Earl Stafford is GIVING hundres of people the chance of a lifetime. This man knows that investing in people will give you the best return. I nominate, Earl Stafford as the Giving Movement's Giver of the week. Congratulations to Earl Stafford for using his life to make a difference. Who knows maybe I will meet him.
Here is the article that appeared in CNN regarding Earl Stafford and his 1 million dollar donation. How amazing is he? One day I will be able to do the same thing.
Until then, tomorrow I will feed 800 families and I will be excited about it.
Source CNN:
Virginia businessman Earl Stafford has spent $1 million to give hundreds of poverty-stricken and terminally ill Americans, along with wounded men and women in uniform, an inauguration experience that won't cost them anything.
Stafford's event is one of the splashiest inauguration packages out there. It includes high-end hotel rooms and luxury suites, food and drinks, a heated viewing spot right above the parade route, even gowns and tuxedos to wear to celebratory balls and a beautician to help attendees get ready.
Hours after the election, Stafford, a 60-year-old businessman and son of a Baptist minister, invested in what the JW Marriott billed as its $1 million "build-your-own-ball" inaugural hotel package.
His family's nonprofit foundation, the Stafford Foundation, is footing the bill for what it is calling the People's Inaugural Project, but it is also hoping to get money from sponsors.
Stafford said Thursday that he hopes the balcony terrace is filled "with those who are disadvantaged, those who are distressed, mingling with those who aren't so. And we hope to see on their faces a sense of excitement."
"I was inspired to do this by the Lord. ... It's not about us but about us helping other people," he said.
At least third of the tickets to the event will go toward people who are needy or underprivileged, and the rest of those participating could be people from sponsoring foundations, companies or volunteers.
Everything, he said, will be taken care of: transportation, evening gowns and tuxedos for the ball.
He hopes that providing a front row seat to history will inspire those invited to do good things in their communities.
Stafford said he began thinking about the project in March. He voted for Barack Obama, and records show he contributed $4,600 to the Democrat's campaign, according to the Post.
Stafford, a retired Air Force officer, noted that he does not agree with all of Obama's positions. But, he told the paper, he decided the inauguration would be "a transition in history, if you will ... and everyone should be included."
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