I have SWUs I can't use...

Are you part of the Miles for Smiles Operation by the way? I might have some SWUs I could trade but you could certainly find someone to donate them perhaps =)

No I am not part of Miles for Smiles... where / what is that?

They are an non-profit organization that helps people get their clefts fixed...http://operationmilesforsmiles.org/home

No. I am not a member of Operation Smile. We do operations for less money than they do,as we do not pay for the personnel to travel. They actually do carry out missions in similar areas to where we go, but are an enormous almost corporate charity.

While I am a horrible fundraiser, I know that we do good surgery and make our donations go 100% to getting stuff we need to do the surgeries. No overhead costs.

But I do not want to hijack this thread.

Nah. There are upsides. Pervasive internet *today*, for example. And, for me, nonstops. But that means I forego the ord tortas. So... Win some, lose some.

Have you found your donated SWU's yet?

I'll know on 12/9 if I had 2 SWUs to donate/trade since my friend's BCN-EWR-BCN doesn't look too promising at the moment...

Thank you.

I do have a sponsor for them. And wish to thank everyone who has considered donating these valuable upgrade instruments to me. I do appreciate the generosity and thoughts.

Good karma back to everyone!

You're Gold now! Congrats on the new status!

Glad to hear you have a sponsor! I did not see this thread until now, but am very happy to hear people stepped up for such a great cause.

Yes. Even the frequent flyer program = worthless.

People at trAAsh, have the better deal (yes) but in my opinion, connecting in LHR is a no no.
I have no interest in doing that.

Pay a little more. Fly straight to your destination. In business class the WHOLE WAY. And to more destinations!

UA's model is a nice middle ground.