He’s been seen sporting 1.20.09 stickers for awhile now so it should be no surprise that Jake Burton Carpenter has anted up a $50,000 donation (the maximum allowable) to help Barack Obama kick off his presidency in style, according to a story in the Times Argus.
Five residents have given more than $150,000 in recent weeks to the Democrat’s Presidential Inauguration Committee, the body that oversees the ceremonies and celebrations surrounding the Jan. 20, swearing-in process. . . . Jake Carpenter of Stowe, the owner of Burton Snowboards, gave $50,000 to support the inauguration as did Bill Stetson of Norwich, a prominent Democratic fundraiser.
Talk about giving back. . . Google CEO Eric Schmidt and cofounder Larry Page only donated $25,000 a piece.
[Link: Times Argus]
really??? I’m more excited about Obama than anyone, but 50k to help him party on inauguration day? Jake, how about supporting coalitions that fight for our wilderness areas, or underprivileged kids, or anything that would actually be productive–especially in these dire economic times when all community programs are strapped for donations?
I’m sure he already does plenty of charitable giving, but fifty Gs seems like an awful lot of money to make a statement with.
must be nice I guess…
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