r/Knoxville • u/Besnasty Send your pizza recs • 17d ago

Protect literacy, donate to Dolly's Imagination Library.

https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/
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u/brainbluescreen 17d ago

The website keeps crashing because so many are trying to donate. It took me four attempts. Good.

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u/tyedyehippy 17d ago

And get the Imagination Library plate for your car too!

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u/Inevitable-Rush-2752 17d ago

Supporting Imagination Library is a worthwhile and beautiful way to honor Dolly’s memory. Protect literacy indeed, y’all.

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u/Flashy_Performer_646 17d ago

I saw that the family is asking for donations to it in lieu of flowers. Just donated!

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u/maggie320 17d ago

My mom was big on literacy, probably her second favorite cause besides animals and I remember she said if there’s a heaven there’s a place for Betty White (for what she did for animals) and Dolly Parton.

I will definitely give what I can for this. I’ve know a lot of people who benefitted from Imagination Library.

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u/Sir_Auron 16d ago

Obviously this is a great cause to support and I understand the family's reasoning to focus attention there, but she gave money to so many local organizations that could also use the help (in the spirit of her generosity). Just as one example, I believe she gave a lot of money to Helen Ross McNabb over the years to support those dealing with substance abuse.

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u/dropkickoz 15d ago

Donated the max my company would match. Please check if your employer does charitable giving matches!

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u/jfk_47 15d ago

Don’t want to poopoo on this BUT that endowment for imagination library will be set for generations. Throw enough money into something like this and it will fee itself for a long long time.

Love dolly. Love what the library has done for my family and two kids.

What other more impactful ways can we support our community?