Support National Donut Day on June 2

Friday, June 2, will mark the return to an in-person celebration of National Donut Day on Fountain Square in Cincinnati, and at Bakery Hill.

The annual fundraising event, celebrated on the first Friday in June each year, is sponsored by The Salvation Army and the Greater Cincinnati Retail Bakers Association.

You can support Donut Day at Bakery Hill by purchasing one donut for $1, or ordering a box of six glazed donuts for $5.

• Use this form to place your order – Forms and payments for donuts need to be turned in at Bakery Hill by noon on Wednesday, May 31.
• Pre-paid orders will be available for pick up at Bakery Hill from 7:30 a.m. to noon on Friday, June 2.
• The Salvation Army Red Kettle is available at Bakery Hill if you wish to make a donation.

The celebration on Fountain Square starts at noon on June 2.

• Cincinnati State MCI students, Chef Michael Vanfleet, and the Surge Lightning Bolt mascot will be on hand to distribute donuts to the crowd and lead cheers for local celebrities and first responders who will compete in donut stacking games.
• If you want to help on the Square, reach out to Chef Vanfleet at michael.vanfleet@cincinnatistate.edu.

National Donut Day was established in 1938 by The Salvation Army as a tribute to the “Donut Lassies,” a group of volunteers who prepared donuts for thousands of soldiers during World War I.

These volunteers were the only female nonmilitary personnel stationed on the front lines. They prepared donuts inside U.S. soldiers’ steel helmets, using only hot oil and a stove.

The “Lassies” provided care and comfort to soldiers who were far from home, and donuts represented a taste of home, sweetness and comfort.

Today, The Salvation Army serves hundreds of thousands of veterans in need every year, providing counseling, case management, nights of shelter, employment services, and treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and substance abuse.