Americans are using Frequent Flyer Miles to Support Our Injured Service Members and their Families

Mile for Mile Matching this Memorial Day Weekend!

This weekend, the participating airlines will match your donation mile-for-mile, from 6 AM, Friday, May 25th through 11:59 pm, Monday, May 28th. Now is the time to donate those unused miles in your frequent flyer accounts!

More about the Memorial Day 2007 Promotion

Through a partnership with the Fisher House Foundation and individual airlines, airline tickets are available for service men and women wounded or injured in Iraq or Afghanistan or for their families to visit them in the hospital.

At this time, Airtran Airways, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, and US Airways accept donations from their passengers.

Easy Reference for Donating Miles (PDF)

To continue this program, airline frequent flyers are invited to donate their unused miles.

You may donate your A+ Rewards Credits online at www.aplusrewards.com (requires a login and password). Select the "request rewards" link and enter the number of A+ Rewards credits to donate to "Fisher House Hero Miles."

Or call 1-888-3-APLUS-8

You may donate your miles online or call 1-800-654-5669 with your Mileage Plan account information.

More information from Alaska Airlines.

American Airlines and its custommers have donated more than 130 million miles to Operation Hero Miles and the Fisher House Foundation.

Donations will be accepted again starting on Friday, May 25, 2007 at 6:00 AM. For more information on how to donate, please visit the American Airlines Hero Miles page

You may donate your OnePass miles online (select the Fisher House Foundation) or,

Call the OnePass Service Center at 713-952-1630

Delta and its SkyMiles members were the first to support the military's Operation Iraqi Freedom Rest and Relaxation program and have donated more than 250 million miles to the program.

To donate your Delta SkyMiles, please call 1-800-325-3999 and have your account information available. You may also use the Delta Donation Website and provide your SkyMiles number, name and phone number using the email link on their website.

Delta Air Lines Press Release

To donate miles, please call the EasyReturns desk at 1-866-263-2759 and have your account information available.

More information from Frontier Airlines

Midwest Airlines has donated over 1,000,000 miles to Operation Hero Miles and the Fisher House Foundation.

To donate your miles, please use their online donation form and specify the Fisher House Foundation in the Organization field.

Northwest Airlines invites WorldPerks members to donate airline miles to support the work of the Fisher House Foundation assist eligible family members of hospitalized service men and women to visit them in medical facilities.

To make a donation, please call toll-free at 1-800-327-2881 and have your WorldPerks account and PIN number ready. You may also donate miles online.

More information from Northwest Airlines

To make a donation, please call 1-800-421-4655 and have your account information available. You should identify the "Fisher House Foundation/Hero Miles" as the charity you wish to donate your miles to.

Additional information

United Airlines Press Release

To make a donation, please visit the US Airways donation form, select the "Fisher House Foundation", enter you account information and the number of miles then press the submit button.

Directions for Donating Credit Card Frequent Flyer Points

1. Call your credit card company to determine which airlines they allow you to convert points to miles with

2. Compare your credit card's list with the Fisher House "Hero Miles" airline partners currently accepting mileage donations

3. Convert points to miles through credit card company. You must have a Mileage Account with whichever airline you are going to donate the miles to

4. If you need to set up a new account with one of the airlines it can be done directly through their toll free number

Each airline partner has a specific process to donate miles - information is available above.

Tax Deduction Information

The Internal Revenue Service does not recognize donations of frequent flyer miles as tax a deduction since taxes were not collected from individuals when they earned the miles. For further information, we suggest that you consult IRS Publication 526 and/or your personal tax advisor.

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