September 25 has been designated as "Give Like Dolly Day" to honor Dolly Parton's legacy of giving by encouraging donations to her Imagination Library program, which provides free books to young children. The initiative aims to expand the book-giving programme across new communities in five countries including the UK and help inspire a love for reading among millions of children worldwide. Since its inception in 1995, the Imagination Library has distributed over 300 million books globally.
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Dolly Parton's charity initiative, The Dollywood Foundation, has established Give Like Dolly Day, an annual fundraising event held on September 25 to support The Imagination Library. This program provides free books directly to homes of children under five years old in the UK and beyond. On this day, donations are directed towards local partners to expand the reach of the book-giving programme and inspire a lifelong love of reading among children worldwide. The initiative was founded by Parton in 1995 as a tribute to her father, who couldn't read or write, aiming to support literacy for young children.
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The charity initiative will take place on September 25 each year to encourage people to give directly to her book-giving programme, The Imagination Library.
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It is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading in children under the age of five by giving free, high-quality books directly to their homes each month.
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The singer, known for 9 to 5, Jolene and I Will Always Love You, died last month aged 80 after suffering from cancer.
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Jeff Conyers, president of The Dollywood Foundation, said: “For Dolly, giving was always personal and from her heart.
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“She believed deeply in helping people, especially children, and she always felt if you are in a position to help, you should help.
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“Give Like Dolly Day is an opportunity for people everywhere to not only support their local Imagination Library partners but also putting books into the hands of children across the UK.”
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With direct donations to local partners, the charity day hopes to take the programme to new communities and inspire children around the world to develop a lifelong love of reading.
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Parton founded the Imagination Library in 1995 in honour of her father, who could not read or write, with the aim of supporting children in her home county in East Tennessee.
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The initiative has since grown into the largest, early-childhood book-giving programme in the world, helping children and families through local partnerships in five countries, the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Republic of Ireland.
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It has given more than 300 million books to children.
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A series of activities will also take place across the UK in the lead up to Give Like Dolly Day, including a special event at the British Library and Parton-inspired workshops at Hobbycraft stores.
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Over the course of her career, which spanned more than 60 years, Parton sold more than 100 million records worldwide and wrote more than 3,000 songs, including hits Coat Of Many Colours and Joshua.
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She was a savvy businesswoman with an empire that included a theme park, aptly named Dollywood, and a pioneering philanthropist.
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Tributes poured in from around the world on her death, including from some of the biggest names in music like Miley Cyrus, Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Mick Jagger, Taylor Swift and Beyonce.
Give Like Dolly Day will be held annually on September 25.
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