Enjoy National Doughnut Day, Also Known as Donut Day!

by Rob Walker | June 5, 2009 at 05:27 am

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For anyone who enjoys a nice doughnut (my favorite is boston creme), today is national doughtnut day. Started in 1938 as a fund raiser for the Chicago Salvation Army, now thousands of independent and large national franchises offer free doughnuts.

You can get a free glazed doughnut at Krispy Kreme, or get a free doughnut of your choice with the purchase of a beverage at Dunkin' Donuts.

June 5th: Save Dough On This National Donut Day! Stop by TODAY and get a FREE glazed donut at Krispy Kreme.
Or head to your nearest Dunkin Donuts. You get a FREE donut of your choice...when you purchase a drink.

National Doughnut Day started in 1938 as a fund raiser for the Chicago Salvation Army. Their goal was to help the needy during the Great Depression, and to honor the Salvation Army "Lassies" of World War I, who served doughnuts to soldiers behind the front lines in France.
Soon after the US entrance into WWI in 1917, the Salvation Army sent a fact-finding mission to France. The mission concluded that "huts" that could serve baked goods, provide writing supplies and stamps, and provide a clothes-mending service, would serve the needs of US enlisted men. Six staff members per hut should include four female volunteers who could "mother" the boys.