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This is one wedding gift Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce won\u2019t be returning:<\/p>\n

Dolly Parton singing to them.<\/p>\n

The country singer posted a sweet thank you to the couple on Friday after learning they donated $2 million to her Imagination Library early literacy program.<\/p>\n

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On Thursday, Swift and Kelce announced through a representative that they donated $26 million to handpicked charities across the United States, including two in Kansas City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Parton\u2019s Imagination Library mails free, age-appropriate books every month to children from birth to age five. Parton launched it in 1995.<\/p>\n

\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 Parton said in a social media post Friday.<\/p>\n

The donation is especially timely in Missouri where state legislators have cut more than half the funding to Parton\u2019s program for the upcoming fiscal year as part of a controversial education spending bill.<\/a><\/p>\n

Last year, the state contributed $6 million for Imagination Library, but that was reduced to $2 million for the upcoming fiscal year.<\/p>\n

The cuts mean that, as of Thursday, Missouri is no longer be able to accept new children into the program, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.<\/p>\n

The Imagination Library touches thousands of children across Missouri. As of March 31<\/a>, 169,032 kids were enrolled in the program, about 45% of all children younger than 6 in Missouri.<\/p>\n

Between 10,000 and 20,000 children in Jackson County alone are enrolled<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Missouri adopted the program in 2023 to make every child in the state eligible to participate. Parton visited Kansas City in 2023 and 2024 to promote the program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Last month when The Star reached out to 11 KC-area lawmakers about the cut \u2014 nine Republicans and three Democrats \u2014 only Rep. Pattie Mansur, a Kansas City Democrat, and Rep. Aaron Crossley, an Independence Democrat, responded. They said they believed the state failed to deliver on promises of supporting early literacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know the mission of the Dollywood Foundation is to dream more, care more, learn more and be more,\u201d Parton told Swift and Kelce in her message.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd thank you again for your very generous gift and we\u2019ll continue that mission even in bigger ways now with your money.\u201d<\/p>\n

She lauded the couple\u2019s charitable tendencies, saying, \u201cnow it\u2019s evident that you two have made giving back a key part of your lives. So hey, when you have your first-born can I have it, \u2018cause that\u2019s going to be one special baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

Was she speaking of godmother duties, perhaps? Parton is godmother to Miley Cyrus.<\/p>\n

Parton signed off by singing the key line from her hit, \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d and blew the couple a kiss.<\/p>\n

Thank you @taylorswift13<\/a> and @tkelce<\/a> for the generous gift to @dollyslibrary<\/a>! \u2764\ufe0f I wish you both the best, and know that I will always love you. pic.twitter.com\/HHxNzYTl7z<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published July 3, 2026 at 12:55 PM<\/span> with the headline “Grateful Dolly Parton lays claim to Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce\u2019s 1st-born. Why?.” <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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