The Early Childhood Council Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick (ECCLPS) wants to keep Dolly Parton's legacy alive with a special fundraiser.

The Early Childhood Council of Logan, Phillips and Sedgwick counties is working to keep Dolly Parton’s legacy of childhood literacy alive.

The council has launched a special fundraiser called “Keep Dolly Parton’s Legacy Strong” to support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

Parton, who died August 25 at the age of 80, founded the Imagination Library in 1995 in honor of her father, who could not read or write. The program provides free, age-appropriate books each month to children from birth through age five.

The program now operates throughout the United States and in other parts of the world.

Here in Logan County, the Early Childhood Council says nearly 50 children have been enrolled since Parton’s death, bringing total enrollment to 563 children.

The cost to provide books for one child for an entire year is 31 dollars.

The council is hoping to find at least 80 people to sponsor a child — one for each year of Parton’s life.

The fundraiser is available through Colorado Gives. You can search for ECCLPS at ColoradoGives.org and find the “Keep Dolly Parton’s Legacy Strong” fundraiser.

The donation page is also linked through the council’s Facebook page and its website, ECCLPS.org. Just click the Donate button.

For more information, visit ECCLPS.org or call 970-526-2440.

The goal is simple: for $31, donors can provide a child with 12 months of books, helping build early language and literacy skills—and keeping Dolly Parton’s love of reading alive in Colorado.

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