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Apple CEO Tim Cook offering coffee date for charity auction

Apple CEO Tim Cook is offering the chance to chat over coffee, and all it might cost is a charity donation — to the tune of $50,000.

With proceeds going to support The RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights, the Apple chief has promised the winner the opportunity to sit down over coffee with Cook at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino for between 30 minutes and an hour. The offer went live on charity auction site Charitybuzz and currently has two bids.

The auction, which has an estimated value of $50,000, has 20 days left in its duration. The auction's winner will be able to take a guest for coffee with Cook. The bid does not, though, include travel and accommodations.

The legal terms of the auction state that Charitybuzz expects "polite manners and respect for the generous donor," and the winning bidder and guest will be subject to security screening. Bidding currently stands at $5,250.

Apple as an organization has a mixed record with charity. The company's late founder, Steve Jobs, was reluctant to publicize his own charitable works when alive, which made some question whether Jobs even engaged in charitable giving. Notable Apple personalities have previously donated their time, designs, and money in the past, though, to a range of causes.

Apple's corporate charitable efforts have seen a noteworthy public-facing increase under Cook's tenure, however. One of his first changes implemented in 2011 was a charitable matching program, which has raised millions of dollars for nonprofit organizations.



46 Comments

ireland 18 Years · 17436 comments

Seems like it could be a half-assed scam attempt.

macxpress 16 Years · 5913 comments

The most expensive cup of coffee you'll ever have. Its currently up to $14,333 as of 2:46 PM EST. It would be nice if someone without this kind of money would have an opportunity to do something similar. 

lord amhran 12 Years · 900 comments

Ba[quote name="Ireland" url="/t/157166/apple-ceo-tim-cook-offering-coffee-date-for-charity-auction#post_2316402"]Seems like it could be a half-assed scam attempt. [/quote] Based on?

boxmaccary 13 Years · 143 comments

I wonder .... * what kind of coffee will it be? * will she split the difference & call it 45 minutes? * will there be moist, fresh-baked pastries? * what will rhey talk about? * whete will the meeting be: in his office? the Mac Caffe? Another place in HQ entirely? * will she offer them a sneak peek at upcomong iStuff?

pooch 16 Years · 768 comments

[quote name="BoxMacCary" url="/t/157166/apple-ceo-tim-cook-offering-coffee-date-for-charity-auction#post_2316415"]I wonder .... * what kind of coffee will it be? * will she split the difference & call it 45 minutes? * will there be moist, fresh-baked pastries? * what will rhey talk about? * whete will the meeting be: in his office? the Mac Caffe? Another place in HQ entirely? * will she offer them a sneak peek at upcomong iStuff?[/quote] she?