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==History==

National Donut Day started in 1938<ref name="Holey holiday" /> as a fundraiser for [[Chicago]]'s [[The Salvation Army]]. Their goal was to help those in need during the [[Great Depression]], and to honor the Salvation Army "Lassies" of World War I, who served doughnuts to soldiers.

[[File:Doughnut Dollies 1918 France.jpg|right|thumb|Doughnut Dollies were women volunteers of the Salvation Army, who traveled to France in 1918 to support American soldiers.]]