CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- United is inviting MileagePlus members to give
back on Giving Tuesday and throughout the holiday
season by donating miles to
nearly 40 non-profits through United Airline's
crowdsourcing platform, Miles on a Mission.
Non-profits like Thurgood Marshall College Fund, College to
Congress and Compass to Care are attempting to raise a
total of more than 11 million miles to be used
for travel for life-saving health care, continued
education, humanitarian aid and more. United will match the first
125,000 miles raised for each of these organizations
to help ensure they meet
their goals.
"This year has posed unprecedented challenges for us all and has
been especially devastating to some of the most vulnerable members
within the communities we serve," said Suzi
Cabo, managing director of global community engagement,
United Airlines. "The need for charitable giving has not stopped
during the pandemic, and neither has United. This Giving Tuesday
marks an opportunity for us to all come together for the greater
good and we are proud to provide a platform to support
organizations with upcoming travel needs that will enable them to
continue supporting the communities they serve."
The launch of these campaigns is part of United's ongoing Miles
on a Mission program, which began in October
2019 and has raised more than 92 million miles to-date. Past
campaigns have helped organizations travel children for life-saving
medical treatment and unite parents with newly adopted children
from foreign countries. Participating non-profits have 28-days to
reach their mile raising goals through the platform.
The organizations that are raising miles in this campaign
include:
- College to Congress: The organization provides support
including travel for disadvantaged college students who otherwise
could not afford to intern in Washington,
D.C.
- Thurgood Marshall College Fund: This is the only
national organization representing America's 47 publicly-supported
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and the
nearly 300,000 students that attend them each year. The miles
raised will cover the travel expenses to and from campus for
students unable to afford them.
- My Block, My Hood, My City: This organization provides
underprivileged youth with an awareness of the world and
opportunities beyond their neighborhood. Miles will be used to fund
educational trips for Chicago
youths to help them gain a greater understanding of the world
outside of their comfort zones.
- Compass to Care: The non-profit ensures all children,
whose parents have a financial need, can access life-saving cancer
treatment. Compass to Care is raising miles to fund travel to get
children from their homes to hospitals for cancer treatment.
- Luke's Wings: This organization is dedicated to the
support of service members who have been wounded in battle. Raised
miles will be used to purchase plane tickets for families to visit
wounded soldiers recovering in Army medical centers.
- Rainbow Railroad USA: The organization's mission is to
help persecuted LGBTQI+ individuals around the world travel to
safety as they seek a haven from persecution. Miles will support
the organization's core Emergency Travel Support program.
This year, United's legal partner Kirkland & Ellis will also
be donating $50,000 to My Block, My
Hood, My City and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Other
organizations launching campaigns on the platform include: Sisters
of the Skies, Inc., Up2Us Sports, Airline Ambassadors
International, Austin Smiles, AWS
Foundation, Crazy Horse Memorial, FLYTE, Higher Orbits, Lily's Hope
Foundation, Miles4Migrants, Support Utila Inc. and Watts of Love.
MileagePlus members can also donate to United's 20 other existing
partner charities including, Airlink, American Red Cross,
Make-A-Wish, Shriners Hospitals; Clean the World, Special Olympics
and more. To learn more or donate to these organizations, please
visit donate.mileageplus.com.
Visit www.united.com/everyactioncounts to learn more about
our pledge to put our people and planes to work for the greater
good.
About United
United's shared purpose is "Connecting People. Uniting the
World." For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on
Twitter and Instagram or connect on Facebook. The common stock of
United's parent, United Airlines Holdings, Inc., is traded on the
Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
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