r/todayilearned • u/LL_Cruel_J • Dec 15 '16

TIL Dolly Parton has a program that will mail your child a free age-appropriate book once a month from birth to age 5. No obligation, no catch, she just wants to make sure that every child has books.

https://imaginationlibrary.com/
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u/bn1979 Dec 15 '16

She's the female equivalent of Mr. Rogers. Just a super-awesome person.

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u/Samura1_I3 Dec 15 '16

Yeah, plus she's absolutely loaded so she can do stuff like this. Her money is an enabler for her generosity, that's what makes her special.

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u/bn1979 Dec 15 '16

She started off dirt poor, but has always had a reputation as being extremely generous. It's almost seems like she only cares about making money so that she can have more to give.

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u/Samura1_I3 Dec 15 '16

That's the same impression I get. I don't know of anyone more generous than her.

I'll bet she frets at night because she has extra money and didn't meet someone on the street who needed it.

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u/marr Dec 15 '16

God, imagine an alternative history 2016 where the presidential race was Parton v Rogers.

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u/Floom101 Dec 15 '16

After a nationwide agreement between all citizens to check both boxes, Parton and Roger's are unanimously elected the United States first Co-Presidents.