Detroit's Dutch Girl Donuts is blending the city's love for sweet treats with football fever by offering customers a shot at scoring Detroit Lions playoff tickets. This generous opportunity comes as the Lions prepare for a playoff run and fans clamor for a chance to watch the action live. Between Tuesday and Friday, any purchase of a dozen doughnuts at Dutch Girl Donuts enters customers into a raffle for playoff tickets, as reported by CBS News Detroit.
According to Diamonte Miller, team lead at Dutch Girl Donuts, "The owner of Dutch girls decided to give away the tickets because he wanted to go, but he's not going to be able to go," further noting the importance of community support for the business, as mentioned by CBS News Detroit. The raffle comes with a limit of one ticket for each dozen doughnuts purchased and a maximum of four entries per visit. Raffle winners can expect not only two lower bowl tickets valued at over $700 but also a range of extra perks, including limousine transportation to the game, Dutch Girl Donuts apparel, and a year's supply of free coffee.
An announcement on the winner of the draw will take place via Instagram live this Friday at 6 p.m., as stated in a Facebook post from Paddy Lynch, the owner of Dutch Girl Donuts. Lynch, a well-known local entrepreneur and third-generation funeral director, recently reopened the historic shop after acquiring and revamping the beloved bakery. As specified by the Detroit Free Press, the raffle is part of a larger initiative that includes special "Honolulu Blueberry" doughnuts to honor the Lions.
This isn't the only bakery entering the playoff ticket fray. Rochester's Home Bakery, known recently for its life-sized cake of Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown's memorable touchdown celebration, has also thrown its hat in the ring. St. Brown himself is giving away tickets via raffle to Home Bakery customers who make any purchase from January 13 to January 16. The synergy between Detroit's sports enthusiasm and local businesses seems to be a sweet deal indeed for the city's residents, as per the Detroit Free Press.
