No response from Delta?

Delta is too busy building a memorial.Please folks,donate to those who really need our help now

To be fair it's important to note that Marriott donated $500,000 to the Red Cross Haiti relief effort. http://www.blogs.marriott.com/marrio...-in-haiti.html

You can donate Alaska miles in 1,000 mile increments to Angel Flight West to help aid transportation of people needing medical treatment:

http://www.alaskaair.com/as/www2/com...rity-miles.asp

According to posts in the thread in the AA forum, receipts are slow in coming, but they do arrive eventually.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/13189177-post44.html

My point is they take the opportunity to reduce their liability on the cheap.

The $500K corporate donation is tax deductible and actually help their earning report!

It will not earn you any mile / point - but if you live in NYC or in South Florida - check your area for donating your excess Med Supplies if you have such.

Last night I googled it and found there are a few organizations in NYC take these, and a few in South Florida take these. I know from friends that private doctors in our area are organizing their Med Supplies donation that would be ferried by Private Planes directly to the island.

Med Express Urgent Care Centers in all 6 South Florida locations (from Boca to Miami) will take unopened Med Supplies including sterilization materials such as peroxide, pain relievers, cough medication, etc etc both adult and children dosages, are very much in needed. You can google their clinic locations and hours for your area.

Why do they never have bonus mile promotions for donations to other worthy causes, like Cancer Research, Children's Hospitals, Diabetes Research, etc, that benefit Americans?

What makes you think they don't?

Here's but one example:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...0-donated.html

In a similar vein, be sure to take out the biggest mortgage you possibly qualify for -- that way you have a bigger interest expense deduction!

(I've always been a sucker for those deals where for every $100 you pay, you get $33 back!)

But at the end you still pay $77, versus if you dont have a mortgage you only pay $33.

I donated on the 14th and got the confirmation at about 11 p.m. on the 15th.

AwardWallet put together a comprehensive list:

Airlines

Alaska Airlines Charity Miles
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan will match your contributions mile for mile up to five million miles from January 15, 2010, through February 15, 2010. These contributions will be used to support charities involved with the relief effort in Haiti.
http://www.alaskaair.com/as/www2/com...rity-miles.asp


American Airlines
Make a donation to the American Red Cross and earn AAdvantage� bonus miles. If you would like to join us in supporting the victims of the earthquake in Haiti by making a donation, American will reward your generosity with an AAdvantage bonus mile offer. Through February 28, 2010, AAdvantage members can earn a one-time award of 250 bonus miles for a minimum $50 donation, or 500 bonus miles for a donation of $100 or more to the American Red Cross.
http://www.aa.com/...


Continental OnePass Miles
Miles should be donated to the American Red Cross
https://www.continental.com/web/en-U...nateMiles.aspx


Delta
Your gift to the American Red Cross will support emergency relief and recovery efforts to help those people affected by the earthquake in Haiti. Assistance provided by the American Red Cross may include sending relief supplies, mobilizing relief workers, and providing financial resources and recovery.
http://www.delta.com/skymiles/use_mi...x.jsp#redcross


Spirit Air
Donate $5 USD or more and Spirit Airlines will give you 5,000 FREE SPIRIT miles.
http://marketing.spiritair.com/haitirelief/


United Airlines
The United Airlines Foundation will match up to a total of $50,000 to the American Red Cross in donations made through their links on this page.
http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6867,53336,00.html



Hotels

Hilton Honors
HHonors points may be donated in increments of 10,000. Each 10,000 HHonors point donation equals a US$25 donation. One hundred percent of your donation will go directly to IFRC fund you select.
https://www.hiltonhhonors.com/proces...ntlfedredcross


Marriott
$25 International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for 10,000 points. Donations between January 15 and March 15, 2010 will be directed to Haiti Earthquake relief efforts.
http://www.marriott.com/rewards/usep...onatePoints.mi


Starwood Hotels
In light of the Haiti disaster, SPG will match Starpoint contributions made to the American Red Cross through February 15, 2010. Donations may be made in the following amounts:

* 4,000 Starpoints = $50 USD donation
* 8,000 Starpoints = $100 USD donation
* 12,000 Starpoints = $150 USD donation
* 16,000 Starpoints = $200 USD donation

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/...

Spending miles for Charity is absolute rubbish.

Spending money and getting miles might be a better deal for everyone involved, considering you trust the institution behind that scheme.

JMHO but I've found sweeping generalizations to usually be absolute rubbish.

It's the rare blanket statement that applies to all situations. On this topic, it's not hard for me to imagine that there are those who have more miles than they can/will spend in the foreseeable future. (It's not hard for me to imagine because I know several in that situation.) Why would it be rubbish for those people to donate some miles rather than hard cash?