Dolly Parton's monumental award
Country music legend Dolly Parton was just awarded $100 million by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who named her the winner of his 2022 Courage and Civility Award. The money will be donated to charities of Parton's choice.
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Country music legend Dolly Parton was just awarded $100 million by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who named her the winner of his 2022 Courage and Civility Award. The money will be donated to charities of Parton's choice.
Amazon founder said he and his partner Lauren Sánchez are "building the capacity to be able to give away this money."
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