In exchange, it funds our Mardi Gras bead program and we resell them to Mardi Gras organizations.” The collection continues Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Beads can be dropped off at the school Augusta Evans students clean, sort, re-package and sell the beads to back Mardi Gras organizations. Funds raised from the sale of the recycled beads helps pay for programs at the special needs school. ARC will take the beads to their Mardi Gras Recycling Center, which employs adults with disabilities, and sort, repackage and sell beads to float riders. Krispy Kreme’s offer started Monday and is good through Wednesday, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day. Krispy Kreme Is Giving Away Free Doughnuts for Mardi Gras . Fat Tuesday falls on March 4 this year and anyone who dons Mardi Gras beads of any color—though most traditionally they're purple, gold, and green—on a visit to a Krispy Kreme shop that day gets one free Original Glazed Doughnut. Mobile County Public Schools announced people have an opportunity to get a voucher for one dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts when you donate a "bagful" of Mardi Gras beads to Evans Special School on Beads for doughnuts program. Published: Feb. 14, 2024 at 6:31 PM CST Krewe De La Dauphine is getting ready to kick off the Mardi Gras season. Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras preps underway in Mobile BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Krispy Kreme is offering free doughnuts in exchange for Mardi Gras beads at select locations. Customers will receive a coupon for a free dozen doughnuts for every 12 To kick off this year’s Mardi Gras celebrations, Krispy Kreme is offering a “sweet” deal to get revelers in the party spirit! On Tuesday, March 4, fans who wear Mardi Gras beads to a Krispy Kreme shop can receive a free Original Glazed Doughnut. New Orleans' efforts to reduce Mardi Gras waste and reuse beads and throws have been ongoing for decades and involve a complicated web of community groups, leaders and businesses. Carnival lasts Once again, the students at Augusta Evans will be selling the Mardi Gras beads that they have worked all year sorting, tagging, and packaging, to the public. We truly appreciate your continued business and support every Mardi Gras season! To order beads call Samantha Sanderson at 251-221-5400 or email at ssanderson@mcpss.com Krispy-Kreme-donuts.jpg. Krispy Kreme is giving away a dozen free glazed doughnuts when customers bring in 12 pounds or more of Mardi Gras beads. Trading Mardi Gras beads for donuts is an annual tradition in Mobile, and this story proves it. Each year, Augusta Evans school teams up with Krispy Creme for a "donuts for beads" fundraiser.. This year you donated almost 50 pallets of beads totaling more than 28. 5 tonsin return, Krispy Kreme handed out more than 5,200 vouchers for donuts . Mardi Gras has ended but people keep their beads waiting for their chance to turn them in for free food. Krispy Kreme locations in Mobile and Foley will be doing their Annual “Beads for On Monday, April 4, and Tuesday, April 5, 2022, Krispy Kreme is offering one dozen free Original Glazed doughnuts to guests who bring in 12 pounds or more of Mardi Gras beads to the Krispy Kreme s MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Krispy Kreme in Mobile tells News 5 they will accept Mardi Gras beads for free doughnuts on March 23 and 24 this year. The promotion says you need to turn in 12 pounds of Beignets are the most widely known Mardi Gras doughnut. The recipe for the light and eggy pillows of fried dough was brought to Louisiana when French Acadians were deported there in the 18th century. Beads-for-Doughnuts is hosted by Krispy Kreme with a goal of giving pastry lovers free doughnuts when participants bring in beads from Mardi Gras. Participants will receive a coupon for a free dozen glazed doughnuts for every 12 pounds of beads they bring in to the Krispy Kreme Doughnuts located at 825 Clearview Pkwy. in Metairie. Mardi Gras kicks off next week and to celebrate, Krispy Kreme has a doughnut deal sure to sweeten up the occasion. For one day only, put on your Mardi Gras beads and stop by at any participating Krispy Kreme is offering a dozen doughnuts for every 12 pounds of Mardi Gras beads donated March 5 and 6 at two locations, in Metairie and Baton Rouge. MOBILE, Ala. - It’s a Mobile tradition to officially mark the end of Mardi Gras season!Augusta Evans School wants your beads and they’re giving out donuts in return. “All they have to do is
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