Key Facts

• Dolly Parton, a famous singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist, passed away earlier this month.
• The Tennessee Volunteers football team created a commemorative helmet sticker for all games this season.
• The sticker shows a butterfly, which is Dolly Parton’s chosen symbol, and her signature in Volunteer orange.
• Fans praised the design and suggested selling shirts with the design to raise money for Parton’s Imagination Library.
• The Imagination Library is a book-gifting program started by Parton that sends free books to children.
• The program serves children in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Canada, and Australia.
• In 2024, about 1 in 7 American children under 5 receive monthly books from the program, totaling over 200 million books distributed.
• Tennessee Volunteers head coach Josh Huepel spoke about Dolly Parton’s impact and the team’s decision to honor her with the sticker.