San Francisco, United States
Investors, stop guessing about the right investment, and raise your virtual paddles to bid on a power lunch with Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. The annual Warren Buffett Lunch charity auction listed on eBay benefits San Francisco's Glide Foundation. Last year's winner bid over $600,000 for the lunch of a lifetime in New York City with Mr. Buffett. This year's auction opens Sunday, June 24th at 7:00 p.m. PDT and closes Friday, June 29 at 7:00 p.m. PDT.
Each year, Mr. Buffett generously offers one "power lunch" - and only one - as a charity item, and for the last eight years, the beneficiary has been the Glide Foundation, of which Buffett has remarked "is a remarkable organization that gives help and hope to those society has forgotten."
The winning bidder will have the opportunity to invite seven friends to join him or her and Buffett for lunch. The bidding starts at $25,000 and all bidders will be pre-qualified through Kompolt, (www.kompolt.com) the online auction agency for creating successful, high-value and high-profile promotional and charity auctions. To pre-qualify, visit: www.ebay.com/glide.
"The opportunity to sit down with Mr. Buffett - the world's greatest businessman - and at the same time support a great organization that helps thousands of people was worth every penny," said Yong Ping Duan, last year's winner.
The lunch will be listed through eBay Giving Works and hosted by Smith & Wollensky in New York City. Alan Stillman, CEO of Smith & Wollensky, has agreed to donate $10,000 for the privilege of hosting the lunch.
"We're so grateful for Warren's support of our organization. His generosity and spirit allows us to offer real help to real people in real time," stated Reverend Cecil Williams, Glide's founder.
Located in the Tenderloin, one of San Francisco's harshest urban environments, Glide Foundation is an oasis that has served the poor and disenfranchised for over 40 years. From serving one million meals a year, to operating a medical clinic, to youth job training, to offering weekly spiritual celebrations at Glide Church, and more - Glide is many things to many people.
For information about the Buffett Lunch, call 415.674.6072 or email tthorpe@glide.org. For information about Glide visit www.Glide.org.
Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)