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Mar 3, 2021 · Beloved country star Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, received her COVID-19 shot Tuesday, getting what she called “a dose of her own medicine.” In a video posted to social ...
- Throughout the Years: Financial support for a variety of charities. In addition to her own foundation, Parton has contributed funds to a number of charitable organizations outside the Dollywood umbrella, including the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, Save the Music Foundation and the Boot Campaign, an organization that donates proceeds to military veterans who are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder and physical injuries.
- 1988: Parton establishes the Dollywood Foundation. In 1988, Parton established the Dollywood Foundation, named for her theme park in Sevier County, Tennessee.
- Late 1980s: The Buddy Program. Soon after launching the Dollywood Foundation, Parton turned her focus to reducing the high school dropout rate in Sevier County, Tennessee.
- 1989: Parton gives $500 scholarships to every high school student in Sevier County. One year after the debut of the Dollywood Foundation, Parton offered a $500 scholarship to every student in Sevier County, Tennessee, who wished to attend the nearby Hiwassee College, in an effort to boost graduation rates in the region and improve college attendance.
Mar 2, 2021 · Dolly Parton Receives Coronavirus Vaccine and Urges Fans to Follow On Tuesday, the country singer Dolly Parton received “a dose of her own medicine,” a shot of the Moderna vaccine, which she ...
Parton was credited with helping fund the Moderna vaccine after donating $1m (£716,000) to Vanderbilt University Medical Centre. A portion of the singer's money went towards funding an early ...
Jun 15, 2022 · Dolly Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, another transformative gift aimed to help in the fight against serious infectious diseases such as coronavirus that have worldwide ramifications. Dolly Parton and longtime friend, Naji Abumrad, MD. (photo Courtesy of Dolly Parton)
Nov 18, 2020 · Country star Dolly Parton has said she feels "very honoured and proud" to have given money to research into one of the most promising Covid-19 vaccines. In April she announced she was giving $1m ...
Mar 3, 2021 · The country music icon, who is 75, shares a video of herself getting vaccinated in which she riffs off her hit song "Jolene" and urges those eligible to get their shots, too.
