Flight Story #1323 Tampa, Florida > Philadelphia, Pennsylvania When Michael learned that his mother had been placed in hospice care, his heart sank. Living in Florida and permanently disabled, he was dependent on a fixed income. The thought of not being able to afford a flight to Philadelphia — to be by his mother’s side […]
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Flight Story #1311 From Calgary, CA > Buenos Aires, AR – $1281.17 CADDiego was facing a difficult reality when he reached out to Give A Mile. His 91-year-old father was bedridden in Argentina, suffering from advanced heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and the lasting effects of a stroke that left him partially paralyzed.
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Flight Story #1310 From Mexico City, MX > Vancouver, CA – $1,205.83 CADSahara was living in Belize, working 12 hours a day, six days a week at a grocery store. Even working that hard, she only earned enough to cover basic living expenses—food, rent, gas for her scooter. Saving for an international flight was impossible,
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Flight Story #1302 From Frankfurt, DE > Calgary, CA – $1,043.05 CADNina hadn’t seen her mom in two years. So when her mother’s health rapidly declined from advanced breast and lung cancer, Nina knew she had to get to Canada—no matter how far or how hard the journey. Living in Germany, Nina faced her own
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Flight Story #1309 From Regina, SK > Moncton, NB $997.27 CADFrom Regina to Moncton, this is the story of the flight that gave Angela the chance to say goodbye to someone who had been family for nearly 30 years. Angela was working two jobs in Regina when she got the heartbreaking news that her stepmom’s
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Flight Story #1316 and #1317 From Toronto, ON > Kelowna, BC. – $918.16With their new baby, Jadika’s family of three was living on her husband’s single income. There was no room in the budget for an expensive last-minute flight across the country. Despite wanting nothing more than to be at her father’s side, she feared
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Flight Story #1299 From Calgary, AB > Sault Ste. Marie, ON – $966.45Thanks to Toronto Pearson Airport, Mariah is flying from Calgary to Sault Ste. Marie with Give A Mile, to be with her father—because time is short, and in her words “being able to see him and spend a little time with him one
Flight Story #1298 From Victoria, BC > Brandon, MB – $876.18 CADSusan’s mom had just been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. The doctors said it would be only a matter of months. For Susan, who had been living in Victoria, there was no question: she would move home to Manitoba to care for her mother
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Flight Story #1297 From Calgary, AB > Victoria, BC – $906.65 CDNKareem recently flew from Calgary to Victoria to be with his brother Leroy—and with no time to lose. Leroy was on life support, but the time had come where this was no longer an option to maintain his life, and he was at the
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Flight Story #1290 From Waterloo, ON > Calgary, AB – $691.52 CAD Taylor’s dad is facing stage 3 pancreatic cancer. It’s aggressive, it’s fast, and it’s terrifying. At just 25 years old, Taylor is carrying a lot—working full-time to support not only himself but also his mom. They live paycheck to paycheck, doing their best
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