WE NEED YOUR CONTINENTAL MILES OR AMERICAN EXPRESS POINTS
Over the past couple years our organization, Healing the Children, has been faced with an issue that could put our humanitarian program at risk. The problem is that there are a decreasing number of charitable flight programs for international families in need. There are only a few options left for getting children in need of medical care from abroad to the U.S. where their care will be generously donated. One option is to use monetary donations from individuals to purchase tickets at full cost, and another is to use donated frequent flier miles. Children who are assisted through the Healing the Children-Northeast’s International Inbound Program have no access in their native countries to the medical care they need so they are forced to travel far away from home for help. Our International Inbound Program is struggling to do all the good work that we do, because of the difficulty in obtaining flights. Please consider a donation of Continental Frequent Flier Miles, American Express Points, or a monetary donation to cover the costs of flights for children in medical need.
Most Frequent Flier Miles are difficult for us to use because of fees associated with transferring from one account to another and many other related restrictions. There is one airline, however, that makes it easy for us to accept miles donations in any amount and contribute them to a pool of miles. Continental Airlines supports a program called CAREFORCE. This program uses donated Continental OnePass miles and puts them towards flights for children and families to travel for medical assistance, domestically and internationally.
If you never travel on Continental, there may be another opportunity for you to help. Do you have an American Express card? If so, you can use points accrued on that card and transfer them into Continental OnePass miles. All you need to do is set up a OnePass account and transfer your points into miles.
Unfortunately at this time, CAREFORCE does not have an excess of donated miles, so everything is on a case by case basis. If Healing the Children can raise the amount of donated miles needed for one of our children, CAREFORCE will use those miles to coordinate the flight. Without the CAREFORCE program, we would not be able to utilize donated miles.
If you or anyone you know has any CONTINENTAL AIRLINES FREQUENT FLYER MILES or AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD POINTS, and would like to donate them to this worthy cause, please contact our office, and we will take you through the process. Feel free to forward this message on to friends and family who may be able to help.
Thank you for your time and kind consideration. If you have any questions or would like to donate to this cause, please do not hesitate to contact Dana Buffin at (860) 355-1828 ext. 29.
Your general donation in any amount helps Healing the Children to continue arranging free medical services to needy children.
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Checks can be mailed to: Healing the Children Northeast, Inc.
P.O. Box 129
219 Kent Road, Suite 20
New Milford, Connecticut 06776
Healing the Children Northeast, Inc. (HTCNE) is a Connecticut based volunteer, non-profit organization holding a 501 (c) (3) tax exemption with the IRS. We provide specialized medical treatment to children in need.
Healing the Children Northeast • PO Box 129, 219 Kent Road, New Milford, CT 06776
Telephone (860) 355-1828 • Fax (860) 350-6634
Over the past couple years our organization, Healing the Children, has been faced with an issue that could put our humanitarian program at risk. The problem is that there are a decreasing number of charitable flight programs for international families in need. There are only a few options left for getting children in need of medical care from abroad to the U.S. where their care will be generously 
donated. One option is to use monetary donations from individuals to purchase tickets at full cost, and another is to use donated frequent flier miles. Children who are assisted through the Healing the Children-Northeast’s International Inbound Program have no access in their native countries to the medical care they need so they are forced to travel far away from home for help. Our International Inbound Program is struggling to do all the good work that we do, because of the difficulty in obtaining flights. Please consider a donation of Continental Frequent Flier Miles, American Express Points, or a monetary donation to cover the costs of flights for children in medical need.
