This August we lost a great friend and partner of the Rotary Club - Dolly Parton. We honor and remember the extraordinary life she had, celebrating her profound humanitarian legacy and her enduring collaboration with Rotary International. Driven by the shared belief that every child deserves the chance to read and dream, Dolly’s Dollywood Foundation partnered with Rotary to transform early childhood literacy. While her Imagination Library provided the books and infrastructure, hundreds of local Rotary clubs across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom provided the vital funding, community outreach, and hands-on service needed to mail millions of free books to children from birth to age five. It was a flawless synergy of her visionary heart and Rotary’s commitment to "Service Above Self."