The Dolly Way

WBZ's Jordan Rich says Dolly Parton works 24/7 to deliver charity to all. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Upside with Jordan a doose of good news.
Because it's a big world out there, you often hear
about celebrities and what they're doing for various charities. I
find the most inspiring of these stars are the ones
who do what they do modestly, which is why I
wanted to tell you a little bit about Dolly part
We all know her as the country singer, the composer,
the creator of Dollywood down in Tennessee. She's working not

(00:20):
just nine to five, but twenty four to seven, it seems,
for a variety of costs, one of which is Dolly
Parton's Imagination Library, giving free books to kids up to
the age of five across the entire country. Why did
Dolly do this? She was inspired because her dad never
learned to read. To this date, nearly three hundred million
books have been given away. There's the Dollywood Foundation donating

(00:43):
a million dollars towards COVID vaccine research. And since we
mentioned Dollywood, the theme park created over twenty three thousand
jobs with great benefits including pay for one hundred percent
of tuition fees and books for employees who want to
pursue college. And that's the upside with Jordan wz Boston's newsrate,
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