Apple CEO John Sculley's desk will be top prize as this year's Pleasanton North Rotary's "A Starry Night" black-tie fundraiser.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The 54-member Pleasanton North Rotary will auction off John Sculley's desk as part of its 23rd Annual "A Starry Night" black-tie dinner, dance and auction fundraiser. Sculley was CEO of Apple Inc. for 10 years, starting in 1985 when he pushed out Apple's founder and most well-known CEO, Steve Jobs. Last year's event generated more than $95,000 for charity. According to a press release, the club is gearing up to do even more this year, with a long list of items that will be auctioned off Sept. 24 at Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery. The executive desk used by Sculley heads the list of items awaiting auction. The club will also auction off vacation packages to New Orleans, Pebble Beach, Lake Tahoe, and Napa Valley, and a one-year family …
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2:18 pm on Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Ron Sutton, here, CEO of ACCUSPLIT, Inc., 3rd and current owner of Apple CEO Sculley's desk. I decided to put the desk on simultaneous auctions, at A Starry Night and on eBay, so that people from all over the world would have the opportunity to bid for the desk and contribute to our Pleasanton North Rotary annual fund-raiser without having to be there on Sept 24. more ›