National Doughnut Day

Can you guess what happens on June 6th of this year?Let me help you out it's a day all about one single sweet.They are mostly round but sometimes different shapes.Some have sprinkles and some have jelly inside and some have glaze on top.Some have pudding and some have a maple frosting on top.If you have not guessed what I'm talking about I'll just have to tell you, it's a doughnut.Doughnut day got started by the Salvation Army when they served them during World War I in 1938.They served them in honor of the men and woman

who served in the front line during the war.A young doctor by the name of Morgan Petty stopped at the bakery and picked up 8 dozen doughnuts. When he got  to the base he would help the wounded and then give him/her a doughnut for free.He would also give the doughnuts to the needy.He decided to join the Salvation Army.They did not stop there. The salvation army decided to go to France.About 250 salvation army volunteers decided to help out.Soon many solders were visiting the Salvation Army  huts.Sheldon wrote of one day that was extremely busy. He wrote, “Today I made 22 pies, 300 doughnuts, 700 cups of coffee.”The workers were soon named “Doughnut Dollies.”In Chicago, National Doughnut Day is still a fundraiser for The Salvation Army.In the second World War, Red Cross Volunteers also distributed doughnuts, and it became routine to refer to the Red Cross girls as Doughnut Dollies as well.

I chose doughnut day because I love doughnuts. I also remember making them with my grandma.They bring back fun messy memories.Many people don't think wow I wonder...about the doughnut.They are very good and some people eat them every day.So next time when it's the first Friday of every June take some time to appreciate the doughnut.