In a flagrant attempt to be topical and relevant, I searched the internet for random connections between charitable organizations and the increased levels of security that are snarling up those already-long lines at airports everywhere. Were those ladies with the white buckets getting more money from people who couldn’t p
ass them by so quickly? Or were they getting less from frustrated travelers. Had some industrious clarinet players set up shop with a crate of band candy or light bulbs for sale? Were college students stranded by winter storms strumming guitars in overcrowded lounges, hoping for some spare change for a soy mocha?
Alas, I found no such intersection of cause and cancelled flights, but suddenly came up with a lovely solution for everyone: help out your favorite charity by staying out of airports all together. Why not stay home curled up under your Snuggie with a good book and donate your frequent flyer miles to people who really need them? Almost every airline has a charity miles program, and many charities accept them directly. Even if your miles are about to expire, they’ll stay fresh and delicious once they’re donated. If you have other questions, check with MileDonor.com to see where and how your miles can help.
So dig through your sock drawer and pile those dusty miles into a box and ship them to an organization that will make sure a sick child or a lonely soldier or emergency workers or other folks out there making a difference can get where they need to go.
US Air
[Hey, here’s one more reason to hand over those miles: for every 5,000 miles you donate to US Air’s Miles of Hope program before the end of the year, they’ll match the first 1,000 miles, up to 25,000.]
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