Purple Donuts Day

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23 Oct 2026 |
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Missoula Downtown
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Purple Donuts Day is an annual event organized by Rotary Clubs to support Rotary International’s efforts to eradicate polio.
Share purple donuts. Gather donations.
🟣ORDER BY OCTOBER 19, 4 PM🍩Order boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts at $10/box to share. 👉Email/text Mark mark@steelquist.net / 206-459-722 by 4:00 p.m. Monday, October 19 to specify the number of boxes and when you need them: October 23, October 24, or both.
🟣VOLUNTEER: PREP THE DONUTS🍩 Help with the early-morning pickup and purple-sprinkling crew on October 23 and/or 24. 👉Tell Kat kclyons18@gmail.com and/or Mark mark@steelquist.net that you'll help.
🟣VOLUNTEER: WORLD POLIO DAY🍩Take a shift at our Missoula Saturday Market booth on Saturday, October 24. Hand out purple donuts, invite donations, and talk about Rotary and PolioPlus. 👉Tell Kat that you'll be there: kclyons18@gmail.com or register here.
🟣SHARE🍩Take donuts into your workplace or community. Give them as treats, invite donations and start a conversation about Rotary’s work to end polio. 👉The suggested minimum donation is $2 per donut or $20 per dozen.
🟣DONATE🍩 You cover the $10-per-box cost. Everything you collect above the cost goes to The Rotary Foundation PolioPlus Campaign in your name and is matched by the Gates Foundation.
👉Return all funds to Mark Steelquist by our club meeting on Tuesday, November 3. Checks should be payable to Missoula Downtown Rotary Club.

