Later today, Norm Anderson, the director of the Donut Dollies Documentary will arrive in Saigon/Ho Chi Min City with two Red Cross Donut Dollies, Dorset (Hoogland) Anderson and Mary (Blanchard) Bowe to begin filming their return to Vietnam for the first time in over 46 years. Along with a film crew including Jess Hill (Producer), Joe Cicio (Cameraman) and Angeline Herron (Camerawoman), they will be filming in Cam Ranh, Cu Chi, Nha Trang, Pleiku, Qui Nhon and Tuy Hoa. The mission of this trip is to document the memories of two of the 627 college graduates who volunteered through the American Red Cross to serve our brave soldiers during the Vietnam War.
Published February 26, 2015 by Jim
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Published February 24, 2015 by Jim
In just a couple days, Norm Anderson and his crew will begin filming the return of two Red Cross Donut Dollies, Dorset (Hoogland) Anderson and Mary (Blanchard) Bowe, as they return to Vietnam for the first time in over 46 years. These women, along with 625 other college graduates volunteered through the American Red Cross to serve our brave soldiers during the Vietnam War.
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Published February 16, 2015 by Jim
The story of the Donut Dollies and our documentary have been gaining wider attention through newspapers around the country. Over the last couple weeks we’ve been excited to see articles featured in the Miami, FL Herald; Raleigh, NC News Observer; Bradenton, FL Herald; Macon, GA Telegraph; Beaufort, SC Island Packet; Columbia, SC “The State”; Lexington, KY Herald Leader; Bellingham, WA Herald; Charlotte, NC Observer; Washington, DC Times; San Luis Obispo, CA Tribune; Northampton, MA Daily Hampshire Gazette; and the Westfield, MA News.
As we prepare to film Donut Dollies, Dorset Hoogland Anderson and Mary Blanchard Bowe, as they return to Vietnam for the first time in 46 years, seeing these articles makes us happy to know that the Donut Dollies story is reaching a much wider audience. You’ll see more posts coming in the next 2 weeks and once the Donut Dollies and our film crew arrive in Vietnam in March, we plan on posting photos every couple days. We ask you to return to our Facebook page or website (donutdollies.com) more often so you can view, share and comment on our posts, and join us on this once-in-a-lifetime journey.
Published February 3, 2015 by Jim
We were glad to see that an article on Donut Dollie Dorset Anderson and our documentary was published in the Washington Times (DC). Interest has certainly been growing and spreading out across the country. It’s exciting to see the story of the Donut Dollies reaching more and more people, which we hope you’ll agree is a story that needs to be documented and shared.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/31/donut-dollies-documentary-a-labor-of-love/
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Published January 21, 2015 by Jim
Here’s a great Sunday feature article on Donut Dollie Dorset Anderson and our documentary project. Paul Hopkins wrote this article for the Berkshire Eagle, one of the larger newspapers in Western Massachusetts.
This article provides an interesting look into why Dorset chose to go to Vietnam and what she experienced during her year of service on behalf of the Red Cross.
Thanks to Paul for his interest in the story of the Donut Dollies and in helping spread the word on what we hope to achieve through our documentary.
Published December 20, 2014 by Norm
Another terrific article about our project and The Donut Dollies. This one by Doug Imbrogno of the Charleston Gazette.
It’s also being shared and reposted to a lot of other websites.
Thanks, Doug, for the interest and support and for helping spread the word about the Donut Dollies and our documentary!
http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20141217/GZ05/141219439/1419
Published December 18, 2014 by Norm
Here’s a great recent article on PBS’s Next Avenue website, by journalist, writer and Vietnam veteran Doug Bradley that talks about the Donut Dollies, our documentary and our reasons for doing it.
We really appreciate Doug’s support and the fact that he was able to publish the article while our Kickstarter campaign was still going on, which definitely helped more folks hear about us and get involved.
http://www.nextavenue.org/blog/vietnams-donut-dollies-unsung-they-served-too
Published September 13, 2014 by Norm
The Daily Hampshire Gazette did a great piece on Donut Dollie Dorset Anderson and our documentary project this summer. (link below).
Writer Steve Pfarrer and photographer Carol Lollis were both terrific and very interested in the project. We’ll definitely let them know how things proceed as we gear up to return to Vietnam and film this fall!
Return to Vietnam Documentary film to explore role of ‘Donut Dollies’ in Vietnam War