The country legend once again donates a sheer amount of money for a good cause.
Dolly Parton says her love for children is behind her donation. AOP
Country Queen Dolly Parton, 76, is once again donating money to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.
In recent years, Parton has made a number of donations to the center, most notably the $ 1 million grant for coronavirus vaccine research in April 2020.
Now Parton is donating another million dollars to the center again, and this time the money goes to research into infectious diseases in children.
According to a bulletin published by the center, the donation will help them tackle, among other things, the global problem of antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
In addition, funds will be used, among other things, for research into the diagnosis and treatment of infections in children with cancer.
– Dolly’s previous support for infectious disease research and our program to specialize in childhood cancers has already saved countless lives, director of Vanderbilt University Medical Center Jeff Balser notes.
Among other things, their classic hits Jolene and 9 to 5 according to the well-known Parton, he supports the work of the center because he loves children.
– No child should suffer. I am willing to do my part to try to keep as many of them as healthy and as safe as possible, he says.