Local Salvation Army chapter honors area first responders on Donut Day 2026

Dorothy Person, at right, and her granddaughter Nikita Olson deliver doughnuts to the Lampasas Police Department, where School Resource Officer John Resa and Assistant Chief Charlie Boswell accepted the treats for the department to share. COURTESY PHOTO
Dorothy Person, at right, and her granddaughter Nikita Olson deliver doughnuts to the Lampasas Police Department, where School Resource Officer John Resa and Assistant Chief Charlie Boswell accepted the treats for the department to share. COURTESY PHOTO

The Lampasas County chapter of the Salvation Army used national Donut Day as an opportunity to recognize the work of first responders and healthcare providers across the community.

The Salvation Army celebrates Donut Day on the first Friday of June. Its origins date back to World War I, when the Salvation Army sent more than 250 volunteers to the front lines in France to support U.S. soldiers. Thes…