Snapshot · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Good Fight Foundation, co-founded by Poirier and his wife Jolie, packs and distributes roughly 1,300 backpacks filled with school supplies for Louisiana kids every year.
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As the conversation winds toward its close, Bartlett brings up the Good Fight Foundation as evidence of who Poirier truly is. [1] — Dustin Poirier "Poirier and Jolie were packing up their South Florida home when they saw a news story about a police officer killed near where they went to…" 1:21:10 Poirier explains it began by accident: while packing up their South Florida home to move back to Louisiana, he and Jolie saw a news article about a police officer killed near their old school, leaving a family behind. They auctioned fight-worn gear to help them, then kept going — eBaying shorts and gloves, donating proceeds to food pantries and other causes. About a year or two in, they formalised it as a nonprofit so the brand could outlast Poirier's individual profile. He describes the annual back-to-school drive, which packs 1,300 backpacks with every supply on the Louisiana school list, entirely assembled by hand to stretch every dollar. He also mentions the Uganda water well project. Bartlett notes Poirier received the first-ever Forrest Griffin Community Award from the UFC at just 30.
Poirier and Jolie were packing up their South Florida home when they saw a news story about a police officer killed near where they went to school, leaving behind a family. They auctioned his fight gear to help the family, then kept going. What started as eBay listings became a formal nonprofit with an annual back-to-school drive, international water well projects in Uganda, and a mission to maximise every donated dollar.
Poirier was awarded the first-ever Forrest Griffin Community Award by the UFC at age 30 for exceptional volunteering and charity work.
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