{"id":410848,"date":"2026-09-26T00:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/410848\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T00:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:34:10","slug":"something-good-9-year-old-spreading-kindness-for-dolly-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/410848\/","title":{"rendered":"Something Good: 9-year-old spreading kindness for Dolly Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; It\u2019s time for something good featuring a nine-year-old celebrating Dolly Day on 9-25. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Echo Bontz of Tallahassee handed out gift cards for a free cup of coffee at Lucky Goat Friday morning to honor Dolly Parton by following her example of giving back and never giving up. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More good news: <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThey\u2019re like, I don\u2019t know that it\u2019s Dolly Parton Day today, so they\u2019re surprised,\u201d Bontz said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She also did some 9 to 5 karaoke, too. She thought it would be a fun way to celebrate the day. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"WCTV's Something Good sponsored by First Florida Credit Union\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790382850_297_PX3PTQMNTNEGFH7JN55RNYMTT4.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>WCTV&#8217;s Something Good sponsored by First Florida Credit Union(WCTV\/First Florida Credit Union)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Bontz\u2019s subscribed to Parton\u2019s Imagination Library and still have many of those children\u2019s books at home. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The family\u2019s Dolly Parton inspired word of the day today: philanthropy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/09\/25\/something-good-9-year-old-spreading-kindness-dolly-day\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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