Dolly Parton Made A Difference in Your Life. Here’s How.

There is not a person in the world who doesn’t know the name Dolly Parton. But a lot of people have no idea how she has shaped the culture we live in.

In 2020, the internet went ablaze when a reddit sleuth looking for suspicious political donations accidentally found that country music legend, Dolly Parton, had quietly donated a million dollars to research in pursuit of the COVID-19 vaccine.

That donation, made to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was vital in delivering the Moderna vaccination. Once her donation was made public, she said took to her social media to disclose that her friend, Dr. Naji Abumrad, a researcher who work has been invaluable in refining the treatment of things like diabetes, had told her “they were making some exciting advancements towards research of the coronavirus for a cure.”

Eventually, she got the very vaccine she helped fund and sang a little song encouraging others to get it also.

Dolly Parton has a history of quietly investing in a better world. With her own money, she…