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Dolly Parton shared a silly thank-you video to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for their $2 million charity donation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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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<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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On Thursday, July 2, Swift and Kelce donated $26 million to several organizations, including Feeding America, the ASPCA and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Dolly Parton<\/a> is “overjoyed” by Taylor Swift <\/a>and Travis Kelce’s<\/a> $2 million donation to her charity.<\/p>\nOn Friday, July 3, the country legend shared an Instagram Reel<\/a> thanking the pop megastar and NFL player ahead of their wedding.<\/a><\/p>\n“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.”<\/p>\n
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<\/em> special baby!”<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nDolly Parton in July 2026
Credit: Dolly Parton\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.”<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“Thank you @taylorswift<\/a> and @killatrav<\/a> for the generous gift to @imaginationlibrary<\/a>! \u2764\ufe0f I wish you both the best, and know that I will always love you,” Parton captioned the video.<\/p>\nIn 1995, Parton launched her Imagination Library<\/a> \u2014 a free book gifting program for kids \u2014 and has donated more than 200 million books worldwide since its founding.<\/p>\n“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.<\/a> “It’s been one of my greatest gifts in life to help instill a love of reading through my Imagination Library.”<\/p>\nOn 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Dolly Parton shared a silly thank-you video to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for their $2 million charity donation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
On Thursday, July 2, Swift and Kelce donated $26 million to several organizations, including Feeding America, the ASPCA and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Dolly Parton<\/a> is “overjoyed” by Taylor Swift <\/a>and Travis Kelce’s<\/a> $2 million donation to her charity.<\/p>\n On Friday, July 3, the country legend shared an Instagram Reel<\/a> thanking the pop megastar and NFL player ahead of their wedding.<\/a><\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n 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<\/em> special baby!”<\/p>\n Dolly Parton in July 2026 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.”<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n “Thank you @taylorswift<\/a> and @killatrav<\/a> for the generous gift to @imaginationlibrary<\/a>! \u2764\ufe0f I wish you both the best, and know that I will always love you,” Parton captioned the video.<\/p>\n In 1995, Parton launched her Imagination Library<\/a> \u2014 a free book gifting program for kids \u2014 and has donated more than 200 million books worldwide since its founding.<\/p>\n “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.<\/a> “It’s been one of my greatest gifts in life to help instill a love of reading through my Imagination Library.”<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n
Credit: Dolly Parton\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n