NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The donut day fundraiser for the Hutchinson Salvation Army is coming up Friday morning, May 31.
"At our thrift store, we'll be having our donut eating competition," said Major Paul James. "It's a lot nicer to be outside and not inside. Our first year here, we did have it inside and it was a little stuffy, but it was a great time anyway."
There are three ways for contestants to win.
"Eating the most donuts, of course," said James. "Jared Heinen has won the past two years. Actually, not by much, but he's eaten a lot. Either way, last year he ate 11 and a half donuts in five minutes. That's quite the feat. My personal best is six, so that'll tell you something. Then the next one is People's Choice Award. Those who donate online or get donations online the most in that, then they win. Then, Raising the Most Dough, which is people that bring cash or checks the day of the event, whoever has the most in their little bucket in front of them, then they win that trophy."
The Salvation Army has a regional camp just outside of the Kansas City area. The money raised helps send kids to that camp.
"It's actually one of my first jobs," James said. I worked there four summers as a teenager and then when I was in college as well. We're looking forward to the opportunity to send kids to camp. It's only $10 if they use our promotional code, our discount code, which is HUTCH24. Our main goal is to make it affordable to send kids to camp. There's a lot of struggles that families are going through, especially in the summer months."
The event starts at 9 a.m. Friday in front of the Salvation Army Thrift Store at 200 South Main in Hutchinson.
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