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Re:I bought 200 Raspberry Pi Model B’s and I’m going to fix ... by MarcScott on Saturday February 06, 2021 @06:26PM (#26051128)
One of my many roles in the RPi Foundation, is working with families receiving Raspberry Pi computers as part of the PiDrop program. Every donated computer makes a huge difference to the children receiving them, allowing them to engage in online learning, and it's all thanks to the donations we receive. I only wish we could give out more.
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Re:I bought 200 Raspberry Pi Model B’s and I’m going to fix ... by thrtythreeforty on Saturday February 06, 2021 @11:09PM (#26052559)
I suspect you'd get a lot of interest if you posted more info. I'd be good for at least one Pi, if I knew it was sent to someone who needed it. I grew up with potato computers and was very glad to have them. They're 5x as critical nowadays.
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Re:I bought 200 Raspberry Pi Model B’s and I’m going to fix ... by DoreenMichele on Sunday February 07, 2021 @04:18AM (#26053752)
I also cannot find anything for "Pi Drop" but did find something for RPi Foundation.

https://www.raspberrypi.org/about/

https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/faqs/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi_Foundation

I know nothing about this. I searched for it. I am not associated with it. Please email them or sign up for their newsletter or whatever to confirm. I have not been successful in tracking down anything called a "pi drop" on the above website.

Edit: They do have a Marc Scott listed on their team, fwiw: https://www.raspberrypi.org/about/meet-the-team/

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Re:I bought 200 Raspberry Pi Model B’s and I’m going to fix ... by FreshFries on Sunday February 07, 2021 @02:05AM (#26053275)
PiDrop is the best hidden program on earth / google.
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Re:I bought 200 Raspberry Pi Model B’s and I’m going to fix ... by MarcScott on Sunday February 07, 2021 @09:35AM (#26055283)
I'm probably too late to provide more information but - https://www.raspberrypi.org/education/support-learn-at-home/
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Re:I bought 200 Raspberry Pi Model B’s and I’m going to fix ... by justinclift on Sunday February 07, 2021 @03:34AM (#26053594)
As other people have mentioned, there seems to be No information about "PiDrop" or "Pi Drop" available through either search engines (tried Bing and DuckDuckGo), nor on the RPi Foundation website.

Is it a new program, or ???

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Re:I bought 200 Raspberry Pi Model B’s and I’m going to fix ... by throwbigdata on Saturday February 06, 2021 @07:43PM (#26051576)
Let’s do. How much do they cost? What fundraising is in place? I can help raise money.
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Re:I bought 200 Raspberry Pi Model B’s and I’m going to fix ... by leesalminen on Saturday February 06, 2021 @07:57PM (#26051658)
Agreed. This is a project I can get behind. Is there a donation page?
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Re:I bought 200 Raspberry Pi Model B’s and I’m going to fix ... by WrtCdEvrydy on Saturday February 06, 2021 @09:54PM (#26052220)
Yeah, please link more info.
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