Dolly Parton is shining a light on education by covering 100% of tuition and books for employees at her theme parks, entertainment venues and cabin resort.
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Parton, along with the operating partner of the parks, Herschend Enterprises announced, together, plans to front the bill for employees at any of Dolly’s 6 established entertainment sites who wish to continue their education. This includes those employed at Dollywood, Dollywood’s Splash Country, Dolly Parton’s Stampede, Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, Dollywood Cabins, and Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show.
“One of The Dollywood Foundation’s key tenets is to ‘learn more,’” stated Eugene Naughton, President of The Dollywood Company. “This program is created with that very tenet in mind.”
The incentive, launching February 24, is offered through Herschend Enterprises’ pilot program, GROW U, which connects full and part-time employees to programs providing diplomas, degrees and/or certificates in business administration, leadership, culinary, finance, technology, and marketing.
“We know when our hosts are happy and feel cared for that they are going to pass that along to our guests,” said Naughton. “The creation of the program allows another avenue for us to care for our hosts.
Additionally, partial funding will be provided for programs surrounding hospitality, engineering, human resources and art design.
“We want our hosts to develop themselves through advanced learning to fulfill the foundation’s other tenets: care more, dream more, and be more. When our hosts strive to grow themselves, it makes our business and our community a truly better place.”
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