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It’s Officially Dolly Parton Day, with Parades, Pink Lights and Book Drives

Communities across the world are celebrating Dolly Parton Day on Friday, Sept. 25, honoring the late country music icon's enduring legacy as a singer-songwriter, actor, and philanthropist.
Organizers selected Sept. 25 as a tribute to Parton's hit song "9 to 5," marking the first annual observance for the singer who died of cancer last month at age 80.
Nashville is illuminating the city with pink lights and posters, New Orleans' Krewe of Dolly will lead a French Quarter parade, and San Francisco is organizing a public celebration called Dolly Day.
The Imagination Library is encouraging the public to donate directly to their local Imagination Library Partner on Dolly Parton Day, continuing Parton's literacy mission that distributes books monthly to children.
Tennessee officials are pursuing renaming the airport after Parton, as Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell said her "impact on Nashville will be felt for generations" through the music and people she helped.

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It's officially Dolly Parton Day, with parades, pink lights and b

Pour yourself a cup of ambition. It’s Dolly Parton Day. Across the world, communities are dedicating Friday to honoring the beloved country singer . The day is falling on Sept. 25, a wink at Parton’s hit song

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