Donate $5+ to Lyft vaccine access, get 2,000 Hilton points and 250 Delta Skymiles

As there are many underprivileged individuals who may have difficulty getting to COVID-19 vaccine sites, Lyft is running a "Fund a Ride" program to support equal access to vaccinations.  Partners including Hilton and Delta Air Lines have also opted in, offering 2,000 Hilton Honors points and 250 Delta SkyMiles to those who donate a minimum of $5 to fund a Lyft ride through May 31, 2021 and have their loyalty accounts linked to their Lyft account.  In addition, Chase has announced that all their Sapphire, Freedom, and Ink business cards will be earning 10x Ultimate Rewards (UR) through Lyft's Fund a Ride program.  So for a $5+ donation, you get the following:
  • 2,000 Hilton Honors points
  • 250 Delta SkyMiles
  • 10x UR

I value Hilton points at 0.4 cents each and Delta miles at a penny a piece, so you're looking at roughly $10.50 in points/miles value just for donating $5 to a worthy cause.  And of course, you could and probably should donate more than just the minimum $5, especially since the average roundtrip ride costs around $30.  Hilton will also be matching member contributions up to $50,000.


How to link your Hilton and Delta accounts to Lyft

To earn the points/miles, be sure to first have your Lyft account linked to both your Hilton Honors account and your Delta SkyMiles account.  You'll want to be signed into your Lyft account and have your Hilton and Delta account numbers.  If you don't already have a Lyft account, you can sign up for one using my referral link and get $5 in Lyft credits.


How to donate

To donate, go to Lyft's Fund a Ride program website, and scroll down to the "Fund a Ride" button link.  You'll be prompted to sign into your Lyft account if you haven't already done so.  And you won't have to enter any credit card details with an existing account as the current payment methods on your account with automatically appear as payment options.  
Needless to say, use any Chase Sapphire, Freedom, or Ink card to earn the 10x UR.  Chase currently has charities as a Pay Yourself Back option for all their UR-earning cards, so you'd be able to redeem 1 UR for 1.5 cents back as a statement credit with the Chase Reserve card and 1.25 cents per point for all the other cards.

Bottom line

This is a great opportunity to help those in need while also earning some miles and points on the side.  Getting to vaccination sites can be a significant challenge for low-income, uninsured, and at-risk communities, so it's good to contribute to these causes as the COVID-19 pandemic has hit these communities especially hard.  This campaign, including earning bonus/miles and points, will run through May 31, 2021.  But you may want to donate earlier as Delta will only be crediting the 250 bonus SkyMiles to the first 15,000 Delta and Lyft linked SkyMiles Members.

From all of us at Flying for Fitness, please stay healthy during this trying time.  We hope you enjoyed this post.  Please consider visiting one of our sponsors by clicking on the advertisements.  Our sponsors pay us for customer visits and help us to keep the lights on.  Thanks!



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Park Hyatt Sydney review

Image
For our trip to Australia's east coast, we started off with a 4-night stay in Sydney.  We decided to stay at the Park Hyatt Sydney as it has been consistently rated as one of the best Hyatt luxury properties worldwide.  The hotel, located in the heart of Sydney Harbor at the Rocks, is famous for its stunning views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Price As a category 8 hotel, the Park Hyatt Sydney is Hyatt's most expensive award category ranging from 35k-45k points per night.  Fortunately, since we were traveling during Australia's "slower" winter season, we were able to get off-peak rates of 35k for most of our nights in a standard 1 King Bed room. Seeing how the hotel's standard rooms were over $700 a night during our stay, this was a pretty good redemption value at well over 2 cents per point.  This hotel is also known for releasing tons of free night award space, even during peak travel times.  This is atypical for many Hyatt top-tier hotels such as t...
Read more

Citi temporarily adds American Airlines as a mileage transfer partner!

Image
In a surprise move, Citi has added American Airlines as a transfer partner for their ThankYou Points (TYP) earning credit cards.  What's especially intriguing is that even no annual fee cards that normally don't offer transfers to loyalty programs are eligible for this new and temporary partnership, albeit at a lower transfer ratio.  Citi's premium line of cards, including the Prestige and the Premier, both have 1:1 transfer capability with AAdvantage miles (1,000 TYP = 1,000 AAdvantage miles).  Whereas no annual fee cards, including the ThankYou Preferred and the Rewards+, get a 2:1 transfer ratio (1,000 TYP = 500 AAdvantage miles).  This transfer partnership is valid from July 18 through November 13, though one could speculate that it could be extended. American Airlines AAdvantage program was the only loyalty program out of the three U.S. legacy carriers that didn't have a 1:1 transfer partner with any credit card accounts.  Delta has long been a transfer par...
Read more

Chase Freedom Q3 5x categories announced, plus get an extra 10% on Pay Youself Back feature

Image
Chase has announced their 3rd quarter (Q3) 5x categories for thee Freedom Flex and old Freedom cards: Grocery Stores (excluding Target® & Walmart®): Just in time for grilling season, Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex cardmembers can earn 5% cash back on grocery store purchases to cook-up their favorite recipes all summer long. Select Streaming Services: Monthly music and TV streaming subscriptions can add up fast – this quarter, Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex cardmembers can earn 5% cash back on individual purchases and subscriptions. Q3 runs from July 1 through September 30, 2021, and registration (required) is open today through September 14, 2021.  The 5x is limited to up to $1,500 in total purchases for the quarter.  But if you have both the Freedom Flex and the old Chase Freedom, you could purchase up to $1,500 per card for a total of $3,000. Activation link For many of us who signed up for the Freedom Flex when it was first released last year, the 5x grocery store cate...
Read more