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6TH (😱😱) ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FRIDAY, 12/04/2020
ALL-DAY THREAD
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We have a few new people here since our December 2019 event, so let's start things off with some background 😬
Waaaayyy back in 2015 – seriously, how many decades ago was that?? – I teamed up with local schoolteacher Turquoise Parker ( @PrkrsProfessors) to help her out with a problem
Turq taught at Eastway Elementary, which was just a couple blocks from my law office

Eastway is also one of the poorest schools in Durham (including, for example, having a few homeless shelters whose kids it serves)

And all the schools shut down for several weeks each December
Y'all know how much kids like to eat

So Turq was worried their parents wouldn't have the means to keep them feed over the winter break, and we decided to run a food drive to help her class
Yes: just -1- class originally! 🤪
Here's a picture of Turquoise in the bottom left, from our 2018 Foodraiser thread

Yes, she is always like this 😆 https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1073571998649982977
The 2015 Foodraiser was very slapdash back then

For one, it wasn't called a Foodraiser

For two, it was put together in only about 48 hours 😂

But we packed out my car with food! https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/677593754132443136
And since that was such a success, we had to do it again in 2016!

By that point I'd gotten "famous," with a whopping 5,000 Twitter followers!

And the added reach led to a bunch more donations and enough food to stuff my RAV4 https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/812116181758963712
Now keep in mind both 2015 and 2016 were just for a single classroom of about 25ish churrens

In 2017 things continued to expand, and got to the point I needed to call in Delsie to bring her SUV because it couldn't all fit in mine! 😄

Here's the video of me pre-car-stuffing: https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/943607965332000769
We had so much food in 2017 that we fed the entire 3rd grade at Eastway, 3 classes' worth of kids

Those of you who know the Fibonacci Sequence can probably guess where this is going...
We did it again in 2018, and things started *really* taking off

We ended up with palettes upon palettes of food, that didn't even get unshrinkwrapped because there was no point I guess? 😂 https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1075504415379988480
And we needed scads of volunteers to transport it all, with roughly a dozen SUV drivers helping out

Y'all. 2018 sucked so bad from a manual labor standpoint, my back hurt for days afterward 🤣🤣🤣 https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1075505613919145984
2018 was also reaching a point where things were too big for "normal" processes

For example, I tried to use my debit card to pay for it but the amount was so large we had to transition to cashier's checks from the bank

Which I didn't know until everyone was there waiting 🤦‍♂️
But we had so. much. food. that we fed an *entire* elementary school for the first time!

Every kid

Every grade

No exceptions https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1075900290585509889
Then came December 2019, our 5th annual event...
Have y'all ever tried to spend so much money at once that a business flat out refuses to let you shop there?

Just straight-up cancels your entire order and tells you to go f*ck yourself?

That's what happened to us in 2019
Donations increased 90%+ year over year

We placed an order for $13,000+ of food for the kids

And the company we'd worked with for 4 years prior *refused to fill it* and didn't notify us until the day we were scheduled to pick everything up! 🤬
So Turq called @Costco, spoke with their manager Ryan, and somehow some way they got a comparable order filled in just a few hours! https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1207428912680259590
Because Sam's Club is trash

(Oops, did I say their name out loud??)

I've boycotted them since. Let my membership lapse and never went back after they f*cked us on that 2019 food drive https://twitter.com/naima/status/1334878851768459265
Now, idk about y'all – but I'd never seen $13,000+ in food before

A dozen volunteers driving SUVs wasn't gonna cut it

We needed a full-blown box truck, that @Lowes was kind enough to donate for the event! https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1207398015515987970
An entire commercial grade box truck deep of food pallets stacked floor-to-ceiling... https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1207432835851792390
They provided a driver, *and* a bunch of volunteers!

I shop there for all my home improvement needs now 😂 https://twitter.com/cheyinka/status/1334880638181236740
In 2019 we got so much food that I had to spread the results pics across 3 different tweets 😂

Start here, and scroll down: https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1207883470900469761
(I'm not exaggerating – the entire school's library and some of the hallway became a massive staging ground for groceries) https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1207883936283672576
When all was said and done, we had enough groceries for every. single. child. at

three.

whole.

schools.

😱😱😱
So. That is what we're hoping to be our baseline for 2020!

Last year, we fed 3 schools off just over $13K

This year we'd like to raise $14K (and if it goes above that, even better)

And this is where you – and a very special team of people – come in!
Those of you who've seen our other charity fundraisers throughout the year know that I like to add a little spice to the events, by chipping in some cash of my own on a per-donor basis

I don't do that here because I'll be providing manual labor instead 😂 But others will!
We currently have *12* people, who have each agreed in advance to kick in $2 for every donor, up to a certain # of donors ranging from 250 to 1,000

That means your donation – even if it's just $1 – will trigger another +$24 in donations from this team of people
*BUT* that means we need at least 250+ of you to donate something for us to max our sponsors out!
To make it easy, we're doing a couple things:

1️⃣ We created a 501(c)(3) charity for the event, so now your donations are tax-deductible!

2️⃣ We've also got several different platforms where you can contribute, so use whatever's easiest for you!

(They're in the next tweet)
HOW TO DONATE TO
THE 6TH(!) ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER

1️⃣ Donate online: https://www.gofundme.com/f/6th-annual-bull-city-foodraiser

2️⃣ CashApp: $tgdlaw

3️⃣ Venmo: @greg_doucette

4️⃣ PayPal: http://paypal.me/tgdlaw 

And of course please retweet, tell a friend, etc etc etc 😆
6th Annual Bull City Foodraiser!, organized by T Greg Doucette

Since 2015, each December we have raised money to provide groceries to elementary sch… T Greg Doucette needs your support for 6th Annual Bull City Foodraiser!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/6th-annual-bull-city-foodraiser
We can also take checks and cash, but you either need to be local to Durham or willing to get it to me ASAP so everything can clear by 12/15 😬
And unlike the other fundraisers, you *do not* need to send me a screenshot for your donation to get matched this time!

I've got access to all the backend data, and will share updates throughout the day 😆
Yes! We'll have details on that out next week, but basically the food delivering will be on 12/15, then sorting + bagging on 12/16 and maybe 12/17, with pickups and delivers on 12/17-18 https://twitter.com/ykandel/status/1334886069226102785
I tried so hard not to die of laughter when this happened 😂😂 https://twitter.com/exkage/status/1334880948937084933
Glad to see the Threadnought continuing to be a force for good in the world! 😆 https://twitter.com/celesticidal/status/1334888316517289989
My pleasure, and thank *you* for contributing! https://twitter.com/userpolitical/status/1334888819481600002
We'll add you in!

Can I twist your arm into committing $2 per donor? 😬 https://twitter.com/cvfutrell/status/1334888182689755137
You and @gottlife were in the same wavelength, he committed to matching you 😄

So we'll have you both added in! https://twitter.com/cvfutrell/status/1334894106267570181
Welcome to one of the biggest fundraising events in Durham each December! 😆

Thank you!! https://twitter.com/metalupis/status/1334887756468793346
Haven't had a chance to do a per-method breakdown yet, *but* we're almost to 50% of the goal!

$5,823.80 raised so far – though $1,750 of that amount is "pre-paid" matching donors, so we need another 150 or so of y'all to make sure we don't have to refund it 😂
Also got a trio of DMs about corporate matches

1️⃣ *Yes,* we can accept corporate matches! Our 501(c)(3) info is available on the IRS website here: https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/detailsPage?ein=852110706&name=T%20GREG%20DOUCETTE%20FOUNDATION%20INC&city=&state=&countryAbbr=US&dba=&type=DETERMINATIONLETTERS&orgTags=DETERMINATIONLETTERS

2️⃣ *But* we're paying for everything on 12/15 – so if the match comes after that, we'll hold it for 2021
For example, one of our personal match sponsors ( @jdyubergeek) has his company match whatever he donates. But the corporate match won't arrive until January-ish, so it will be held in the Foundation's account as seed money for the 2021 event
Your $10 became $36 after our matchers chip in, that's plenty 😉 Thank you!! https://twitter.com/gilgirl1994/status/1334899005197729793
That thought terrifies me 😂 https://twitter.com/peejaybee/status/1334898982095613952
Unfortunately we don't have a good dataset for comparison, because last year I had to be in court in the AM and didn't start the thread until 1pm EST

We raised $5K by about 4pm then, so if my math is right we're doing about 1.5x what we did last year so far https://twitter.com/dysartes/status/1334903826248323073
But the question is always whether we can hit the target overall, because sometimes we get weird lulls in donation times

One day I'll pull the datasets and do intraday stats just to see 🤔

@dysartes
*I* don't, but PayPal probably does 😉 https://twitter.com/slim_skinner/status/1334896863217033217
Nope! It's all ending up at the same spot, I just wanted to make it as convenient as possible for y'all

The only exception is international donors, who I think can only donate via the PayPal (and maybe GFM?) https://twitter.com/moxmas/status/1334901394940243969
Buried midthread 😂 Just pinned it to my profile!

Go here: https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1334885835603386379

Any of those options will work https://twitter.com/murphy_strength/status/1334880173926219776
Both the GoFundMe and the PayPal links should work for international donors!

Listed here: https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1334885835603386379 https://twitter.com/rahaswagata/status/1334912983290429442
We have not, we've been growing under the radar on our own since the beginning

We've got someone with Meals On Wheels working on corralling volunteers, but if anyone knows anyone at PORCH we'll take any support we can get! https://twitter.com/AmyCBogie/status/1334890030758830080
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6TH ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
EARLY PM UPDATE
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Here's where we are as of 12:43pm EST, with # of donors in parentheses -

➡️ GFM (100): $5,039
➡️ CashApp (15): $915
➡️ Venmo (44): $3,983
➡️ PayPal (59): $1,949

SUBTOTAL (218): $11,886
==========6TH ANNUALBULL CITY FOODRAISEREARLY PM UPDATE==========Here's where we are as of 12:43pm EST, with # of donors in parentheses - GFM (100): $5,039 CashApp (15): $915 Venmo (44): $3,983 PayPal (59): $1,949SUBTOTAL (218): $11,886
==========6TH ANNUALBULL CITY FOODRAISEREARLY PM UPDATE==========Here's where we are as of 12:43pm EST, with # of donors in parentheses - GFM (100): $5,039 CashApp (15): $915 Venmo (44): $3,983 PayPal (59): $1,949SUBTOTAL (218): $11,886
==========6TH ANNUALBULL CITY FOODRAISEREARLY PM UPDATE==========Here's where we are as of 12:43pm EST, with # of donors in parentheses - GFM (100): $5,039 CashApp (15): $915 Venmo (44): $3,983 PayPal (59): $1,949SUBTOTAL (218): $11,886
==========6TH ANNUALBULL CITY FOODRAISEREARLY PM UPDATE==========Here's where we are as of 12:43pm EST, with # of donors in parentheses - GFM (100): $5,039 CashApp (15): $915 Venmo (44): $3,983 PayPal (59): $1,949SUBTOTAL (218): $11,886
I haven't had a chance yet to go through and see how many of those are the pre-paid per-donor sponsors though, so the "real" number is somewhere less than that unless/until we hit 250+ individual donors
The great part of the crowd-matching is that "just" $10 becomes much more ☺️

Thank you! https://twitter.com/californiasalvo/status/1334919108689866752
I... do not appear to have that security feature 😂😱 https://twitter.com/realfrostylady/status/1334918479011479554
Much obliged, thank you! https://twitter.com/koolaid71/status/1334913831726936065
I forgot to turn off email notifications before we started 🤦‍♂️

Just logged in to my law firm email, and alllllllllll I see is...
If I haven't gotten back to you by 5pm, ping me again – I'm rearchitecting my spreadsheet I use to track these things to better account for all the sponsor-matchers 😬

And also going to Costco to tell them I underestimated where we'd end up 😱 https://twitter.com/dianna912/status/1334927439735164929
We also just had an anonymous donor offer $2-per for up to *1,000* individual donors if we can get that high 😱😱
It's good for everyone who's donated since this morning, you're good 😉 https://twitter.com/hobbesgrrrl/status/1334935593755705344
Yes indeed!

I have a section of my spreadsheet that only I can see, where I connect sponsors to their @'s / contact info

At the end, everything gets dumped into the shareable part of the spreadsheet, then I send DMs to folks to let them know how much they're on the hook for ☺️ https://twitter.com/bikesalsa/status/1334935778598604801
I figured because of the pandemic we'd only be about 95% of last year 😂 Charitable giving is down for most places

Clearly y'all dgaf -- AND I LOVE IT https://twitter.com/dysartes/status/1334935923767783429
Sort of! 😂

They don't have box trucks this year because of some behind-the-scenes changes, *but* the same team who helped us last year has reached out again this year to help with logistics and manpower! https://twitter.com/HobbesGrrrl/status/1334937149083242499
I wasn't kidding about the emails y'all 😂😂
I wasn't kidding about the emails y'all
I wasn't kidding about the emails y'all
I wasn't kidding about the emails y'all
I wasn't kidding about the emails y'all
It's all ending up in the same place ☺️ Thank you!! https://twitter.com/sberfield/status/1334938827060703232
Far more followers this year, but an unpleasant side effect is that a smaller % of the "OGs" – ppl who've been following for years and are accustomed to donating to our charity events – get served the tweets b/c of how the algorithms work https://twitter.com/kevinrsours/status/1334941184179855361
Yep! I don't use it for anything else except this event every year 😂 https://twitter.com/visalianecro/status/1334945177039818752
Tbh I don't really use any of the transfer apps except for this event 😂 My law firm stuff gets routed via Square's online invoicing system instead of the app, wife and I trade $$ via Zelle usually, and when I need to pay friends I use Apple Pay 🙈
We are now officially entering uncharted territory...

Excluding the known pre-paid matches (I still need to go through the full dataset to make sure I found them all), we have officially raised $14K+...

And there are still 11 hours left to go! 😱😱😱
I am not a particularly anxious person by nature

But this gives me tremendous anxiety 😂
I'm getting ready to drive over there and talk with them in person now https://twitter.com/thothkristen/status/1334952870865752064
Staff was very insistent that the manager was unavailable, didn't realize it was gonna be this busy

Will come back tomorrow and be like...
I'm told that both the GoFundMe option and the PayPal option work for UK folks! https://twitter.com/traceyb40530476/status/1334966363274813446
➡️ https://www.gofundme.com/f/6th-annual-bull-city-foodraiser https://twitter.com/traceyb40530476/status/1334967817372831746
I also have updates from Turquoise:

➡️ a different donor is sending a bunch of books to distribute as well

➡️ some parents in a neighboring county are donating board games and other presents

This is turning into a full-on enterprise 😆
I usually shop at very odd times when it's thoroughly dead 😬 https://twitter.com/jdyubergeek/status/1334968951227428870
It did, thank you! https://twitter.com/kevankerby/status/1334976070173552651
We'll keep you posted! Currently re-shuffling logistics to account for the size, probably gonna switch from library to the gym and maybe keeping folks outside if it doesn't rain 😬

More details soon! https://twitter.com/Alice_Wilder/status/1334968997394182145
We are the Durham in *Durham County* though 😉 https://twitter.com/jjgass/status/1334987998740537347
It makes me physically ill at the thought of needing to transport it all 😂 https://twitter.com/evilref/status/1334983170530418688
They did not. We'll see what reaction I get when we have a final $$ amount and I tell them what's coming 😬 https://twitter.com/dysartes/status/1334983390198632449
*Thousands,* Squid! https://twitter.com/squidflakes/status/1334982123560820736
(For the new folks who don't understand what the prior tweet is referencing, I commented on defamation lawsuit last year; the people who were offended by my analysis kept insisting I was a deadbeat dad for kids I don't have, and the # kept growing over time) https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1300886905983242245
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6TH ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
MID-PM UPDATE
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*Unofficially,* here's where we are as of 6:30pm EST, with # of donors in parentheses -

➡️ GFM (197): $9,288
➡️ CashApp (25): $1,240
➡️ Venmo (90): $6,583
➡️ PayPal (113): $6,796.55

SUBTOTAL (425): $23,907.55
==========6TH ANNUALBULL CITY FOODRAISERMID-PM UPDATE==========*Unofficially,* here's where we are as of 6:30pm EST, with # of donors in parentheses - GFM (197): $9,288 CashApp (25): $1,240 Venmo (90): $6,583 PayPal (113): $6,796.55SUBTOTAL (425): $23,907.55
==========6TH ANNUALBULL CITY FOODRAISERMID-PM UPDATE==========*Unofficially,* here's where we are as of 6:30pm EST, with # of donors in parentheses - GFM (197): $9,288 CashApp (25): $1,240 Venmo (90): $6,583 PayPal (113): $6,796.55SUBTOTAL (425): $23,907.55
==========6TH ANNUALBULL CITY FOODRAISERMID-PM UPDATE==========*Unofficially,* here's where we are as of 6:30pm EST, with # of donors in parentheses - GFM (197): $9,288 CashApp (25): $1,240 Venmo (90): $6,583 PayPal (113): $6,796.55SUBTOTAL (425): $23,907.55
==========6TH ANNUALBULL CITY FOODRAISERMID-PM UPDATE==========*Unofficially,* here's where we are as of 6:30pm EST, with # of donors in parentheses - GFM (197): $9,288 CashApp (25): $1,240 Venmo (90): $6,583 PayPal (113): $6,796.55SUBTOTAL (425): $23,907.55
Several of those donors are sponsor-matcher folks who capped at 250 donors though, so it skews the numbers a bit

I'm working on a spreadsheet trying to separate all of those out so we've got clarity on how many non-matchers have contributed ☺️

More details by bedtime hopefully!
https://twitter.com/grinchmcscrooge/status/1335004574919299077
Not yet!

We have several sponsor-matchers who capped out at 500 donors yet to exhaust, one who set a cap at 1000, and several who agreed to match the first 250 after the first 500

Hence why I need to redo the spreadsheet 😂 https://twitter.com/laforesta1/status/1335008613300056066
As I'm working on these, please consider retweeting this below tweet and / or sending it via DM to folks you know and like ☺️ https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1334885835603386379
Partially! I've spotted at least 6 sponsors who pre-paid as part of that total; may have missed some. But I also know there are a few more who aren't donating until the end (as per tradition!) https://twitter.com/troycoverdale/status/1335019555119304705
Heeeyyyy tell him my wife and I said congrats! (She's an optometrist too!)

Also, *THANK YOU*!! https://twitter.com/leffjakin/status/1335025858910834689
No

And above average 😉 https://twitter.com/kvncp/status/1335031738427297792
We're getting into the evening hours on the East Coast, but it's just now dinner time on the West Coast...

...so we've got some surprise sponsors willing to kick in $$$$ if it'll juice the donations 😬

Plus a few of the original sponsors still hanging tough!
We're getting into the evening hours on the East Coast, but it's just now dinner time on the West Coast......so we've got some surprise sponsors willing to kick in $$$$ if it'll juice the donations Plus a few of the original sponsors still hanging tough!
We're getting into the evening hours on the East Coast, but it's just now dinner time on the West Coast......so we've got some surprise sponsors willing to kick in $$$$ if it'll juice the donations Plus a few of the original sponsors still hanging tough!
We're getting into the evening hours on the East Coast, but it's just now dinner time on the West Coast......so we've got some surprise sponsors willing to kick in $$$$ if it'll juice the donations Plus a few of the original sponsors still hanging tough!
Appreciate it Matt! 👊 https://twitter.com/modlintw/status/1335032025686953985
We'll count it either way, thank you!! https://twitter.com/conners_i/status/1335036414677934086
Reminder for the West Coast folks: we've got a bunch of ways you can contribute to the cause! 😆 https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1334885835603386379
It's a great city, I'm glad to live here ☺️ https://twitter.com/piedpenguin/status/1335047383944728577
The disjointed way we added in sponsors has made a real hash out of trying to keep track of everything 😂
We did this time! https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1330950807269896194

But because of the algorithm, a lot of folks never saw it 😩

We'll run this like the Borg though. Assimilating improvements as we go to do even better next year https://twitter.com/bykerseven/status/1335055080664551426
You'd have earned your way onto the Wiffle Bat List if you had 😉 https://twitter.com/txantislapplaw/status/1335054766511181826
Appreciate it man! May need you and Laura to provide manpower in a couple weeks 😂 https://twitter.com/hayhaydrewdoo/status/1335054670499344384
Every RT counts, even from fictitious fauna like @DevinCow 😆 https://twitter.com/zyphry/status/1335044024445497345
You and pretty much everyone else we know https://twitter.com/petermsmiths/status/1335039676042899456
GOOD NEWS: re-architected tracking spreadsheet works!

Turns out we'd amassed 22 sponsors at varying rates and conditions 😆

Working through the datasets now to see which ones have already kicked in, so we can have solid #'s before I go to bed
Once we have a final number of donors, $_Pledge will be be Donors*Rate capped at $_Cap

I made it a separate column b/c some donors contribute more than their pledge, and ppl wonder later why the donations don't match among the assorted matchers https://twitter.com/timfinnie/status/1335065816367296513
LOL not at all, I went with a counter-pun

It's like playing UNO, when someone hits you with a Wild Draw 4 and house rules let you play a Wild Draw 4 on top https://twitter.com/skiskamp/status/1335065396265639936
It was both a pun and self-deprecating 😉 https://twitter.com/skiskamp/status/1335070436854431745
Apologizing to one of our matchers 😂

Notice the date, and compare it to the prelim totals so far today 🤦‍♂️
Yep, plenty of time still!

We're accepting donations until 11:59pm Pacific https://twitter.com/gabrielmobius/status/1335079791435845634
We truly appreciate it Bruce! https://twitter.com/bruce4nv/status/1335078556167094272
Got it counted, thank you!! https://twitter.com/mlmcreynolds/status/1335076457341722625
https://twitter.com/bettikmartin/status/1335080213236101120
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6TH ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
LATE PM UPDATE
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Pre-matches, here's where we were as of 10:30pm EST, with # of donors in parentheses -

➡️ GFM (239): $11,273
➡️ CashApp (33): $1,440
➡️ Venmo (88): $4,883
➡️ PayPal (127): $4,835.35

SUBTOTAL (487): $22,431.35
==========6TH ANNUALBULL CITY FOODRAISERLATE PM UPDATE==========Pre-matches, here's where we were as of 10:30pm EST, with # of donors in parentheses - GFM (239): $11,273 CashApp (33): $1,440 Venmo (88): $4,883 PayPal (127): $4,835.35SUBTOTAL (487): $22,431.35
==========6TH ANNUALBULL CITY FOODRAISERLATE PM UPDATE==========Pre-matches, here's where we were as of 10:30pm EST, with # of donors in parentheses - GFM (239): $11,273 CashApp (33): $1,440 Venmo (88): $4,883 PayPal (127): $4,835.35SUBTOTAL (487): $22,431.35
==========6TH ANNUALBULL CITY FOODRAISERLATE PM UPDATE==========Pre-matches, here's where we were as of 10:30pm EST, with # of donors in parentheses - GFM (239): $11,273 CashApp (33): $1,440 Venmo (88): $4,883 PayPal (127): $4,835.35SUBTOTAL (487): $22,431.35
==========6TH ANNUALBULL CITY FOODRAISERLATE PM UPDATE==========Pre-matches, here's where we were as of 10:30pm EST, with # of donors in parentheses - GFM (239): $11,273 CashApp (33): $1,440 Venmo (88): $4,883 PayPal (127): $4,835.35SUBTOTAL (487): $22,431.35
The totals in the prior tweet *remove* the matchers who had already paid, including 3 who had paid via Venmo ($1,750), 2 who had paid via PayPal ($2,500), and 1 who paid via CashApp ($500)

Adding those in, we're at $27,181.35 😱😱😱

And there are 16 matchers yet to pay...
I've gotta go to bed, because I woke up earlier than planned this morning in anticipation of what we were gonna make happen today 😂

WE'LL KEEP HONORING DONORS UNTIL 11:59PM PACIFIC TIME TONIGHT!

So just because I'm asleep doesn't mean you can't still help spread the word 😆 https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1334885835603386379
And even though I know y'all already know:

Thank you ❤️
...🤯
Talking with my contact at Lowe's about options later today https://twitter.com/jefegodofredo/status/1335240244342353923
So a few of updates since the overnight bonanza 😂

➡️ **THANK YOU** to @TheRealHoarse and followers for goosing things overnight!

➡️ I unpinned the donation tweet – we'll still take contribs but things have gotten way out of hand (in a good way!) and it's mildly terrifying

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➡️ The amounts raised have bumped up against the transfer max for some of these platforms (e.g. I just learned Venmo limits to $2,999.99? 😂), so rather than leave things there for screenshots, I went ahead and started the bank transfers

We're likely to hit *$40K* 😱😱😱

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The amounts raised have bumped up against the transfer max for some of these platforms (e.g. I just learned Venmo limits to $2,999.99? ), so rather than leave things there for screenshots, I went ahead and started the bank transfers We're likely to hit *$40K* 2/
The amounts raised have bumped up against the transfer max for some of these platforms (e.g. I just learned Venmo limits to $2,999.99? ), so rather than leave things there for screenshots, I went ahead and started the bank transfers We're likely to hit *$40K* 2/
The amounts raised have bumped up against the transfer max for some of these platforms (e.g. I just learned Venmo limits to $2,999.99? ), so rather than leave things there for screenshots, I went ahead and started the bank transfers We're likely to hit *$40K* 2/
The amounts raised have bumped up against the transfer max for some of these platforms (e.g. I just learned Venmo limits to $2,999.99? ), so rather than leave things there for screenshots, I went ahead and started the bank transfers We're likely to hit *$40K* 2/
➡️ Due to the amount raised, PayPal has flagged us for extra vetting to make sure we're not a scam. Had to send them a picture of myself and my driver's license; should be confirmed non-scam by Monday

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➡️ Due to the amount raised, GoFundMe has also flagged us for extra vetting to make sure we're not a scam

I already submitted all the paperwork to their 3rd party verifier (Ayden?) so we should be OK, *but* their system says funds arrive 12/14 if we're cleared by this Monday

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So if any of y'all know anyone at GFM or Ayden who can make sure they're Johnny-on-the-spot with the verifications, that'd be great because otherwise they're encroaching on our time cushion 😂

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➡️ If you are one of our matchers and you're kicking in your $$, please let me know what platform you use so I can record the data (we segment out the regular donors from the matching donors)

I'm also going through everything by hand but it would make my life easier 😂

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➡️ If you are one of our matchers and are wondering why you haven't heard from me yet, you should get a status update today

Basically we had a *lot* more people after 10:30pm EST so I have to redo my data crunching 😂

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➡️ WE NEED VOLUNTEERS NEXT

Turquoise Parker ( @PrkrsProfessors) and I need to modify the logistical plans, but know now that we're going to need a lot more volunteers than we anticipated 😬

So keep an eye out for more details

➡️ Thank y'all for being awesome! ☺️

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That is part of the discussion Turq is gonna have with school leadership, figuring out what schools to expand to and how to manage it https://twitter.com/dysartes/status/1335247823001047040
Not without rethinking how this all works 😂

We'd expanded the delay between fundraising and delivery to the current 11 days – it seems like that's not long enough anymore

But if we push back further, we're hitting Black Friday 😑 https://twitter.com/bentwhee/status/1335255625073389571
ME TOO 😂

I guess if something doesn't clear in time, we'll just hold it in the account until next year? We're so far above where we were last year that may not be a bad thing 🙈 https://twitter.com/firthermor/status/1335250008954777602
I can absolutely confirm I have the best friends and followers on Twitter ☺️ https://twitter.com/EcurbWordoow/status/1335260603364077568
Nah. Things were simpler then, but anything worth doing is worth overdoing 😆 https://twitter.com/spacemonkx/status/1335250167298215936
Got it counted and marked! https://twitter.com/gottlife/status/1335248557264281607
Sooo the conversation has shifted from "can y'all help us line up a box truck or two through a third party?" to this... 😂
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