Provo, Utah

Third Grade teacher, Amber Solburg offered students a valuable hands-on economics lesson by forming a “business” selling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for a week.

The class kicked off their business by taking a field trip to the local Krispy Kreme in Orem , Utah , where the students learned about the doughnut making process and the steps to running a successful business.

For the week of January 27- January 30, 2004 , the students sold doughnuts each day at lunch. They learned how to chart their profits and pay back their debts- money they borrowed from the principal to buy the doughnuts.

Solburg’s class ended up selling a grand total of 140 dozen doughnuts during the week. Not only did students receive the knowledge of economics, but the money they earned helped by books for the classroom.

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Bozeman, Montana

The Hawthorne School choir in Bozeman , Montana looked to Krispy Kreme to raise money for an upcoming trip to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York . Hawthorne parents were able to receive doughnuts from Salt Lake City , Utah through Mergenthaler Transfer and Storage Company, who donated the delivery.

They ordered 100 dozen to kick off their fundraiser, which they sold at stands set up outside the school, on Main street, and outside Bobcat Stadium at Montana State University. The sale lasted barely over an hour. Hawthorne school had advertised the sale and location before hand, and Krispy Kreme fans were waiting in line before the doughnuts even arrived.

Because the sale was so successful, and many people standing in line weren’t able to buy doughnuts, the group started to pre-order for another sale. Two weeks later the school ordered 450 dozen to deliver to those who pre- bought, and ordered another 200 dozen to sell during December.

Since then, Krispy Kreme fundraising has taken off in Montana , allowing non-profit groups the opportunity to raise a lot of dough- and form a partnership with Krispy Kreme, even without a store nearby.

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LaVerkin, Utah

LaVerkin Elementary School was able to raise funds and offer creative ways to receive participation from all students.

The school printed flyers to send home with the children and offered two incentives. For every child that sold at least 1 dozen, they were able to participate in a doughnut party. Each child that sold 10 or more would receive a “super prize.”

The school was able to pre-sell 615 dozen. The group received the doughnuts from Las Vegas and delivered them the same day.

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Lander, Wyoming
Friends of the Park with Big Dreams out of Lander, Wyoming have proven that going the extra mile-or an extra 600 miles-will yield big results. The organization has raised over $10,000 since January 2004, by driving over 600 miles to Salt Lake City , and back once a month.
They drove 12 hours to pick up and deliver 900 dozen to Lander in January, and then picked up another 1,000 dozen in February. Not bad for a town with a population of only 6,000. The group advertised for the fundraiser through phone calls to friends and family, made flyers to send home with children from school, asked grocery stores to stuff bags with flyers, and asked car dealerships to help them pre-sell.
One volunteer donated an answering machine to take orders. Each time, the group pre-sold about 600 dozen and picked up the rest of the orders to sell that day. The day of the delivery, the group made a drive-thru line so customers could pick up their doughnuts without having to leave their cars. They offered delivery to anyone who bought 10 or more dozen, and sent the delivery person with extra dozens- always selling out. Fremont Motors generously donated a cargo van they could borrow to drive to Salt Lake City to pick up the doughnuts.
When asked what tips they would give to smaller communities, Coralee Flug replied, “Look at the dollar benefit in ratio to the time benefit- it’s a no brainer! Believe and shoot for the stars…Set goals and exceed them… Not many fundraisers will give you a return of approximately $65 per hour.”

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Sparks, Nevada

During the first ever DoughNite in Reno , Nevada , on April 22, 2003 , parents and teachers of students at Hillside Elementary School took over the Krispy Kreme Doughnuts store counter and received a portion of the sales made during the night

Hillside Elementary is located in a small, lower-income community just outside of Sparks , Nevada . Funds raised helped students go on a field trip to the Great Basin Outdoor School, an educational camping week in Lake Tahoe, California that helps kids learn about and explore the outdoors. The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) used additional funds raised for special student programs.

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Salt Lake City, Utah

The Utah Highway Patrol participated in a DoughNite on April 20, 2004 at all three Krispy Kreme locations in Utah . Patrollers worked side by side with cadets from the local law enforcement academy to raise money specifically for Special Olympics teams to cover the cost of expenses.

Throughout the evening, cadets flagged people down from the street, and each time the group broke a new sales mark, the cadets would perform 20 push-ups. The UHP was able to raise $662.33 to support three different Special Olympics teams. They were also able to collect about $1300 in cash donations from customers who came through the stores.

The UHP was able to make their DoughNite a big community event and Krispy Kreme values our role in the effort.

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