Dolly: Giving Has Nothing To Do With Wealth
Country superstar Dolly Parton may have 25 #1 singles and 41 top 10 county albums under her belt, but the “Queen of Country Music” is just as legendary for her philanthropy. Inspired by her father, Parton created the Imagination Library, a literacy program to share her love of reading with countless children across the United States.
Parton, 65, said her generosity was born from her humble roots. “I think your values are always influenced by your family and your community,” she said. “We grew up poor and most everybody around me was just as poor. Even the ants never took away crumbs from our house cause they saw how poor we were!”
“Funny thing is that the poorer people are, the more generous they seem to be,” Parton laughed. “We were always helping people and people were always helping us. It also gave me the belief that all of the things we own and possess can be gone in an instant.” Read the full article here . Photo courtesy of Imagination Library.
Do you need to be rich to be generous? With today’s economy, how have you continued to be generous with others or charities?
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