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Dolly Parton is being honored by Jeff Bezos.
The “9 to five” singer was awarded with the Bezos Braveness and Civility Award by the Amazon founder and his companion Lauren Sanchez Friday, together with $100M to assist her philanthropic efforts
“We’ve got on this very room, the recipient of the subsequent Braveness and Civility Award,” Bezos, 58, mentioned alongside Sanchez in a pre-recorded video shared on his social media feeds Saturday. “The girl you are about to fulfill embodies these beliefs so totally.”
“She offers along with her coronary heart,” he continued. “What she’s performed for youths, for illiteracy and so many different issues — is simply unbelievable. It’s my nice honor to welcome the 2022 Braveness and Civility recipient up on stage. Dolly Parton.”
“Did you say 100 million {dollars}?!” Parton, 76, reacted after she acquired the honour in a glittery, black robe.
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The Bezos Award For Braveness & Civility
“When individuals are ready to assist, you must assist,” the nation music legend urged to the cheering intimate viewers. “And I do know that I’ve all the time mentioned I attempt to put my cash the place my coronary heart is, and I believe you do the identical factor.”
“I will attempt do my greatest to do good issues with this cash,” Parton pledged, including, “Thanks, Jeff.”
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Parton — who was inducted into the 2022 Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame on Nov. 5 — has lengthy been a constructive pressure behind supporting youngsters who’ve problem studying.
Impressed by her father’s personal illiteracy, the nation legend launched the Creativeness Library undertaking in 1995 and has now donated nearly 170 million books to youngsters below 5.
In June, the Vanderbilt College Medical Middle in Nashville additionally introduced that Parton donated $1 million for pediatric infectious illness analysis, following a earlier $1 million donation in the direction of analysis into the Moderna COVID vaccine in 2020.
“No youngster ought to ever must endure,” Parton mentioned in a press launch in June. “I am prepared to do my half to attempt to preserve as a lot of them as I can as wholesome and secure as doable.”
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“I am sort of hooked on the sensation of giving,” Parton advised PEOPLE in December about her philanthropic work for a Individuals of the 12 months cowl. “Understanding that I am doing one thing good for another person.”
Regardless of this Parton admitted she remains to be barely uncomfortable with being acknowledged for her good deeds. “I’ve to truthfully let you know, I used to be a bit bit skeptical of being placed on the duvet as one of many Individuals of the 12 months,” she added. “As a result of that is a whole lot of stress. However, yeah, it is like, I’m not all that. I am glad that I stand for sufficient stuff to the place I am not the worst individual on this planet.”
