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Light the World Giving Machines are in 107 cities in 13 countries on five continents during the 2024 Christmas season, and several celebrities and athletes have taken to social media to comment on the large, vending-like machines that users can choose items to donate, instead of purchasing a drink or snack.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opened the first Giving Machines opened at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City Utah in 2017

Comedian Nate Bargatze invited people in Nashville, Tennessee, to visit Light the World Giving Machines.

“In just seconds you can purchase essential items for people right here in our community,” he said in the video shared on Instagram.

BYU and NBA basketball legend Jimmer Fredette promoted the machines along with GivingMachineSeattle on Instagram.

Fredette said he and his family visit the machines every year and plan to do the same this year in Denver, Colorado.


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