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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 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 distributing stickers and bookmarks, while New Orleans' Krewe of Dolly will parade through the French Quarter and San Francisco organizers are planning Dolly Day celebrations.
The Imagination Library is encouraging public donations to local Imagination Library Partners on Dolly Parton Day, continuing Parton's literacy mission that sends more than a million books monthly to children across five countries.
Tennessee officials are pursuing renaming the Nashville airport in Parton's honor, with Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell stating her "impact on Nashville will be felt for generations, through the music she has given us.

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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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