National Doughnut Day

            Glorious days come every day of every year. Big and small they still come. These days are days like potato chip day, wear purple day, and national bacon day. Another is national doughnut day. It occurs every year on the first Friday of June.

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The best day in my opinion would have to be national doughnut day that was started by the Salvation Army in World War 2. Starting in 1938, doughnuts were served to people affected by the great depression to honor girls who served soldiers doughnut. The idea sprung in World War 1 when there was a mission on the front lines to find out what the troops needed the most on the front lines. They concluded that they needed a “hut” or stand that sells baked goods, writing supplies, and clothes repair for troops. The selling of doughnuts was thought of by Margaret Sheldon and Helen Purviance. They had the idea while serving in World War 1. It became a massive success, and the Salvation Army girls were busier than ever preparing food for fighting troops. In Chicago, National Doughnut Day is still a fund raiser for the Salvation Army.

I felt it necessary to choose this day because I love food. I especially like doughnuts and almost any other fried food. Another reason is I feel doughnuts are underappreciated. Nobody ever gives credit to doughnuts for having a good time when they eat them. Just the company that creates them get all the glory for making those glorious rings. Also, it is just another cause to eat doughnuts.