T. Greg Doucette
@gregdoucette.bsky.social
In-House Counsel @ BigTech. Ex-"Computers Guy," then decade litigating 1A in NC+TX. Servant to two cats (and a dog and a wife). Armchair Philanthropist.
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Definitely! Will post more on that over the weekend, once I'm reasonably sure we'll have everything funded 😅
If you want to mark your calendar, it'll be December 9-12
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If you want to mark your calendar, it'll be December 9-12
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Can locals sign up to help sort/deliver/etc?
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Definitely! Will post more on that over the weekend, once I'm reasonably sure we'll have everything funded 😅
If you want to mark your calendar, it'll be December 9-12
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If you want to mark your calendar, it'll be December 9-12
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Just donated!
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11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
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It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Technically $4.50 turns into $91 -- Brian's $1-for-$1 applies to what the matchers donate too!
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Technically $4.50 turns into $91 -- Brian's $1-for-$1 applies to what the matchers donate too!
Venmo’s asking for the last four digits of the phone number for that account… did you put that in thread somewhere and I missed it?
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Just shoot me a DM so I can flag it in the spreadsheet!
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Just shoot me a DM so I can flag it in the spreadsheet!
I know you said any of the paths work/none takes priority over another, but…do certain ones charge fees that cost you/the foundation/donors/anyone who could be giving that money to the cause? Because I’m pretty open with how I send you my $18.
(Not to minimize! Just for clarity re: fees, etc!)
(Not to minimize! Just for clarity re: fees, etc!)
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
One of these years I will be prepared enough that it doesn't feel like a last-minute scramble 🙃 Thank you!!
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oohh thanks for posting this. This is always one of the highlights of my year. Omw to donate now!
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
One of these years I will be prepared enough that it doesn't feel like a last-minute scramble 🙃 Thank you!!
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This all began with a local schoolteacher and her husband trying to help one classroom, and has iterated each year into the gaping maw of philanthropy and volunteerism you see before you 😂
More on the history tomorrow!
More on the history tomorrow!
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This all began with a local schoolteacher and her husband trying to help one classroom, and has iterated each year into the gaping maw of philanthropy and volunteerism you see before you 😂
More on the history tomorrow!
More on the history tomorrow!
If you'd like some better-sourced details on the problem and how we tackle it, I keep a sporadically-updated GitHub repository with info here:
foodraiser.info
foodraiser.info
GitHub - LawDevNull/BullCityFoodraiser: Public repository for info about the Bull City Foodraiser
Public repository for info about the Bull City Foodraiser - LawDevNull/BullCityFoodraiser
foodraiser.info
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If you'd like some better-sourced details on the problem and how we tackle it, I keep a sporadically-updated GitHub repository with info here:
foodraiser.info
foodraiser.info
If you've seen recent commentary about SNAP benefits being suspended, this is not that -- school-based food aid covers entirely separate programs!
We love our patchwork messes in America 🤪
We love our patchwork messes in America 🤪
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November 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
If you've seen recent commentary about SNAP benefits being suspended, this is not that -- school-based food aid covers entirely separate programs!
We love our patchwork messes in America 🤪
We love our patchwork messes in America 🤪
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II. WHAT WE DO
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The sole purpose of this event is helping school-aged kids from lower income families eat during the 2-week school break in December
➡️ In the US, most food aid is school-based
➡️ In NC, access to that aid goes away when schools are closed
Dumb? Yes. But so it goes
II. WHAT WE DO
***
The sole purpose of this event is helping school-aged kids from lower income families eat during the 2-week school break in December
➡️ In the US, most food aid is school-based
➡️ In NC, access to that aid goes away when schools are closed
Dumb? Yes. But so it goes
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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II. WHAT WE DO
***
The sole purpose of this event is helping school-aged kids from lower income families eat during the 2-week school break in December
➡️ In the US, most food aid is school-based
➡️ In NC, access to that aid goes away when schools are closed
Dumb? Yes. But so it goes
II. WHAT WE DO
***
The sole purpose of this event is helping school-aged kids from lower income families eat during the 2-week school break in December
➡️ In the US, most food aid is school-based
➡️ In NC, access to that aid goes away when schools are closed
Dumb? Yes. But so it goes
TL;DR: any of the above donation paths work! None take priority over any other
*Except*, the PPGF and GFM will go offline on the 15th, because they're on a time delay so we don't get the funding until after the event (which rolls over to next year's Foodraiser)
*Except*, the PPGF and GFM will go offline on the 15th, because they're on a time delay so we don't get the funding until after the event (which rolls over to next year's Foodraiser)
November 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
TL;DR: any of the above donation paths work! None take priority over any other
*Except*, the PPGF and GFM will go offline on the 15th, because they're on a time delay so we don't get the funding until after the event (which rolls over to next year's Foodraiser)
*Except*, the PPGF and GFM will go offline on the 15th, because they're on a time delay so we don't get the funding until after the event (which rolls over to next year's Foodraiser)
Also: Trump *increased* HBCU funding in his first term! It was part of his pitch to black voters in 2020!
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Also: Trump *increased* HBCU funding in his first term! It was part of his pitch to black voters in 2020!
Saved it on the work laptop by mistake, no wonder I couldn't find it 🤪
So matchers! They make things exciting because no one knows where we'll end up 😂
I think I've got all the current matching offers here, basically adding +$36 for each person who donates by this Friday @ 11:59pm PST! 🔥🔥
So matchers! They make things exciting because no one knows where we'll end up 😂
I think I've got all the current matching offers here, basically adding +$36 for each person who donates by this Friday @ 11:59pm PST! 🔥🔥
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
We also have Los Angeles Brian, who you'll learn more about during the history walkthrough!
LA Brian does this same sort of thing in Los Angeles, and has offered to match $1-for-$1 everything we raise up to $75,000 USD 🤯
LA Brian does this same sort of thing in Los Angeles, and has offered to match $1-for-$1 everything we raise up to $75,000 USD 🤯
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Alt: Actor Danny DeVito is wearing a gray sweatshirt with a picture of a dog on it, holding a stack of fake dollar bills in his left hand, shuffling them onto the floor with his right hand ("making it rain"). In the background is an image of various denominations of cash rotating in a circle. The text reads "Dolla Dolla Bills, Y'all"
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November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
We also have Los Angeles Brian, who you'll learn more about during the history walkthrough!
LA Brian does this same sort of thing in Los Angeles, and has offered to match $1-for-$1 everything we raise up to $75,000 USD 🤯
LA Brian does this same sort of thing in Los Angeles, and has offered to match $1-for-$1 everything we raise up to $75,000 USD 🤯
Saved it on the work laptop by mistake, no wonder I couldn't find it 🤪
So matchers! They make things exciting because no one knows where we'll end up 😂
I think I've got all the current matching offers here, basically adding +$36 for each person who donates by this Friday @ 11:59pm PST! 🔥🔥
So matchers! They make things exciting because no one knows where we'll end up 😂
I think I've got all the current matching offers here, basically adding +$36 for each person who donates by this Friday @ 11:59pm PST! 🔥🔥
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Saved it on the work laptop by mistake, no wonder I couldn't find it 🤪
So matchers! They make things exciting because no one knows where we'll end up 😂
I think I've got all the current matching offers here, basically adding +$36 for each person who donates by this Friday @ 11:59pm PST! 🔥🔥
So matchers! They make things exciting because no one knows where we'll end up 😂
I think I've got all the current matching offers here, basically adding +$36 for each person who donates by this Friday @ 11:59pm PST! 🔥🔥
[More details on that as soon as I figure out wheretf I saved my God-forsaken tracking spreadsheet 😩]
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
[More details on that as soon as I figure out wheretf I saved my God-forsaken tracking spreadsheet 😩]
➡️ Donor Matchers
The highlight of this event each fundraiser, we have folks who have agreed to join me in donating a certain dollar amount for each individual contributor across all these donation methods 🔥
So the more *people* who give, the more money the matchers give!
The highlight of this event each fundraiser, we have folks who have agreed to join me in donating a certain dollar amount for each individual contributor across all these donation methods 🔥
So the more *people* who give, the more money the matchers give!
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November 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
➡️ Donor Matchers
The highlight of this event each fundraiser, we have folks who have agreed to join me in donating a certain dollar amount for each individual contributor across all these donation methods 🔥
So the more *people* who give, the more money the matchers give!
The highlight of this event each fundraiser, we have folks who have agreed to join me in donating a certain dollar amount for each individual contributor across all these donation methods 🔥
So the more *people* who give, the more money the matchers give!