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May 04, 2007
Hedge-Fund Auction Raises $71-MillionIn a dizzying evening filled with offers including a flight with a fighter pilot, a piano lesson from a rock star, and trips to London and China, the Robin Hood Foundation coaxed donations of $71-million from New York’s hedge-fund kings by auctioning off a number of unusual prizes, reports The New York Times. (Related) The New York Times.
Hedge-fund accounts earned their managers billions of dollars in profit in the past year as the stock market rose substantially. And the Robin Hood Foundation — described in the article as the “it” charity for New York’s financial elite — took advantage of that wealth to raise the large sum. The article notes that as recently as 2000, an evening draw of $1.2-million was considered substantial.
The diversity of gifts and a horde of celebrities no doubt aided the foundation’s efforts. News anchors, professional quarterbacks, and rock ‘n’ roll bands all appeared at the event, encouraging the hedge-fund set to bid on items like trips to Beijing to hang out with the United States Olympics team.
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