Dolly Parton was given $100 million from Jeff Bezos to donate to charities of her choice, after winning Bezos' Courage and Charities Award.
was born, which predominately offers books to young children and scholarships to high school students. In 2016, she established The My People Fund, to help those impacted by fire in Sevier Country, her hometown county."I know that I've always said, I try to put my money where my heart is.
And I think you do the same thing," she said to Bezos. "I will do my best to do good things with this money," she added.GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HEREIn addition to her own organization, Parton has helped to fund The LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, Tennessee, as well as the
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