{"id":7619,"date":"2023-12-01T14:07:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T00:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/delisahargrove\/?p=7619"},"modified":"2023-12-01T14:07:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T00:07:26","slug":"giving-machines-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/delisahargrove\/2023\/12\/giving-machines-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Machines 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Imagine sharing holiday cheer worldwide by donating a chicken, school books, or a community well from a vending machine!\u00a0 You can! Giving Machines, our family\u2019s favorite holiday vending machines benefiting local and global charities, are back for their 7th season.<\/p>\n

Elder Baker and other missionaries set up Giving Machines in Salt Lake City, Utah.\u00a0 PC: a random stranger sent this picture to Elder Baker\u2019s mom in Texas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Giving Machines<\/h3>\n Giving Machines make charitable giving accessible and tangible for each member of the family by displaying local and global charity needs, like the ones pictured here:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Each item has a dollar amount on its card.\u00a0 You make the purchase, just like buying a snack.\u00a0 The item falls to the base of the Giving Machine ready to be processed.\u00a0 You can purchase any number of options. Each of the requested items are from vetted charities and because all operational costs are covered, including credit card fees, 100% of the proceeds go to the charitable cause you select.<\/p>\n At the Giving Machine in Orem, Utah, my nephews and nieces chose to donate two chickens.<\/p>\n PC: Desir\u00e9e Johnson at the Giving Machine in Orem, Utah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The list of cities with a Giving Machine is growing!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Find a Giving Machine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n My friend Flora Patton loves to take friends to each Giving Machine on O\u2019ahu. PC: Flora Patton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOnline Giving Options<\/h3>\n Those of us without a Giving Machine in our city can still participate by clicking on a charitable cause online at:<\/p>\n Giving Machines page \u2014 scroll down to Charitable Causes<\/a><\/p>\n Charitable Causes available at https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/comeuntochrist\/light-the-world\/giving-machines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSome Fun Giving Machine Facts<\/h3>\n**** According to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a>, who provides each Giving Machine and covers the operational costs,<\/p>\n " $22 million in donations have been generated since 2017. Examples of total items purchased include more than:**** \n\u2022 250,000 chickens \n\u2022 500,000 articles of clothing (coats, gloves, etc.) \n\u2022 10 million meals \n\u2022 2,600 goats ****\n\u2022 500,000 diapers<\/p>\n In 2022, Giving Machines were in 22 U.S. cities, along with six international cities, generating donations for 125 local and global charities. Worldwide, Giving Machines generated\u00a0<\/span>$6.2\u00a0<\/span>million in donations in 2022 via\u00a0<\/span>90,000\u00a0<\/span>unique transactions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The 370+ national and global charities participating in 2023 include:<\/p>\n \nUNICEF<\/li>\nAmerican Red Cross<\/li>\nCare<\/li>\nChurch World Services<\/li>\nWaterAid<\/li>\nMentor\u2019s International<\/li>\nAfrican Girls Hope<\/li>\nLifting Hand\u2019s International<\/li>\nIDE Global<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nQuiet Acts of Service to the Lord<\/h3>\n****** ** For me one of the most compelling discourses Jesus made before His crucifixion concerned how we\/I view others.<\/p>\n ** ******I was hungry, you fed me. Thirsty, you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, you took me in. Naked\/clothed. Sick\/visited. Imprisoned\/visited.<\/p>\n "\n****** ** Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed\u00a0thee?<\/span>\u00a0or thirsty, and gave\u00a0thee<\/span>\u00a0drink?<\/p>\n ** When saw we thee a stranger, and took\u00a0thee<\/span>\u00a0in? or naked, and clothed\u00a0thee?<\/span><\/p>\n ** ******Or when saw we thee\u00a0sick<\/span>, or in prison, and came unto thee?<\/p>\n And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as\u00a0ye<\/span>\u00a0have<\/span>\u00a0done<\/span><\/span>\u00a0it<\/span><\/span>\u00a0unto one of the\u00a0least<\/span>\u00a0of these my\u00a0brethren<\/span>,\u00a0ye<\/span>\u00a0have<\/span>\u00a0done<\/span>\u00a0it<\/span><\/span>\u00a0unto me.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n So for me, each Giving Machine is a chance to honor Jesus Christ by acknowledging strangers who are hungry, thirsty, naked, sick, and variously imprisoned.\u00a0 In our fast-paced world, I\u2019m so grateful for such a simple, easy, and quiet way to recognize that I am part of a global community of God\u2019s children and give.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Imagine sharing holiday cheer worldwide by donating a chicken, school books, or a community well from a vending machine!\u00a0 You can! 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