Commemorative Dolly T-shirts are still available for purchase online through Sunday, Oct. 25, and in Ballad Health gift shops while supplies last. This is a great way to honor the remarkable legacy of Dolly Parton while supporting a meaningful cause.
All proceeds support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library through The Dollywood Foundation, helping inspire a love of reading among children across the Appalachian Highlands. To further support the mission of Imagination Library, Ballad Health will also match proceeds from the shirt sale up to $25,000.
The T-shirts have been a huge hit so far, with more than 3,000 being ordered.
Key info
- Online sales end Oct. 25.
- Gift shops will offer T-shirts while supplies last.
- Eligible team members can use payroll deduct to purchase the T-shirts in gift shops.
- Youth sizes are available.
- Shirts should arrive within 2-3 weeks of placing your order, and the prices include shipping.
- T-shirts are available in both short- and long-sleeve styles and are approved for team members to wear on Fridays.
Ballad Health’s Dolly Parton tribute T-shirts feature a special design celebrating her legacy of caring, creativity and faith on the back. The T-shirt design has been approved by The Dollywood Foundation and Dolly Parton’s estate in support of Imagination Library.
Due to popular demand, youth sizes of the Dolly T-shirt are available to order online in short- and long-sleeve styles. Youth short-sleeve T-shirts will also be available in Ballad Health gift shops while supplies last.
Pricing
- Short-sleeve – $25
- Long-sleeve – $30
- Youth short-sleeve – $20
- Youth long-sleeve (ONLINE ONLY) – $25
For questions, please email marketingcommunications@balladhealth.org.
About Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age 5, no matter their family’s income.
After launching in 1995, the program grew quickly. Books were only distributed to children living in Sevier County, Tennessee, where Dolly grew up until it became such a success that in 2000 a national replication effort was underway. Mountain States Health Alliance was one of the first organizations to support the expansion of the program into additional counties in Tennessee. By 2003, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library had mailed one million books. It would prove to be the first of many millions of books sent to children around the world.
Today, over 3 million children have been registered, and over 332 million books have been gifted.

