Tim Cook Offering Coffee Meeting at Apple HQ in Charity AuctionCharity auction site CharityBuzz is hosting a listing to have coffee with Apple CEO Tim Cook at Apple's Cupertino headquarters (via The Next Web). The proceeds from the auction will benefit the RFK Center for Justice & Human Rights, a fitting charity as Cook said at the D10 conference that Bobby Kennedy was one of his heroes. The high bid on the listing, which closes on May 14th, is currently at $5,250, with an estimated value of $50,000. Legendary investor Warren Buffett routinely auctions lunch with himself for charity. Last year's auction sold for nearly $3.5 million. The winner won lunch for eight with Buffett at Smith & Wollensky in New York. The auction covers two attendees for a 30-60 minute meeting at a mutually agreed upon date. Update: The RFK Center has issued a press release announcing the group of roughly 100 celebrity auctions, specifically drawing attention to the coffee meeting with Cook.In an unprecedented donation, Apple CEO Tim Cook is offering the opportunity for a winning bidder and guest to join him for coffee at the Apple Headquarters in Cupertino, CA. The experience, valued at $50,000, marks the first time one-on-one access to Cook has been offered on the auction block. Recent Mac and iOS Blog Stories • Drafts Updated to Version 3.0, Adding Deeper Organization and New Actions • First Reviews of Samsung Galaxy S4: Great Screen, Gimmick Features, Bad Plastic Design • Apple Reaches 45B App Downloads With $9B Paid to Developers • GoComics Offers Free Classic Comic Strips Like 'Peanuts' and 'Calvin and Hobbes' • iCloud Boasts 300M Users and 20 Percent Growth in Q2 2013 • Apple Continues to See Significant Growth in Greater China • Apple Seeds Build 12E36 of OS X Beta 10.8.4 Developers • Apple Store iOS App Updated With Push Delivery and iPhone Upgrade Notifications
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