Inaugural Package for the "Distressed"

Earl W. Stafford, the founder of a Centreville technology, bought the JW Marriott's $1 million "build-your-own-ball" offer. Included in the offer is 300 rooms, four suites, $200,000 worth of food and drink, and a site overlooking the Pennsylvania Avenue parade route. Stafford said he wants at least 30 percent of those staying in his rooms and participating in the events to be disadvantaged or needy in some way. "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." I think it's great that someone with the financial ability to buy such a huge inaugural offer is donating it to the people who would not otherwise be able to attend, but I wonder what his definition of "distressed" is...