Dolly Parton partners with Rotary International

Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Foundation is teaming up with Rotary International to promote early childhood reading.  The Dollywood Foundation’s Imagination Library program provides children with an age-appropriate book every month until the child is five.  Rotary clubs in the United States, Canada, and the U.K. are being encourage to support the program.

“I am thrilled about our partnership with Rotary International,” says Parton, who developed a personal love of books growing up in rural Tennessee, where she saw firsthand the toll illiteracy can take on families. “Rotarians love kids as much as I do, so I truly believe we can do something extraordinary together to help even more children love to read and succeed.”

Local Rotary clubs can offer financial support, promote the program within the community, and register children in the area.  The average annual cost is $28 per child, and the first book received is “The Little Engine That Could.”

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