White House Press Dinner to Benefit Charity for Poor

The 2,700 guests at this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner will forgo dessert and donate the savings to a social-service charity in Washington, says the Associated Press.

Along with the $13,140 raised by skipping the last course at the annual dinner, the association will give another $10,000 to So Others Might Eat, which provides meals, job training, and mental-health and drug treatment to the poor. Following tradition, proceeds from the event will also support journalism scholarships.

The correspondents’ group wanted “to recognize the difficulties that lots of people are facing right now,” said Jennifer Lowen, Associated Press White House reporter and president of the association.

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