Donut Day deadline (for orders) is May 31
You can support the National Donut Day celebration at Bakery Hill by pre-ordering your donuts by noon on Wednesday, May 31.
National Donut Day is celebrated on the first Friday in June each year, sponsored by The Salvation Army, with local fundraising sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Retail Bakers Association.
- A box of six glazed donuts is $5. (Remember, you can share donuts with family and friends; you don’t have to eat them all yourself. Or you can buy just one donut for $1.)
- 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.
On Friday, June 2, National Donut Day festivities will start at noon on Fountain Square.
- 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.