Today: Dolly Parton's life is defined by her unmatched generosity and impact, from her Imagination Library, which has distributed at least 300 million books, to her donations of tens of millions to global disaster relief, to her efforts in helping protect the bald eagle and funding the Moderna vaccine. She was an example in showing up, and we're so thankful she did.

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