We're Open Omaha: Sunrize Donuts

We're Open Omaha: Sunrize Donuts

OR NON-PROFIT THATCONTINUES TO SERVEOUR COMMUNITYDURING THISPANDEMIC.TODAY...MAYA SAENZ CHECKSOUT SUNRIZEDONUTS.14:52 - 15:00"MADE FRESHEVERYDAY.AS SOON AS THESUN RISES.GUARANTEEDFRESH.THAT'S ALWAYSBEEN OUR MOTTO.FOR 20 YEARS."SUNRIZE DONUTS...LOCATED NEAR 180THAND Q STREET...IS KNOWN FOR...WELL..DONUTS.THEIR FAMILYSIGNATURE DONUTSINCLUDE THEIRCINNAMON CRUNCH....OLD FASHIONS...AND APPLE FRITTERS.YOU CAN SEE ITSHISTORY OFCUSTOMERS ALONGTHEIR WALL IN WHATOWNER JIMMY KINMANCALLS...THE DONUT WALL OFFAME.11:02 - 11:08"IT GOES BACK 20YEARS AND YOUCOULD SEE ITSTARTED OFF WITHSOME ACTUALPOLAROIDS."AS GREAT AS THEIRCUSTOMERS ARE...KINMAN SAYS...THE PANDEMIC HASBEEN TRYING FOR HISBUSINESS.6:00 - 6:24"WE'RE ADJUSTING.WE'VE REALLY CUTBACK ON THE BAKE.WE DON'T MAKE ASMANY AS USED TOFOR ONE, AND WEHAVE A FEWSPECIALS AND RUN$10 DOZENS ONMONDAYS.THAT ACTUALLY IS A$4 SAVINGS.AND THEN 11, WEALSO DO HALF OFFBECAUSE WE DOCLOSE AT 12 ANDWE'RE ATRADITIONALBAKERY AND WEDON'T SERVE ANYDAY-OLDS."HE SAYS...THEY'VE LOST MANYOF THEIR BUSINESSACCOUNTS.CATERING USED TO BE30% OF THEIRBUSINESS ...NOW...HE SAYS...THEY'RE DOWN TOONE PERCENT.5:41 - 5:49"IF THAT.HONESTLY THERE'SNOTHING, THERE'SMAYBE ONEACCOUNT - THAT'SJUST SOMETHINGNEW RIGHT NOW."BECAUSE LARGESOCIAL GATHERINGSARE SUSPENDED...SO ARE MANY OFTHEIR DONUT SALES.6:55 - 7:16"YOU KNOWCHURCHES - THEREARE SEVERALCHURCHES IN THEAREA.THE SCHOOL -MILLARD WEST,RIGHT THEREACROSS THE STREET.THEY WERE ONE OFOUR BIGGEST.WE WOULD HAVEWHAT WE CALLQUALITY TIME ONFRIDAYS.AND THE STUDENTSWOULD ACTUALLYCOME IN HERE ANDGET DONUTS ANDTAKE THEM TOSCHOOL THAT DAY.THAT RIGHT THEREIN CERTAINMONTHS IS 40% OFYOUR BUSINESS."KINMAN SAYS THEYHAD TO TAKE ONRESPONSIBILITIES ASOWNERS...AS SOME EMPLOYEESARE ELDERLY ANDCAN'T COME IN.5:01 - 5:19"WORKING MORE,COMING IN LONGERSHIFTS, NO DAYSOFF, AND THENBEING A FAMILYBUSINESS TOO, I'LLTELL YOU THETRUTH, I RELIED ONMY FAMILY.MY DAUGHTERS, MYSONS, MY COUSINS,AND THEY ALL KINDOF CAME IN ANDPITCHED IN TO HELPGET US THROUGHTHIS SLOWSEASON."TO CONTINUESERVINGCUSTOMERS...SUNRIZE DONUTS HASALSO NOW ADDEDDELIVERY VIAGRUBHUB AND DOORDASH.13:23 - 13:34"WE DO OFFERCURBSIDE AS WELL,WE DO OFFER 10%FOR ANY CALL-INORDERS, WE DOOFFER 20% OFF FORANY OF THEMEDICALPERSONNEL DURINGTHIS TIME."EVEN THOUGH THIS ISA DIFFICULT TIME FORMANY...PEOPLE ARE STILLFINDING WAYS...TO SPREAD A LITTLELOVE....WHICH KINMAN SAYS...HE LOVES SEEING.13:40 - 14:11"CUSTOMERS WILLCOME OUT ANDACTUALLY PAYFORWARD, AND SAYHEY, I WANT TO PAYFOR A MEDICALPERSONNEL'S MEALFOR WHEN SHECOMES IN, AND WEHAD THIS ONE LADYCOME IN, SHE WASA MOTHER -WORKED ALL NIGHT,SINGLE WITH THREEKIDS AND IT WASHER DAUGHTER'SBIRTHDAY ANDTHERE'S LIKE NOPLACE OPEN AT LIKE6AM, AND SO SHEGOT DONUTS FORHER KIDS ANDWHEN SHE REALIZEDIT WAS PAID FOR,SHE JUST BUSTEDDOWN IN TEARSRIGHT HERE IN THEDINING ROOM, ANDTHEN MADEANOTHER PERSONCRY.AND IT WAS JUSTREALLY WONDERFULJUST REALLYFEELING LIKE A PARTOF THECOMMUNITY."IN OMAHA...MAYA SAENZ.ONCE AGAIN...SUNRIZE DONUTS ISOPEN FOR IN-STORE...CURBSIDE ...AND DELIVERYSERVICE.IT'S NEAR 177TH ANDQ.IT'S OPEN EVERYDAY...THE HOURS ARE ONTHE SCREEN.YOU CAN FIND MOREINFORMATION ABOUTIT ...AND OTHER OPENBUSINESSES ON OURWEBPAGE...UNDER THE SPECIALSECTION CALLED "WEARE OPE