{"id":532657,"date":"2026-07-04T12:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T12:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/532657\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T12:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T12:28:10","slug":"dolly-parton-thanks-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-for-huge-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/532657\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton Thanks Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for Huge Donation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tDolly Parton<\/a> has a very specific thank-you request for newlyweds Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter the couple donated $2 million<\/a> to Parton\u2019s Imagination Library ahead of their wedding, the country icon shared a video message thanking Swift and Kelce for the gift \u2014 before jokingly asking whether she could have their first child.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cTaylor and Travis, it\u2019s Dolly,\u201d Parton said<\/a> in the video. \u201cI was just told that you two are making a donation of $2 million to my Imagination Library. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I\u2019m blown away and overjoyed with that gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cNow it\u2019s evident that you two have made giving back a key part of your lives,\u201d Parton continued. \u201cSo hey, when you have your firstborn, can I have it? Because that is gonna be one special baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tParton also highlighted the mission of the Dollywood Foundation, saying it is \u201cto dream more, care more, learn more, and be more,\u201d and added that the organization would continue that mission \u201cin even bigger ways now\u201d with the couple\u2019s donation.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSo thank you and know that I will always love you,\u201d she said, briefly singing a line from her 1974 classic \u201cI Will Always Love You.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe donation was part of a broader philanthropic effort from Swift and Kelce surrounding their wedding. The couple donated $26 million to charities across the country, including organizations in New York City, Rhode Island and Kansas City, as well as national groups including Parton\u2019s Imagination Library, Feeding America and the ASPCA.<\/p>\n

\n\tSwift and Kelce tied the knot Friday (July 3) at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The couple announced their engagement in August 2025 after two years of dating.<\/p>\n

\n\tSwift\u2019s rep confirmed the happy news in a press release, revealing that the pop superstar and football player wore outfits designed by Christian Dior Haute Couture. The couple did not have traditional bridesmaids or groomsmen, but Swift\u2019s brother Austin was her man of honor, while Jason Kelce was Travis\u2019 best man, the release revealed. Actor-comedian Adam Sandler officiated the nuptials.<\/p>\n