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Most companies do a little something for a worthy cause and for Delta Airlines, their chosen beneficiary this year is UNICEF. For the fifth consecutive year, Delta Air Lines SkyWish, the charitable arm of the SkyMiles(R) frequent flyer program, has chosen the U.S. Fund for UNICEF as a charitable partner to receive donated miles from Delta customers for travel in support of UNICEF’s life saving work on behalf of the world’s children.
“No one is immune to the ill effects of our current economy — especially charitable organizations and other non-profits, that’s why we’re so appreciative that Delta has continued to generously support our global work on behalf of the world’s most vulnerable children,” said Caryl Stern, President and CEO, U.S. Fund for UNICEF. “This relationship has allowed the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to significantly reduce our business travel costs, which has a direct impact on our ability to reduce the daily deaths of children from preventable causes from 25,000 to zero.”
The value of miles donated in 2008 exceeded $600,000. According to UNICEF, $600,000 can provide 1 dose of vaccine to 4 million children against polio or provide 120,000 long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets which can protect families from malaria, a preventable disease that continues to kill an African child every 30 seconds.
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