Frequent Flier Miles to Help Wounded Service Members

[cb88]

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2004 -- Thanks to a partnership between Northwest
Airlines and the nonprofit Fisher House Foundation, travelers can donate their
miles from the airline's WorldPerks frequent-flyer program to help service
members wounded or injured on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Northwest is providing travel through the use of donated WorldPerks miles for
wounded or injured service members to take leave or pass from military
hospitals, and for their families to visit them at their bedside. Jim Weiskopf,
Fisher House spokesman, said the Northwest program is the second airline
partnership involving the foundation. The first one, with American Airlines,
uses donated "AAdvantage Award" certificates donated by Anheuser-Busch
employees.

Other programs using donated frequent-flyer miles are restricted to military
members coming home from Iraq or Afghanistan on emergency leave, Weiskopf said.
Proposed legislation would permit the military to use the services of a
nonprofit organization to administer a program for family members, and that
would involve all participating airlines.

Best known for its network of comfort homes on the grounds of all the
military's major medical centers, Fisher House Foundation has been named a
Northwest Airlines designated "AirCares" charity. Northwest announced this
special program to accept frequent-flyer miles from its customers and allow
Fisher House to redeem miles for free airline tickets to support hospitalized
service members.

The AirCares program depends on the support of the airline's WorldPerks member
donations. To donate their miles, WorldPerks members can call (800) 327-2881,
with their WorldPerks account and PIN numbers.

Although the Northwest program will continue through Dec. 31, mileage may be
donated to the Fisher House Foundation only through Nov. 30. The minimum
donation is 5,000 miles, and larger donations may be made in 1,000-mile
increments. All AirCares mileage donations are final, officials said, meaning
unused miles cannot be restored to members' accounts.

Complete information is available on the Fisher House Foundation Web site.

Related Web Sites:
Fisher House Foundation [http://www.fisherhouse.org/]
Northwest Airlines
AirCares® Support For Fisher House Foundation [http://www.nwa.com/features/FisherHouse.html]

[Woodmonkey]

That's a great idea. I'm copying this and emailing it around. Thanks cb.

[cb88]

Originally Posted by Woodmonkey

That's a great idea. I'm copying this and emailing it around. Thanks cb.

NP...was no biggie, found it while sorting out the newsletters and thought it deserved a little more exposure.

I don't have Northwest miles....I have United, and they still haven't got it together on the donating them for the troops in any way.

[Woodmonkey]

Originally Posted by cb88

I don't have Northwest miles....I have United, and they still haven't got it together on the donating them for the troops in any way.

Maybe, if enough people ask, all the airlines will make this available.