NATIONAL DOUGHNUT (DONUT) DAY Each year on the first Friday in June, people participate in National Doughnut or Donut Day, celebrating the doughnut and honoring the Salvation Army Lassies. The Salvation Army Lassies are the women who served doughnuts to soldiers during WWI. In 1917, the original “Salvation Army Doughnut” was first served by the … Continue reading NATIONAL DOUGHNUT DAY – First Friday in June