Parton is a country music legend, a 10-time Grammy Award-winner, and the founder of Imagination Library, a nonprofit book-gifting program that has donated nearly 140 million books since 1995. Known for her charitable efforts, the Tennessee native announced a $1 million donation in early April to fund COVID-19 research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. That same week, Parton also launched “Goodnight With Dolly,” an Imagination Library video series in which she reads aloud bedtime stories.

Whitmer is a Democrat and the 49th governor of Michigan. Prior to being elected governor in 2018, she served as the Ingham Country prosecutor and in the state legislature, both as a representative and as the Senate Minority Leader. Now, with COVID-19’s spread slowing in her state, Whitmer is allowing some businesses, including retail stores and auto dealerships, to reopen.