Dolly Parton's Dollywood Theme Park to Pay Full Tuition for Employees Pursuing Education

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Dollywood Parks & Resortsis making high-priced education more accessible for its employees.

The news outlet added that the perk is available to all employees on their first day and officially launches Feb. 24. It will also include fees and textbook costs.

“When our hosts strive to grow themselves, it makes our business and our community a truly better place,” Naughton added. “We care about our hosts' development and we want their future to grow because of love—not loans.”

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In the summer of 2021, the 75-year-old singerannouncedplans to expand Dollywood, which is located in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. At the time, Parton said her namesake theme park would be constructing a new resort as a part of a half-billion dollar investment plan.

“That’s a lot of dough,” said Parton.

Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge and Resort — a nod to her 1994 hit — is set to open in 2023 and will be located next to the existing Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa.

“I keep dreaming myself into a corner!” Parton told PEOPLE in December. “But I can’t stop now. I’ve learned you can’t just say, ‘Oh, my dream’s come true and I’m walking out of here.’ No, you’ve got to show you’re grateful and show that you’re not going to just leave it all in the hands of other people.”

She added, “So, I’m going to be right here, doing what I’m doing, ‘til I fall over dead.”

source: people.com