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The Select Board agreed to keep our doors open and work with us on managing the lines. Thank you for showing up to the hearing and backing us up when it counted. Keep using the online ordering system so we can stay great neighbors to the rest of the town.

August 17, 2023

THANK YOU, FRITTER FAM!

THANK YOU, FRITTER FAM!

🏆 Won — 8,202 supporters Verified

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Started by Emily Burke 3 years, 1 month ago
First and foremost, we want to thank the #FritterFam for the outpouring of support - not just this week but over the past several decades. We are eternally grateful to be part of a community that cares about preserving Back Door Donuts as much as we do. Yesterday, we had a productive, crowded, and cooperative meeting with the Town of Oak Bluffs Select Board in which all parties agreed that we work together to manage our business and our beloved crowds. We appreciate our supporters who signed petitions, made comments, and attended the hearing. We want to continue to encourage online ordering and pickup at the front door for those who don’t want to wait in the line and encourage those in the backdoor lines to have fun and keep the noise levels down as much as possible. All parties agree that we are an institution that is an asset to the community as well as to our beloved customers.

Our staff is looking forward to serving you during our regular hours from 7pm-12am. Cheers to fritters, traditions, and the town of Oak Bluffs.

Updates

Reached 5,000 supporters

July 22, 2023

July 22, 2023

We just hit 100 signatures to keep our late night traditions alive. Now send this link to three local friends who love a good fritter. Post the petition to your Facebook page so our neighbors know the plan.

July 22, 2023

The response to this campaign shows exactly how much this community values our traditions. We have the momentum we need to keep this business running smoothly so text three friends today to remind them about our new order ahead guidelines.

Reached 1,000 supporters

July 21, 2023

Reached 100 supporters

July 21, 2023

July 20, 2023

We are approaching the one hundred signature mark and need a final push to hit this goal before we take our next steps. Send the petition link to three people in your contacts right now. Post this to your Facebook page so we can keep our momentum strong.

2,383 Comments

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Patty Sylvester
3 years ago Featured

People should research more before buying a place and then expect the things that were already there to change. BDD deserves to stay where they’ve been. What’s to stop them from going after the next business and the next one. Keep BDD open and where it is!

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Rossini Stephanie
3 years ago Featured

One of our vacation bucket list items is a trip to Back door Donuts so we have Apple fritters in the AM. This is a fun, quirky island favorite thing to do. This year, the line was controlled, quiet, and well monitored. We would be very sad to see it go.

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Katie Weisman
3 years ago Featured

Back Door is as much a part of MV as everything special on MV. If you choose to live in a crowded neighborhood near commercial enterprises, that is also a choice to sign up for noise. But Back Door is not noisy, nor are the people in line.

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Colleen Sweeney
3 years ago Featured

My father passed away in 2016. My favorite memories of him are going to Nancy’s to see his world record shark (Mako shark 2001) and getting back door donuts for the best treat at night. My dads already gone, don’t take back door donuts away too

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Darleen Lemieux
3 years ago Featured

We eloped in Oak Bluffs, right at the gazebo 10 years ago. Before the JP got there, we got ourselves a fritter. We’ve been back at least once a year since and each visit wouldn’t be complete without waiting in line after dark for our hot fritter.

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Andrew Dearborn
3 years ago Featured

Please don’t allow one voice to override hundreds or event thousands of people who have enjoyed something special and unique here on the island. I’ve enjoyed these treats for 30 years and have met some many great people as we waited patiently:)

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Rasha
3 years ago

That one neighbor can move or install sound proof walls

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Bridget Faria
3 years ago

Stop pushing small business out!