National Donut Day was founded in 1938 by The Salvation Army as a way to honor the organization's Donut Lassies, women who traveled to France to serve donuts and other snacks to soldiers during ...

National Donut Day 2023 has arrived with free doughnuts and deals at Dunkin', ... The Salvation Army in 1938 established it to honor the organization's Donut Lassies, ...

A 2019 Smithsonian magazine profile called the Salvation Army's Donut Lassies "the women who fried donuts and dodged bombs on the front lines of WWI.". Working in the trenches of France, young ...

They started it to honor its “Donut Lassies,” or the women who served “Dough Boys” treats back during World War I. To mark the occasion, many places are offering free or discounted donuts.

National Donut Day was established by the Salvation Army to honor the Lassies, who are also credited with popularizing donuts in the U.S. after the soldiers — or “doughboys” — returned home.

It’s also a celebration of the Salvation Army "Lassies," or women who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I. Here’s what to know about National Donut Day 2025 and the deals offered.

In 1938, The Salvation Army celebrated the first National Donut Day in Chicago as a fundraiser to help those in need during the Great Depression and to commemorate the work of the Donut Lassies.

This anticipated holiday is celebrated on June 7th this year and Dunkin' is just one place serving up deals.

It commemorated the organization's "Donut Lassies," who brought sweet treats to soldiers fighting on the front lines during World War I. The first references to the "Doughnut," the original, ...

EVANSVILLE — The Salvation Army’s famous Donut Lassies will be the subject of a special travelling exhibit unveiled at the Evansville Wartime Museum this week, National Salvation Army Week.

National Donut Day is June 7, a day to celebrate the much-needed morale boost the tasty treat can give us sweet-a-holics, and also the hungry soldiers to whom the “Donut Lassies” gave the ...