With school out for the rest of the year and commencement ceremonies nixed, graduating seniors and their schools have had to get creative about celebrating the culmination of high school careers -- from robot stand-ins to star-studded virtual ceremonies to launching memories into space.
To make up, at least in part, for the lack of traditional festivities, doughnut titan Krispy Kreme is offering the Graduate Dozen promotion for 2020 high school and college seniors. It involves a box of a dozen specially decorated and arranged doughnuts -- three rows of four doughnuts apiece, with each row spelling out "2020." Doughnuts with holes stand in for the zeroes, and no-hole doughnuts carry a numeral 2 written with icing. It's a festive affair.
On Tuesday, May 19, seniors could stop by their local Krispy Kreme drive-through and pick up a free dozen. You just had to wear your cap and gown or present some Class of 2020 swag to prove your status, the company said in a post. Shortly into the giveaway, Krispy Kreme said it was having trouble keeping up with the demand for the specially decorated treats and offered more generic (but still delicious) packages.
When shop is temp. sold out of the grad dozen & making more, we still give a free dozen. We understand this may not have been 100% what you may have anticipated, but this is to serve & celebrate as many grads as possible with free 🍩. Hope you understand & thanks for the support!
— Krispy Kreme (@krispykreme) May 19, 2020
If you missed the free day, don't worry. Mom and dad, or another family member, can pony up for the schmancy ones. (Hey, you earned 'em, right?) The specially decorated doughnuts will be available for purchase through Sunday, says the company, via drive-through, pickup and delivery, for as long as they last each day. The Krispy Kreme Graduate Dozen box can be ordered online for $19, and Krispy Kreme's partnership with DoorDash offers no-contact delivery.
The Class of 2020 deserves the sweetest treat 🍩🎓 Celebrate them w/our 2020 Graduate Dozen for purchase NOW🎉
— Krispy Kreme (@krispykreme) May 18, 2020
Send your fav senior a dozen today! 5/18 through 5/24 while supplies last each day. US Shops only. Via drive thru, pick up & delivery. All info->https://t.co/iounZM04LF pic.twitter.com/wcjvBwxI6T
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