• National Donut Day is June 6th and marks the 87th annual celebration. • Many chains, including Dunkin', Krispy Kreme, and 7-Eleven, offer deals on donuts. • Krispy Kreme has a "14 Days of Original Glazed" promotion following National Donut Day.

National Donut Day is Friday, June 6, in case you needed to justify your morning pick-me-up. Doughnut shops all over the country, including here in Gastonia, will be celebrating with free offers, great deals or both.

This is the 87th annual observance of National Donut Day, which, unlike many day-of-the-year marketing holidays, has some history behind it.

The Salvation Army established National Donut Day in 1938, celebrated on the first Friday every June, to honor the organization's volunteers known as Donut Lassies and Donut Girls who went

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