The Surprising Origins of Donut Day!

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Before Donut Day became about free donuts, it was born near the battlefields of World War I. In 1917, American soldiers were trapped in the brutal world of war. Mud, fear, cold nights, explosions, and homesickness crushed their morale. Many were thousands of miles away from home, fighting in France with no comfort except survival. Then a group of brave women stepped forward. They were Salvation Army volunteers, later known as the “Donut Lassies.” Two famous names were Helen Purviance and Margaret Sheldon. With limited supplies, they mixed dough, used shell casings and bottles as tools, and fried donuts near the front lines for exhausted soldiers. At times, they made hundreds and even thousands of donuts a day. These women did more than serve food. They served courage. In 1938, National Donut Day was created in Chicago to honor their service and raise support during the Great Depression. Imagine a soldier covered in mud, hearing war around him, then receiving a warm donut from a woman who risked her safety just to remind him of home. That donut was not just food. It was hope. It was comfort. It was a message that said, “You are not forgotten.” Follow for more hidden history, and comment “Donut” if you never knew Donut Day started with women, war, and courage.