Dolly Parton Makes Million-Dollar Pledge To Vanderbilt Children's Hospital

NASHVILLE, TN — Singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, icon and beloved human being Dolly Parton announced Friday she'll be donating $1 million to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Parton, whose new children's album "I Believe In You" dropped Friday, performed for patients and parents at the hospital before making the announcement.

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The album features two songs about Parton's niece who spent two years at Vanderbilt fighting leukemia.

“We are here in honor of my niece, Hannah Denison, and I pledged a million dollars because that will help go a long way for some care of the kids,” Parton said. “Because they were so wonderful with Hannah when she had leukemia here, it was the least I could do.”

Recording artist Dolly Parton speaks live on air in Seacrest Studio at Monroe Carell Jr. Vanderbilt Children's Hospital to share music & her own family's story of hope with kids and their parents on October 13, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for Pandora)