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Frequent flyer miles donated to those who wish to visit sick relatives

We’ve already seen ventures such as AngelMule using travel for social good, rewarding tourists for delivering goods to non-profit ventures abroad. Now The Extra Mile hopes to collect frequent flyer miles from those that don’t use them so that friends and family of the terminally ill can visit their loved ones. READ MORE…

Reason #496 to love my city #Toronto #Kensington market #Original Social Media (Taken on the Spadina streetcar with Instagram)

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Peer-to-peer ‘laundromat’ helps neighbors share their washing machines

It was only a few weeks ago that we wrote about Share Some Sugar and its service designed to help neighbors share rarely used items, and here we are again with another related spotting. Hailing this time from France, La Machine du Voisin is a new site that aims to connect owners of washing machines with those who need one. READ MORE…

Please pick me to do this!! I will happily carry books to any remote beach locations! springwise:

Tourists rewarded for delivering goods to non-profit ventures abroad

Regular readers of Springwise will remember our recent coverage of PleaseBringMe.com, the Turkey-based social travel site which links tourists with locals in need of goods from outside of the country. Taking a similar approach but with a charitable angle, AngelMule aims to encourage travelers to deliver vital supplies for non-profit projects in return for new experiences. READ MORE…