National Doughnut Day deals
If you haven’t heard, it’s National Doughnut Day. If you think this a holiday invented by doughnut companies everywhere, you’re wrong. (I was, too.)
NDD popped into someone’s mind during World War I to commemorate the Salvation Army workers who brought doughnuts and coffee to soldiers in the trenches in France. In my very serious NDD research, I also dug up the detail that Salvation Army “donut lassies” fried the doughnuts in soldiers’ helmets. Gotta do what you gotta do.
Here’s where you can get your doughnut day deals or simply celebrate with a locally fried ring of heaven:
Free doughnuts
Krispy Kreme and Dunkin’ Donuts are both giving away free treats on this glorious NDD. You can stop in all day today at either spot and receive a free doughnut of your choice. At Dunkin’ Donuts, you have to purchase a beverage first, but what’s a good doughnut without coffee?
Save the date: Celebrate #NationalDoughnutDay on June 5 with a FREE doughnut of your choice. (US/CAN) pic.twitter.com/SheVo1xGZe
— krispykreme (@krispykreme) May 21, 2015
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5.15 . . . . . . . . . . . . — Dunkin’ Donuts (@DunkinDonuts) June 1, 2015
Free doughnuts for a year
Entenmann’s is hosting a NDD sweepstakes and donating $1 for every participant to the Salvation Army. The grand prize? One-hundred people get free doughnuts for a year.
What a world.
Did you know? #NationalDonutDay honors @SalvationArmyUS female WWI volunteers, who handed out treats to solders. pic.twitter.com/n9IRvgHHTp
— Entenmann’s (@Entenmanns) June 1, 2015
Get your local fix
Through careful snooping, I heard M J Donuts in Pineville throws free doughnut holes in the bag when you make a purchase. This place serves up the classics at 325 S. Polk St.
There’s also Your Mom’s Donuts at 11025 Monroe Rd. in Matthews. There’s a cannoli doughnut on the menu this week, and they use local and organic ingredients as often as they can in their doughnuts.
Joe’s Doughs will be celebrating NDD in true Joe’s fashion — by popping up at The Daily Press at 7:30 a.m. and staying for as long as the doughnuts hold out. Someone on Joe’s Facebook page made a request for peanut butter s’mores doughnuts. Beautiful.
A photo posted by @joesdoughs on Jun 1, 2015 at 6:15am PDT
Sugar Handmade Gourmet Donuts will be at Food Truck Friday in Matthews for NDD. I’ve never had doughnuts from a food truck before, but this menu gives me a list of reasons why I should.
Our classic Maple Bacon donut A photo posted by Sugar. Handmade Gourmet Donuts (@sugarhgdonuts) on May 23, 2015 at 6:24pm PDT
Photo by Paige Ladisic.
This story was originally published June 5, 2015 at 1:00 AM with the headline "National Doughnut Day deals."