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Dolly Parton shared a silly thank-you video to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for their $2 million charity donation
The pop megastar and NFL player will be donating to the country legend’s Imagination Library, which is a free book gifting program for kids
On Thursday, July 2, Swift and Kelce donated $26 million to several organizations, including Feeding America, the ASPCA and more
Dolly Parton is “overjoyed” by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s $2 million donation to her charity.
On Friday, July 3, the country legend shared an Instagram Reel thanking the pop megastar and NFL player ahead of their wedding.
“Taylor and Travis, it’s Dolly, and I was just told that you two were making a donation of $2 million to my Imagination Library,” Parton, 80, says of the donation to her book gifting philanthropy in the video. “I’m blown away and overjoyed with that gratitude.”
Parton went on to quip, “Now, it’s evident, that you have made giving back a key part of your lives, so hey, when you have you firstborn, can I have it? Because that is gonna be one special baby!”
Dolly Parton in July 2026
Credit: Dolly Parton/Instagram
The “Jolene” hitmaker added, “You know the mission of the Dollywood Foundation is to dream more, care more, learn more and be more, and thank you again for your very generous gift. And, we’ll continue that mission even in bigger ways now with your money.”
Concluding her thank-you video, Parton said, “So, thank you, and know that I will always love you,” ending the clip in song and blowing a kiss to the camera.
“Thank you @taylorswift and @killatrav for the generous gift to @imaginationlibrary! ❤️ I wish you both the best, and know that I will always love you,” Parton captioned the video.
In 1995, Parton launched her Imagination Library — a free book gifting program for kids — and has donated more than 200 million books worldwide since its founding.
“I know there are children in communities around the world with big dreams and the seeds of these dreams are often found in books,” said Parton in a 2023 statement. “It’s been one of my greatest gifts in life to help instill a love of reading through my Imagination Library.”
On Thursday, July 2, Swift’s rep told PEOPLE that the couple made a massive $26 million donation to various organizations “this week,” including Parton’s Imagination Library.
Swift and Kelce, both 36, donated to City Harvest, the Food Bank for N.Y.C., New York Cares, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Harvesters in Kansas City, Brad Paisley and Kimberly Paisley’s The Store in Nashville, Helping Harvest in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island Community Food Bank, Feeding America, the ASPCA and Grammy in the Schools.
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The couple also donated to Education Through Music, Answer the Call, Musical Mentors, After-School All-Stars (in both New York and Cleveland), MSK (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) Kids, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone and Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.
Their donations come as buzz builds around Swift and Kelce’s expected nuptials in New York City at Madison Square Garden.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in May 2026 in New York City
Credit: Jason Howard/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
Insiders told PEOPLE ahead of the rehearsal dinner on Thursday that MSG had been “transformed” but not into “a castle.”
“It looks very special,” a source told PEOPLE exclusively. “They have grass, carpets and canopies, and it looks like a place where you’d get married. There’s a stage set up, but it’s special.”
In August 2025, the 14-time Grammy winner and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end got engaged, nearly two years after the duo confirmed their relationship in October 2023.
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