Kentucky donut shop providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities
Cynthia L. Herzog
3 min read
COFFEE IS COMING TO THE E-TOWN AREA. THANKS TO A NEW BOUTIQUE WITH A SPECIAL MISSION, SERVE YOURSELF A DELICACY SPREADED WITH LOVE AND INCLUSION. OUR SON CADE HAS DOWN SYNDROME DURING TOM IS WE NEED TO KNOW OTHER FAMILIES IN ELIZABETHTOWN IN THE WNDO SYNDROME COMMUNITY. WE HAVE COME TO REALIZE THERE ARE NOT MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS, NOT JUST WITH DOWN SYNDROME. BUT OTHERS WITH DISABILITIES ALSO, AND SO JOHN AND HIS WIFE TIFFANY DECIDED TO OPEN A RESTAURANT, BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT KIND UNLTI A FRIEND MADE A SUGGESTION AND JTUS TO GET OUT TO REFER THE MOMENT. I SAID WELLHY W NOT A DONUT SHOP EVERYBODY LIKES A DONUT. IT KNOWS NO SOCIOECONOMIC BOUNDARIES NO MATTER RACE RELIGION EVERYONE LESOV A DONUT AND NOW ONE YEAR LATER WLE LOTS OF LOVE DONUTS. IS THE SHOP OPEN ON MONDAY WHICH WAS WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY. YOU SAY THEY HAVE BEEN SOLD EVERY MORNING SINCE EVER IN OUR WILDEST IMAGINATIONS. DO WE THINK WE WILL BE SOLD AT 9:30 AM EVERY DAY THIS WEEK. AND SO WE HAVE ALREA HDYAVING A HIGHER FOR A SECOND CHANGE OF A BANKERS OWNER SAYS THE SPREAD OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT HAS BEEN AMAZING IN THE BEST WAY. IT’S BEEN A BLESSING AND IT”S JUST THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. I ME, AND WHAT WE DO, I WISH WE COULD HAVE OPENED A DONUT SHOP OR A COEEFF SHOP, BUT IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE SAME OUR FOOD. TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO ALWAYS INDIVIDUALS. TO ELIZABETHTOWN ADDMIY NERS WLKY NEWS. IT MUST BE GOOD IF THEY SELL THE STORE OFFERS STANDARD ICE CREAM OR CHOCOLATE BUT ALSO CUSTOMIZED DONUTS LIKE A PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA JELLY OR CREAM OWNERS SAY THEY H
Donut shop in Elizabethtown serving treats, an opportunity for people with disabilities
A donut, an artisan coffee and an opportunity for those in need is what a business is providing the community of Elizabethtown.Hole Lotta Love Donuts on Ring Road provide jobs for people with disabilities like Down Syndrome and autism. Co-owner Jon Anderson has a son, Kade, who has Down syndrome. Anderson says that as his family spent time in the Down syndrome community, he noticed that there just weren’t many job opportunities. we wanted to start a business,” Anderson said. A year later, Hole Lotta Love Donuts was launched. The store opened on Monday, which was also World Down Syndrome Day. Since opening, the store has sold donuts every day. Co-owner Brannon Dupree says the community support has been overwhelming in the best way and they plan to hire more staff. The shop offers all the classic donuts, like glazed, chocolate, and jelly-filled, but also plans to roll out new custom flavors. Flavors such as Peanut Butter and Jelly, Key Lime Pie, Banana Custard and Chocolate Cake are in the works. Hole Lotta Love Donuts proudly serve Baxter Coffee, roasted in Somerset.
A donut, artisan coffee and an opportunity for those in need is what one business provides to the Elizabethtown community.
Hole Lotta Love Donuts on Ring Road provides employment for people with disabilities such as Down Syndrome and Autism.
Co-owner Jon Anderson has a son, Kade, who has Down syndrome. Anderson says that as his family spent time in the Down syndrome community, he noticed that there just weren’t many job opportunities.
“As we kept hearing these stories, we just had something in our hearts where we felt like one day we wanted to start a business,” Anderson said.
A year later, Hole Lotta Love Donuts was launched.
The shop opened on Monday, which was also World Down Syndrome Day. Since opening, the shop has been selling donuts every day.
Co-owner Brannon Dupree says the community support has been overwhelming in the best way and they plan to hire more staff.
The shop offers all the classic donuts, like glazed, chocolate, and jelly donuts, but also plans to roll out new custom flavors. In preparation, flavors like peanut butter and jelly, lime pie, banana cream and chocolate cake.
Hole Lotta Love Donuts proudly serves Baxter coffee, roasted in Somerset.
