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Kevin Roderick • December 22 2008 12:24 PM

Contributors to the Obama inauguration fund are being wooed with the promise of hard-to-score tickets to the Washington events around the January 20 festivities. New cheaper packages have been added to the menu, though there are still openings at the $300,000 level for four tickets to pretty much everything. Here's some of the details from Century City-based finance chair Cookie Parker's latest note.

Your donation today will help make this historic day a success. Therefore we have been working hard to raise money from individual donors all over the country. This money will ensure that this incredibly historic four days will be as great as it can and should be � for all Americans. Any contribution will be gratefully accepted. But for those of you would like to be an Inaugural Finance Sponsor or Inaugural Finance Chair, there are still two packages available. Though there are still many unknowns, we are pleased to be able to report the following new package of $10k, in addition to the $50k one. I have listed the events below plus attached the events you will have access to....
$10,000 - Inaugural Sponsor

A contribution of $10,000 will entitle you to the following:

Saturday, January 17th

2 Tickets to the Finance Welcome Reception

Sunday, January 18th

2 VIP Tickets to the Welcome concert at Lincoln Memorial

2 VIP Tickets to the Kid's Concert

Monday, January 19th

2 VIP Tickets to the "Taste of Chicago" Dinner

Tuesday, January 20th

2 VIP tickets to the Inaugural Parade

2 VIP tickets to the Inaugural Ball

$50,000 - Inaugural Finance Chair

A contribution of $50,000 will entitle the purchaser to the following:

Saturday, January 17th
2 VIP tickets to the Finance Welcome Reception (featuring A List Talent)

Sunday, January 18th

2 Tickets to the Finance VIP Welcome Brunch (featuring A List Talent)

4 VIP Tickets to the Welcome Concert at Lincoln Memorial

Monday, January 19th

2 Tickets to the Transition Briefing

2 Tickets to the Black-Tie Bi-Partisan Gala (featuring A-List talent)

Tuesday, January 20th

4 Tickets to the Inaugural Parade

4 Tickets to the Official Inaugural Ball

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