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How much would you pay to play poker with "Seinfeld" creator Larry David, water ski with the Kennedys on Martha's Vineyard, have lunch with U.S. Sen. John McCain or make a cameo appearance on ABC's "Desperate Housewives?"
News Alerts Some people, it seems, are willing to pay $20,000 or more.
A weekend on the Vineyard with David and members of the Kennedy clan went for $24,000, while a walk-on on "Desperate Housewives" went for $20,000 in an online charity auction that benefits the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, a human rights group named after the former U.S. senator and attorney general.
Bidding on more than 100 seemingly priceless items opened earlier this month on charityfolks.com. The auction had raised more than $300,000 as of Monday evening, with bidding on some items -- including lunch with McCain and a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington by former U.S. senator and astronaut John Glenn, open until Wednesday evening.
"It's really encouraging that so many people still feel the absence of my father keenly and have been incredibly generous in supporting this auction," said Max Kennedy, one of RFK's sons.
Robert F. Kennedy's widow, Ethel, and other family members organized the auction, which also offers bidders the chance to watch a Red Sox game from the dugout, join actor and animal rights activist Alec Baldwin in adopting a puppy from a New York shelter, or go shark fishing with former U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy.
"He catches them every time," Max Kennedy said of his brother.
Boston.com
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