Support National Donut Day on June 7 (orders due June 5)
Friday, June 7, is National Donut Day, an annual fundraising event sponsored by The Salvation Army and the Greater Cincinnati Retail Bakers Association.
You can support Donut Day at Bakery Hill by purchasing a donut for $1, or ordering a box of six glazed donuts for $5– and this year, you can choose vanilla or chocolate glaze!
- Use this form to place your order (click to download) – Forms and payments for donuts need to be turned in at Bakery Hill by 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5.
- Pre-paid orders will be available for pick up at Bakery Hill from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7.
Cincinnati State also will participate in the Donut Day celebration on Fountain Square, starting at noon on June 7. Midwest Culinary Institute students and faculty members plan to distribute 10 dozen donuts to the crowd on the Square. Also, MCI Director Michael Whitley will be sharing Bakery Hill donuts with some local businesses prior to Donut Day.
Background:
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.