The Extra Mile is a charity that hits close to home for it’s creator, Matt Dimmer. After Matt’s dad had routine gallbladder surgery, it was discovered he had Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Matt didn’t live close to his dad but he and his wife Jess made every flight they could to spend time with Matt’s dad. Matt was fortunate to be with his dad when he passed. This made Matt think about how lucky he was to have the finances to travel and be with his dad as much as possible. The Extra Mile collects donations of frequent flyer miles and turns them into flights for people in need so they can visit terminal ill family.