There are two types of people when it comes to how they choose to remember Dolly Parton first. One chooses to remember the entertainer first. The other highlights her philanthropy.
Garth Brooks (and I) is the latter, and he is planning on honoring her by giving back.
The singer and his wife issued this statement: “Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are honoring Dolly Parton in a way that celebrates both her remarkable life and her passion for helping children.
“Brooks and Yearwood’s Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky-Tonk will honor Parton on Sept. 25 by declaring the date ‘Dolly Day.’ The choice of 9/25 is a nod to Parton’s iconic hit ‘9 to 5.’ On that day, Friends in Low Places will donate its entire income for the day to children’s literacy. The couple plans to make ‘Dolly Day’ an annual event at FILP.”
So let’s all make September 25th, Dolly Parton Day, and donate $9.25 to Imagination Library. If we all do it, it will add up to a whole lot of books for the next generations to read.
I heard someone say that Miss Parton would have been a billionaire if she did not give so much of her money away to people and organizations in need. So, in a world full of Elon Musks and Donald Trumps (who hoard money), be a Dolly Parton because no one can take any of it with them when they die.
We can also honor her by working to make the world a better place, touching one person at a time with a smile and a laugh!
I’m a Dolly. Are you one too?
