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Published August 23, 2020 by Jim

In memory of Donut Dollie Virginia “Ginny” Kirsch

Last Sunday marked a very dark day for the Red Cross Supplemental Recreation Activities Overseas (SRAO) program. Aug. 16, 2020 was the 50th anniversary of the murder of Donut Dollie Virginia (Ginny) Kirsch in her room of the Red Cross billet on the Cu Chi base in Vietnam. 21-year old Ginny was in her first week of service in Vietnam and while her one year tour was cut short, her decision to become a Donut Dollie spoke to her dedication and caring for the men who served and for our country.

Please read the story by Marly Kosinski of the Tribune Chronicle (Ginny’s hometown paper) that provides further insight into this tragic story and the memorial ceremony that took place in 2017 at www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2020/08/remembering-ginny-kirsch

Below you’ll see what is known as the last photo of Ginny on a layover at the Honolulu Airport on her way to Saigon. This photo was taken by her Donut Dollie sister Susan Bradshaw McLean who explained that Ginny met a lady with a baby in the waiting area and asked to hold the infant, as she said the thing that she would miss most during her year in Vietnam was not being able to hold her brothers and sisters.

Donut Dollie Virginia “Ginny” Kirsch holding a baby in the Honolulu Airport on her way to Saigon (credit: Susan Bradshaw McLean)

Also below you’ll find a poem titled Ginny & Susan by Donut Dollie Emily Strange (provided by her sister Peggy Michel). The poem is based on the moment captured in Susan’s photo. (Click to enlarge image)

Poem titled “Ginny & Susan” by Emily Strange

Lastly is the plaque located on the grounds of the American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington, DC honoring the five Red Cross worker lives lost during the Vietnam War.

Plaque located on the grounds of the American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington, DC honoring the five Red Cross worker lives lost during the Vietnam War

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See the Donut Dollies at its first drive-in screening in Western Mass
Published August 19, 2020 by Jim

See the Donut Dollies at its first drive-in screening in Western Mass

We are happy to announce that “The Donut Dollies” will have it’s first ever drive-in screening in Lenox, Massachusetts on Thursday, August 27th at 8:15 PM.  This pop-up screening is part of the Berkshire Drive-in series hosted by the Berkshire International Film Festival and Shakespeare & Company (held on their campus).  Thanks go out to both organizations for providing us this opportunity, as well as to Mary Mott & Gordon Simmering for sponsoring the group of screenings in which our film will appear.

As this event is coming up next week, we suggest that you purchase your tickets soon through this link (attendance is limited) – https://bit.ly/DDDrive-inTickets

This event is very special for us, as this is the home area for Dorset Anderson (one of the Donut Dollies featured in our film – on the left in our logo below), Norm Anderson (our director and Dorset’s son), Jess Hill (our producer) and Jim Gardner (our co-producer and music supervisor).  We’re also honored to feature over 40 pieces of music performed by eleven musicians and bands with ties to the Berkshires and Western Mass, they include: Adam Michael Rothberg, Amy Fairchild, Celia Miller, Ed Kohn, Eric Underwood and the Eric Underwood Band, Jim Gardner, Jim Kaminski (aka Jim K & Co), Melodrome, Norm Anderson, Sibylle Baier and Will Hill.  

Dorset and Norm will be in attendance to see the drive-in audience’s response.  Keep in mind claps may not be heard, but horns will.

We will be announcing upcoming film festival screenings a few weeks before each event, so please be sure to look for these announcements on www.donutdollies.com or www.facebook.com/thedonutdollies  Please spread the word on The Donut Dollies to you family, friends and veterans you may know living in the areas/states of this and our other upcoming virtual screenings.  As always, we thank you for your support!

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Donut Dollies Documentary is an Official Selection of the 2020 NHdocs Film Fest
Published August 14, 2020 by Jim

Donut Dollies Documentary is an Official Selection of the 2020 NHdocs Film Fest

We are pleased to announce that “The Donut Dollies” is an Official Selection of the 2020 NHdocs Film Festival and will screen on Sunday, August 23rd!  The New Haven Documentary Film Festival has a dedicated staff who decided not to cancel or postpone this year’s event and will hold their screenings virtually online.  On behalf of our team, we thank them for the opportunity to show our award-winning film for the first time since January.  As a viewer of our film at this and upcoming film festivals, you can take part in voting for the Audience Award.  After seeing The Donut Dollies, we hope you’ll make your voice heard and vote.  

Purchase your tickets here – https://watch.eventive.org/nhdocs2020/play/5f2311a21b4af70029edafeb

In light of the requirements of many film festivals across the country, when our film is shown online, it has to be “geo-blocked” (restricted) to a region or state.  In the case of the NHdocs Film Festival, our film will only be available to people in Connecticut, which will be determined during the ticketing process.  If you are outside of Connecticut, you will receive a message saying you can not view the film.  

While this may be frustrating to many people around the country, please know that The Donut Dollies has also been chosen as an Official Selection at 7 upcoming film festivals scheduled for New England, the New York Metro area, Southern California, Northern New York, the Southeast and the Southwest.  So your opportunity to see our film is coming!  

We will be announcing upcoming film festival screenings a few weeks before each event, so please be sure to look for these announcements on www.donutdollies.com or www.facebook.com/thedonutdollies  Please spread the word on The Donut Dollies to you family, friends and veterans you may know living in the areas/states of this and our other upcoming virtual screenings.  As always, we thank you for your support!

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