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National Donut Day 2009

Or is it National Doughnut Day? Honestly, I don't know which is preferred. Doughnut or donut? Either way you spell it, they are still yummy. Happy National Donut Day! It's a long-standing tradition, apparently starting in 1938 as a fundraiser for the Chicago Salvation Army. National Donut Day is the first Friday in June (June 5, 2009) and I understand some national chains (like Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Dunkin' Donuts) are giving away goods (or offering specials) today. Buy some coffee and you may be able to get free donuts from the doughnut chains, or maybe somebody will buy you one. Either way, here's some info I rounded up on doughnut shops in America.

By Michael Dorausch, D.C.

Or is it National Doughnut Day? Honestly, I don’t know which is preferred. Doughnut or donut? Either way you spell it, they are still yummy. Happy National Donut Day! It’s a long-standing tradition, apparently starting way back in 1938, as a fundraiser for the Chicago Salvation Army. National Donut Day is the first Friday in June (June 5, 2009) and I understand some national chains (like Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Dunkin’ Donuts) are giving away goods (or offering specials) today. Buy some coffee and you may be able to get free donuts from the doughnut chains, or maybe somebody will buy you one, because you’re such a nice and deserving person. Either way, here’s some info I rounded up on doughnut shops in America.

National Doughnut Day - Frosted Donut with Sprinkles(photo: A Yummy Frosted Donut with Sprinkles – credit: D Sharon Pruitt via Flickr)

Yes I’m a chiropractor, and perhaps I am expected to be promoting health and longevity, and a spine free from vertebral subluxation. Hey, National Doughnut Day is only once a year, so let today be a celebration day of deep-fried sugary goodness, dipped in a warm caffeinated beverage. Enough already, here’s the scoop on getting your nearby donut fix.

Free Doughnuts — In honor of National Doughnut Day, Krispy Kreme stores (in the greater Los Angeles area and probably nationwide) will give every customer one free doughnut. Check the Krispy Kreme website (www.krispykreme.com) for the location closest to you.

There is no Dunkin’ Donuts in Los Angeles (I wish there were) but for those of you in vicinity of a Dunkin’ Donuts, they’ll be giving away a doughnut with the purchase of any beverage (like a cup of coffee). I believe the offer is limited to one per person, check the Dunkin’ Donuts website (www.dunkindonuts.com) for details.

Looking for a Dunkin Donuts, LaMar’s Donuts, or other doughnut locations near you? Here’s how to go about finding local donut shops. On Dunkin’ Donuts, use the store finder to find a nearby location. You can search Dunkin’ Donuts by ZIP code, Street, City, State and even Country (US and Canada). The zip code search works real well, so you may just want to try that. Here’s the Dunkin’ Donuts store location link: Dunkin’ Donuts Store Locator. LaMar’s Donuts has locations in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Check out all LaMar’s Donuts Locations.

Krispy Kreme has a store locator as well. There are Krispy Kreme locations in the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, the UK, Korea, Japan, and more. As far as I know, National Doughnut Day is only celebrated in America, but it can’t hurt to hit up a Krispy Kreme anywhere else in the world for a glazed doughnut on such a special day.

The Krispy Kreme Store Locator lets you do searches by city, state, or postal code. Just putting in your zip code and hitting “go” worked fine for me. Try that out to find a Krispy Kreme doughnut location near you. The Los Angeles location closest to my office is the one on Crenshaw Boulevard, near Baldwin Hills. I’ll probably get donut somewhere else in Venice Beach.

Fortunately, there are lots of other donut locations across the USA. I asked some friends on twitter where they buy their doughnuts, and here’s the information that was tweeted back at me. Yum Yum Donuts (yumyumdonuts.com – with locations in California), Spudnuts (spudnutshop.com – locations in Los Angeles County), and Winchell’s doughnuts (winchells.com – also in California, and now owned by Yum Yum).

If you live in Canton Ohio, Aunt Mary Ann Donuts has drive-up locations, that rocks! Ohio local, Jennifer Laycock, tells me Yum-Ee Donuts in Sunbury Ohio has great donuts as well. I couldn’t find a webpage for them, but here is a Yahoo Local Yum-Ee Donuts page with contact information.

What’s your favorite donut? Replies I got back from twitter included: chocolate glaze twist, cream horn, old fashions, chocolate glazed, maple long johns, bismark with raspberry filling, chocolate chip topped long jon, plain w/ chocolate & rainbow sprinkles on top, and the ever so famous calorie-free ones with maple glaze.

Many thanks to @lauriepercival, @Skitzzo, @serena, @BigIdeaClinic, @DavidWallace, @danperry, @footinmouth, @RedheadWriting, @paulboth, @ysn_careerSOS, @JenniferLaycock, @cyandle for sharing their fine donut expertise.

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