That is SO awesome! I was watching the news the other night, and they were saying what people COULD and COULD NoT bring to inauguration.. no folding chairs caught my attention cause I really can't stand for TOO long without a break.. and I thought- well, THAT limits me alright... and I was thinking about elderly and others that can't stand for long, and I was kind of upset that so many people would be left out because of things like that..
Nice to see that someone was thinking about that! Very nice move!
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[Stafford] will provide his guests lodging, food and special access, as well as beauticians, gowns and tuxedos, if necessary.
Stafford has paid the $1 million, a spokesman said, and is prepared to spend $600,000 more for a breakfast, a luncheon and two balls at the hotel. Stafford said he hopes to recoup some of the $600,000 from other sponsors, yet to be recruited.
"We wanted to . . . bless those who otherwise wouldn't have an opportunity to be a part of the great celebration, the inauguration and the festivities," he said in an interview yesterday. "Our objective is to bring in a cross-section of society -- those who are distressed, those who are terminally ill, those who are socially and economically disadvantaged, those veterans who are wounded and served our country." |
