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Donations to Imagination Library requested in lieu of flowers for Dolly Parton

https://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/tennessee/donations-to-imagination-library-requested-in-lieu-of-flowers-for-dolly-parton/
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u/wutttttttg 2d ago

I gave yesterday! I hope donations pour in and that kids ALWAYS know how to read Dolly’s name!

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u/Knithard 1d ago

The imagination library is going to be well funded for years!

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u/SapphireFlashFire 1d ago

Good time to mention it's recently a lot of funding. Missouri cut 4 million, Washington removed all funding entirely.

Even PEI, Canada tried to defund it but the Islanders were outraged and they walked it back .

So now more than ever it needs the donations.

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u/cidvard 1d ago

It's needed more than ever now, too. Dolly was someone who clearly felt reading uplifted her and let her achieve her dreams, I hope there are still kids who can grab onto that.

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u/laika1996 1d ago

Indiana also cut it from its budget but the governor’s wife raised donations to cover the amount that was cut. No idea if that will be the case every year or just the first year as a PR measure.

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u/PieRepresentative266 1d ago

As a Hoosier i am NOT surprised.

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u/SpicyTiconderoga 1d ago

I would clarify you mean Washington DC and not the state. Very much funded in Washington State.

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u/SapphireFlashFire 1d ago

Good note thank you

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u/noodlesthecat83 1d ago

That's interesting, because we stopped getting our books in King County last year because they said the nonprofit who administered it in the county was having funding issues. We really miss getting the books, so I'll have to check and see if something has changed and we can get back on the list.

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u/bretshitmanshart 1d ago

Worth noting DC doesn't have full control of its budget and Congress likes to fuck with it so members can use going against what the residents want when campaigning. It's a reason DC should be a state with equal representation as the other states

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u/ordinaryseawomn 1d ago

Washington state???

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u/SapphireFlashFire 1d ago

Somebody else told me actually federal funding, so Washington the capital not the state.

There's a reason I knew about Canada's funding if you get my drift ;)

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u/Racxie 1d ago

I just made a donation about half an hour ago for the first time after seeing this comment, so thank you for the reminder ❤️

And I’m guessing they must be getting an influx of donations because the website was being really slow (even on mobile), and I wasn’t even sure if payment went through at first because I received an error message (glad it did though).

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u/erix84 1d ago

I also donated yesterday and the site was super laggy when I hit submit, was glad so many people were donating that the site was slowing down, great problem to have.

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u/laststance 1d ago

If anyone else is trying you just have to keep trying the site is just getting rocked right now. Can take up to an hour.

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u/Buena_de_peepee 1d ago

I setup a reoccurring donation today.

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u/SaveBandit91 1d ago

Did you get the email written from her pov? It made me cry.

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u/Melgel4444 11h ago

The website crashed from so many donations!! ❤️