In Celebration of JetBlue For Good Month, JetBlue Donates Three Million TrueBlue Points to Charitable Organizations
November 13 2020 - 8:10AM
Business Wire
On World Kindness Day, JetBlue Invites
Customers to Join in Donating Points for Good to a Variety of
Charities Including Autism Speaks, Make-A-Wish, Together We Rise,
World Central Kitchen, Among Many Other Worthy Organizations
JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) is continuing its tradition of
commemorating November as JetBlue For Good Month. On World Kindness
Day and throughout JetBlue For Good Month, JetBlue is celebrating
good deeds both big and small by donating three million TrueBlue
points to a variety of charities. The airline is also encouraging
its customers to join in the good by donating loyalty points to
help nonprofits continue their work within their local communities.
TrueBlue members can donate points to JetBlue’s longstanding
partners including Autism Speaks, Make-A-Wish®, Together We Rise
and World Central Kitchen, among other worthy causes.
When TrueBlue members donate points at
trueblue.jetblue.com/donate-points, they go directly to the
selected charity, and each charity may use the points for travel
necessary to advance its mission. For example, since 2012 JetBlue
has donated more than 23 million TrueBlue points to Make-A-Wish to
bring experiences of joy to children battling critical
illnesses.
“Although we celebrate JetBlue For Good Month in November, it is
just a small representation of what JetBlue and our crewmembers do
throughout the year for our local communities and nonprofit
partners,” said Icema Gibbs, director corporate social
responsibility and diversity, equity and inclusion, JetBlue. “This
year the season of giving will look different. We encourage our
customers and crewmembers to think about ways to organically help
their neighbors. Donating loyalty points can go a long way, whether
helping to make kids’ wishes come true or flying volunteers to feed
the hungry, all good deeds add up to make a big impact.”
Need some inspiration on charities to donate points to? Here
are a few of JetBlue’s favorite charities:
- Autism Speaks – In partnership with Autism Speaks,
JetBlue’s Blue Horizons for Autism program provides families and
individuals affected by autism with the opportunity to practice the
air travel experience in a realistic, relaxed environment,
surrounded by other families in the autism community. To date,
JetBlue and Autism Speaks have helped more than 1,000 individuals
through the program.
- Together We Rise – At the beginning of the COVID-19
pandemic, as dorms and school housing shut down, some students were
vulnerable to being displaced, especially foster youth dependent
upon college housing. In partnership with its longstanding partner
Together We Rise, JetBlue provided flights to students needing help
getting to family and friends or a permanent housing
situation.
- World Central Kitchen – In 2019, when Hurricane Dorian
first hit the Bahamas, JetBlue helped World Central Kitchen by
flying volunteers and supplies to Nassau. Onsite volunteers served
20,000 meals to those impacted and displaced by the hurricane.
For more information or to donate points to the charity of your
choice, visit trueblue.jetblue.com/donate-points.
Giving back is part of JetBlue’s DNA and is core to its
mission of inspiring humanity® – Centered around volunteerism
and service, JetBlue For Good focuses on the areas that are most
important to the airline’s customers and crewmembers - Community,
Youth/Education and the Environment. JetBlue’s core programs and
partnerships directly impact the areas where its customers and
crewmembers live and work by enhancing education and providing
access to those that are traditionally underserved. JetBlue’s
signature programs include its award-winning Soar with Reading
initiative which has provided more than $3.75 million worth of
books to kids who need them most; its Blue Horizons For Autism
program which helps introduce air travel in a realistic environment
to families and children affected by autism; and its “GreenUp”
campaign which highlights the airline’s commitment to local
environments. Join the #JetBlueForGood conversation on Twitter,
Instagram and Facebook, check for regular updates, and get
involved.
About JetBlue Airways
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline®, and a leading carrier
in Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los Angeles, Orlando, and San
Juan. JetBlue carries customers across the U.S., Caribbean,
and Latin America. For more information, visit jetblue.com.
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