The staff at The Salvation Army Lloydminster will be in the Walmart parking lot from 10am to 2pm, or as long as supplies last, handing out free donuts and coffee to celebrate the tradition that is donut day.

During the First World War, The Salvation Army sent volunteers to the front lines to provide practical and emotional support to the brave soldiers who could use a little reminder of home. Some of these volunteers were known as the “Doughnut Lassies”. The “lassies” would prepare and serve delicious doughnuts to the troops in an effort to boost morale.

In 1938, two decades after the end of the Great War, The Salvation Army established National Doughnut Day to honour the Doughnut Lassies’ efforts. Over the years, this tradition began to expand, and it now commemorates and expresses gratitude for the work of all front-line and essential workers.