The President and First Lady have better things to do than brunch with the wealthy parents of their daughters’ classmates. But it appears some families at Sidwell Friends, the private school attended by Malia and Sasha Obama, are disappointed that the first family donated autographed magazines, instead of hang-out time, for the Sidwell Friends School Dollars for Scholars benefit auction. “There were expectations that they might donate something more personal, like the Clintons did,” a source told MSNBC’s Scoop blog, “Lots of people were disappointed.” Instead, the Obamas “only” submitted “a signed copy of the Rolling Stone issue featuring the president and a signed copy of the January Vogue that featured the first lady.”

According to Sidwell’s website, the “Dollars for Scholars” program raises money for student financial aid. In 1996, while Chelsea Clinton was attending the school, then president Bill Clinton donated a round of golf that raised almost six figures. Chelsea Clinton offered her babysitting services another year, and continues to participate – for this year’s auction, she and a friend are offering a lunch or brunch in NYC to the highest bidder.