Dolly Parton Receives $100M Braveness & Civility Award From Jeff Bezos – Hollywood Life

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Dolly Parton obtained the Bezos Braveness and Civility Award value $100 million from Jeff Bezos on Friday, November 11. Jeff and his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez introduced Dolly, 76, with the award for her humanitarian efforts. “The award acknowledges leaders who goal excessive, discover options, and all the time do it with civility,” Lauren, 52, mentioned on stage, earlier than Jeff, 58, launched Dolly and mentioned that the “9 To five” singer “offers along with her coronary heart” in her “unbelievable” efforts to assist others.

Dolly, who appeared beautiful in a glittery black costume, graciously accepted the award on stage earlier than she delivered a quick however significant speech. “When persons are in place to assist, it is best to assist,” Dolly mentioned to the viewers. “And I do know I’ve all the time mentioned I attempt to put my cash the place my coronary heart is. I’ll attempt my greatest to do good issues with this cash,” the county star and philanthropist added.

Lauren additional praised Dolly, who’s the third individual to win this award, after chef Jose Andrés and local weather advocate Van Jones, in an interview with CNN. “Whenever you consider Dolly, everybody smiles, proper? She is simply beaming with gentle,” Lauren mentioned. “And all she needs to do is convey gentle into different folks’s worlds. And so we couldn’t have considered somebody higher than to offer this award to Dolly, and we all know she’s going to do superb issues with it.”

Dolly was honored for her longtime humanitarian efforts, which incorporates her $1 million donation to Vanderbilt College Medical Heart that helped fund Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine. She additionally based the Creativeness Library which has donated tens of millions of books to underprivileged youngsters. Dolly instructed Individuals final 12 months that she’s “hooked on the sensation” of giving again to others. “Figuring out that I’m doing one thing good for another person,” she added.