America's most famous eaters are looking for dinner companions. President Obama announced via e-mail on Wednesday that his wife will be joining the lucky winners of the third "Dinner with Barack" campaign fundraiser, now renamed "Dinner with Barack and Michelle." Today the First Lady sent an e-mail wooing donors, too, asking for a $3 donation. The e-mail had the subject line "[Your Name Here], I want to meet you."
"I'm excited for the chance to meet you and whoever you decide to bring to dinner," Mrs. Obama wrote. "I really hope you give this a shot."
The third dinner raffle will have three winners, and each can bring a guest. The assigned retail value of the prize package has jumped from $1,075 for the first dinner, to $1,600 for the current dinner, which includes airfare and a hotel stay. It is taxable to the winners. The President dined with the four winners of the first dinner contest last month, and the Campaign has released five videos about the dinner. Mr. Obama has yet to dine with the winners of the second dinner contest. Entries for the current contest close on Dec. 31.The text of the First Lady's e-mail:
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I'm excited for the chance to meet you and whoever you decide to bring to dinner.
I really hope you give this a shot.
Give $3 or whatever you can to be automatically entered for you and a guest to have dinner with Barack and me:
https://donate.barackobama.com/Dinner-With-Us
Hope to see you soon,
Michelle
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