research
(DIR) Post #AYBYiKFrpUWQWjiTZY by ChemicalEyeGuy@mstdn.science
2023-07-29T03:16:38Z
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@OkayKay That’s why there’s a ‘Dolly shrine’ in East #Nashville !Some background: “Chemical Eye 👁️ on Dixie Chick-lit” 👉 http://www.sitnews.us/MacDougall/022107_macdougall.html