USE MILES
charitable donations
donate your miles
Join us in an effort to provide transportation for people in need. EarlyReturns® members may donate their miles to any one of the fine charities below by contacting the EarlyReturns® desk at 866-263-2759. While every mile counts, we appreciate your donation in 1,000-mile increments.
Read about the charities we donate to:
The Fisher House Foundation
The Fisher HouseTM program is a unique private-public partnership that supports America's military in their time of need. It is the Fisher House Foundation that administers the "Hero Miles" program for the Department of Defense in accordance with Public Law 108-110, the FY 05 Defense Authorization Act. By donating your miles to the Fisher House Foundation, military men and women who are undergoing treatment at a military or VA medical center incident to their service in Iraq, Afghanistan, and their families are able to travel for free.
There are two categories of eligible recipients:
- Service men and women with an approved leave of five or more days may be given a free round trip airline ticket for a trip from the medical center to their home and return if they are not eligible for government funded airfare.
- Qualifying service men and women may be given free round trip airline tickets to enable their family or close friends to visit them while they are being treated at the medical center.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. The Foundation considers the wish of any child diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition who is between the ages of 2-1/2 and 18 and lives anywhere in the state of Colorado. Since being founded in 1983, the chapter has granted more than 2,500 wishes to eligible Colorado children.
www.wishcolorado.org
Adoption Exchange
The Adoption Exchange provides the connection between children and adoptive families. The Adoption Exchange is a child welfare organization founded to ensure that all children have safety and permanence in their lives. Since 1983 the agency has been finding families for thousands of children with a broad range of special needs. With headquarters in Colorado, Adoption Exchange serves Colorado, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada and Missouri. Ticket donations provide Adoption Exchange with travel between their offices and, most importantly, a means to transport children to adoption recruitment opportunities.
www.adoptex.org
Colorado Wildlife Heritage Foundation
Since we're "a whole different animal" it's only fitting that we've selected the Colorado Wildlife Heritage Foundation as a charity of choice. Their mission is to ensure a wildlife legacy for Colorado today and tomorrow by securing and managing funds for wildlife projects. We need your help in leaving a legacy for our children and forever. Our joint program gives this non-profit organization an opportunity to provide additional resources toward the betterment of our State's wildlife by opening doors for our employees, employees of the Colorado Division of Wildlife, other wildlife non-profit groups and today's youth. Ticket donations are used to transport employees to educational seminars and wildlife experts to Colorado-based meetings. In addition, it gives the Foundation an educational opportunity for our urban youth to travel around the State to learn about our precious wildlife and limited resources.
www.coloradowildlifefoundation.org
El Jebel Shrine
The El Jebel Shrine is a chapter of The Shrine of North America, whose sole philanthropy is the support of Shriners Hospitals for Children, which are dedicated to providing free orthopedic and burn medical treatment to children 18 years and younger, without regard to race, color, creed or financial need. There is never a charge to the patient, parent or any third party for any service or medical treatment received at Shriners Hospitals for Children, and no U.S. Government funding of any kind is sought or accepted for any medical care. The Shriners' focus is on treatment, research and education for orthopedic disabilities, missing limbs, spinal cord injuries, brittle bone disease and burn injuries. There are 22 Shriners hospitals and burn centers located in cities throughout North America, and ticket donations assist the Shriners in transporting children to those centers.
www.eljebelshrine.org
