Time Cook has once again cooked up an opportunity to have lunch with him. For the third consecutive year, the Apple CEO has hit the Charitybuzz auction block to raise funds and awareness for Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Bidders can try their luck to win a chance to lunch with Cook at Apple HQ in Cupertino, California. This year’s winning bidder will also get to be his personal guest at an Apple keynote event.
Though the estimated bid listed on the site is $100,000, the current bid at the time of posting is holding strongly at $165,000. Since there are nineteen more days to go before the auction is taken off the block, the amount is expected to hit the roof. The 2013 auction for a lunch experience with Tim Cook did raise $610,000 for RFK Human Rights which is considered to be one of the highest grossing auctions on Charitybuzz. Bidding to meet Tim Cook this year is open at Charitybuzz.com/TimCook through May 6.
The 54 year old business executive has recently been ranked #1 on Fortune magazine’s 2015 list of the World’s Greatest Leaders. Taking over the role of CEO, Cook has spearheaded the introduction of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, as well as Apple Pay and Apple Watch. Adding a green feather to his hat, he is also leading a company wide effort to use 100 percent renewable energy at all Apple facilities.
Cook joins with other cultural icons offering intimate experiences in support of RFK Human Rights, including Robert Downey Jr., Helen Mirren, Natalie Morales, Larry David, Taylor Swift, Misty Copeland, John Madden, Ed Sheeran, Carly Rae Jepsen, Robert Gates, and many more.
