My military job is in a field that deals primarily with development and humanitarian aid. One of the key tools in development is something called “micro loans”. These are loans for a very small sum, typically less than $500, that allow a person to be productive and self-sustaining rather than begging for aid to survive. …
It’s that time of year for our annual list of Veterans’ Day deals. Hope you have the chance to get a free meal or a great discount. Here is this year’s list: Red Robin: They get first mention because they emailed me directly to tout their deal for us. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews…
We’ve written before about the Hero Miles Program and Fisher House and their cause to help our wounded warriors and their families. These mileage donations go to pay for transporting the families to visit their loved ones which they are in hospitals or Warrior Transition Units (WTU). The Fisher Houses provide a place to stay…
OK, at the end of 26.2 miles I wasn’t really sure that I had survived and felt more like the walking dead. But I did make it and get to check running a marathon off my bucket list. The most I had run previously was a half-marathon way back when I was a 2LT in…
For those of you who like running, I gave you ample warning to get ready a couple of months ago. However, Charlie (from Running with Miles)and I will appreciate your support even if you do not decide to shed a little sweat with us. Of course Charlie is the real crazy one – six marathons in…
Andy and I hosted a great meet-up of our readers plus a couple of our fellow bloggers from Boarding Area. We were privileged to have Keri from HeelsFirst Travel and Jeanne for LeChicGeek, fellow BoardingArea.com bloggers show up for the festivities. We really appreciated the other readers who showed and had a great time talking…
I have written before about Hero Miles, the charity that allows you to donate your miles to help out the Fisher House. Fisher Houses are now located on almost every post and base that has a hospital. The purpose of this house is to house the family members of hospitalized warriors so they can be…
American Airlines often comes out with promotions around Veterans’ Day to donate through them to certain military charities for an increased amount of miles. A normal charity dollar earns 10 miles, but through 10 July, you can get 15 per $. Now they are having one for Memorial Day as well. The mix of charities…
Courtesy of my friend Brian who writes The Gate, here is a charity drive sponsored by Coca-Cola in cooperation with Kroger Supermarkets. It is called Honoring Our Heroes and they have a two-fold drive. The first is to donate 100,000 cans of Coke to the troops which you can help accomplish by simply clicking here. …
