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During the 2023 Christmas season, a record number of Giving Machines were available to the public as part of the Light the World initiative of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The red vending machines were set up in 61 locations around the world, allowing more people to donate important items and aid.
Visitors were invited to spread the light and love of Jesus Christ by purchasing items to benefit people in need while keeping the year’s theme — “Let Your Light Shine” — in mind.
Among the items visitors could purchase were meals, shelter, clothing, healthcare, education, crops and livestock. Visitors could even purchase one of every item in the machine by typing in 777.
From November through December, approximately 600,000 individuals visited Giving Machines in Australia, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines and the United States, contributing US$10.4 million in donations.
2023 Highlights
- More than 2 million meals will feed the hungry and 1,800 communities will receive fresh water.
- Thousands of children will receive important education materials, including 11,000 backpacks or boxes of school supplies; 2,100 laptops or tablets; 2,200 scholarships and 9,300 reading books and textbooks.
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