MOBILE, ALA.: "Beads-for-Doughnuts" Drive.

By: AP; The Mobile Press-Register | Alabama's13.com
Published: March 01, 2010

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Folks with leftover Mardi Gras beads are getting a tasty chance to swap out the plastic necklaces for sweet
treats.
Krispy Kreme is collecting beads on behalf of Augusta Evans Special School in midtown Mobile in its annual
"Beads-for-Doughnuts" drive.
Customers who bring 12 pounds of beads into either of Mobile's Krispy Kreme stores Monday through Wednesday can get a dozen glazed doughnuts for free.
The Press-Register reports the city's two Krispy Kreme stores received enough beads last year to fill up two 18-wheelers and
handed out about 6,000 dozen doughnuts.
Students sort and rebundle the beads to sell to Mardi Gras groups.
August Evans serves about 240 students, ages 3-21, with various disabilities, ranging from autism to cerebral palsy to mental
retardation.