Salvation Army to honor military veterans with National Donut Day
ELKHART — The Salvation Army of Elkhart, 300 N. Main St., is celebrating National Donut Day this Friday.
On Friday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., the Salvation Army in Elkhart will give out free doughnuts and drinks to military veterans and active military members.
The Salvation Army established National Donut Day in 1938 to honor The Salvation Army's Donut Lassies, who traveled to the front lines in World War I in 1917, where they provided essential supplies and made doughnuts for troops to boost morale. More than 100 years later, The Salvation Army is still serving on the front lines in the fight against poverty, homelessness, food insecurity, addiction, and other issues impacting vulnerable individuals and families living in the United States, a statement from the group reads. This year, National Donut Day lands on D-Day Commemoration Day, making it fitting that doughnuts would be shared with military veterans and active servicepersons.
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