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6TH ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FINAL RESULTS
MEGA-THREAD
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6TH ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FINAL RESULTS
MEGA-THREAD
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We'll be using this thread for final results / pics / etc over the course of the week
The first picture: the cashier's check I just picked up from Wells Fargo
As always, 100% of every donation we receive goes back out the door
As always, 100% of every donation we receive goes back out the door
You'll notice the amount is slightly higher than the last $$ update, because we had 4 more people donate when they saw I'd posted the "final" update 
I will re-post a final final update tomorrow, that will include their contribs, the $10 I paid for the cashier's check, and whatever incidental $$ we end up owing Costco to get everything to zero out
Gonna go check on things at Costco now to see how we're progressing
Y'all...
Costco is almost done palletizing the merchandise
Final results (pics tomorrow!) should come out to ~30 pallets
A standard semi can only carry 26!
Final results (pics tomorrow!) should come out to ~30 pallets
A standard semi can only carry 26!
Thankfully the @Lowes Regional Distribution Center in Garysburg NC â the folks loaning us the semi and a driver â has said the driver will be available all day, so we can make multiple trips
But let's not lose sight of the fact WE'VE TOTALLY BLOWN PAST A SEMI'S WORTH OF FOOD!
But let's not lose sight of the fact WE'VE TOTALLY BLOWN PAST A SEMI'S WORTH OF FOOD!
Do y'all know how stoked I am right now?? 
Pics tomorrow! Costco has a steel holding cage above their bakery area that is authorized personnel only, and that's where all our stuff is until tomorrow morning https://twitter.com/proudviv/status/1338591232805793798
Yes! @Lowes has been a *fantastic* corporate partner in this! I can't say enough good things about them 
https://twitter.com/sqpete/status/1338585100041277442
https://twitter.com/sqpete/status/1338585100041277442
Just need @TheRock to re-create the "We're gonna need a bigger truck" scene for next year and that would be enough https://twitter.com/dutchblondedoom/status/1338589004489494533
https://twitter.com/dutchblondedoom/status/1338589004489494533
Y'ALL
Y'all see these boxes?
There are 800 bookbags in these boxes, filled with school supplies, that Ryan at @Costco has arranged to be donated *for free* on top of everything else – bei Costco
There are 800 bookbags in these boxes, filled with school supplies, that Ryan at @Costco has arranged to be donated *for free* on top of everything else
– bei Costco
Here's an overhead shot of all the pallets, they managed to get it down to 26 pallets in all – bei Costco
Had the photo of the cashier's check for y'all yesterday
Here's the initial dollar amount, the final dollar amount after we added 5 more boxes of stuff, and the printed receipt
Here's the initial dollar amount, the final dollar amount after we added 5 more boxes of stuff, and the printed receipt
Now that we're running under a 501(c)(3), that sales tax should be rebated back to us â so we'll start with $1K in the bank for the 2021 event https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1338885502712356865
https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1338885502712356865
(I paid the $6.62 from my law firm account, so that'll end up included in our "final" dollar amount donated too)
Got a few random videos of the loading process – bei Costco
– bei Costco
You can't tell we're smiling, but we're smiling 
This was before we left about an hour ago â that's Costco Ryan in the middle, Costco Seth on the left of him, the forklift driver Costco Justin on the right, then @GomeralDAL and me on the flanks
This was before we left about an hour ago â that's Costco Ryan in the middle, Costco Seth on the left of him, the forklift driver Costco Justin on the right, then @GomeralDAL and me on the flanks
Took this at the stoplight outside the school like 2 hours ago
Fresh bread was delivered on-site, not included as part of the earlier pallet pics – bei Lakewood Elementary School
And @Lowes donated a bunch of masks to go with the groceries as well
Costco Ryan and Costco Seth also provided some manual labor for a stretch – bei Lakewood Elementary School
Haven't had time to do updates because I've been hauling @$$ so we can get this truck cleared in a timely fashion
Here's some folks loading dollies and such, moving things in one cart at a time – bei Lakewood Elementary School
Here's some folks loading dollies and such, moving things in one cart at a time – bei Lakewood Elementary School
This is a pano shot of the gym before anything was moved in – bei Lakewood Elementary School
Turquoise did a brief movie of how much fresh bread we're gonna be giving folks – bei Lakewood Elementary School
Follow-up pano after about 2 hours of stuff moved in – bei Lakewood Elementary School
AND @LOWES JUST GOT US A FORKLIFT!!! – bei Lakewood Elementary School
Y'all don't know how much of a relief that forklift was
We had been manually moving stuff for hours, and with the forklift we got everything left out of the truck and onto the sidewalk in 30 minutes – bei Lakewood Elementary School
We had been manually moving stuff for hours, and with the forklift we got everything left out of the truck and onto the sidewalk in 30 minutes – bei Lakewood Elementary School
We still have alllllllll this left to move, plus everything that's already inside – bei Lakewood Elementary School
The 18-wheeler is unloaded and ready to depart, along with the forklift
*THANK YOU* @Lowes for being amazing!
– bei Lakewood Elementary School
*THANK YOU* @Lowes for being amazing!
– bei Lakewood Elementary School
Just changed my name on here in appreciation
So @Lowes donated the 18-wheeler, and the forklift, and the masks
Plus gloves and hand sanitizer for the volunteers
Plus several boxes of these kids' construction kit things
Plus gloves and hand sanitizer for the volunteers
Plus several boxes of these kids' construction kit things
I thought I took a picture of the donated bookbags from @Costco but it looks like I forgot 
@alycatphotos (who is donating time to be our photographer!) may have some I'll share later
@alycatphotos (who is donating time to be our photographer!) may have some I'll share later
Not-terribly-good wide angle photos from me with all of the food inside – bei Lakewood Elementary School
Turquoise ( @PrkrsProfessors) and I for our annual Eagle Pride pose â this time with her seated on 2,700+ lbs of peanut butter 
– bei Lakewood Elementary School
– bei Lakewood Elementary School
And of course we had to do another shot with the Lakewood Elementary School mascot! 
– bei Lakewood Elementary School
– bei Lakewood Elementary School
I can't put into words how much that forklift saved our butts
The trailer was on a slight incline, so we were using 4 guys' muscles just to get things like the peanut butter off the wall and toward the lip
We'd still be unloading if it wasn't for that forklift https://twitter.com/revieloutionne/status/1338955495453974528
The trailer was on a slight incline, so we were using 4 guys' muscles just to get things like the peanut butter off the wall and toward the lip
We'd still be unloading if it wasn't for that forklift
https://twitter.com/revieloutionne/status/1338955495453974528
I'm bushed. My lower back is screaming, and somehow I managed to get a nasty paper cut from a slip sheet
