Birmingham shoppers can make a difference at the Light the World Giving Machine at the Riverchase Galleria

By: Allison Westlake

This holiday season, the Light the World Giving Machine returns to Birmingham, giving shoppers a chance to give back in a meaningful way. Sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the world-famous Light the World Giving Machine is a vending machine that offers goods and services that can be purchased for local and global charities.

Having arrived Dec. 16, this year’s Light the World Giving Machine will be at the Riverchase Galleria near Macy’s until Jan. 3.

More than 500 local and international nonprofit organizations will participate in this year’s Giving Machine initiative. Five local nonprofit organizations are benefiting from the Birmingham Giving Machine this year: Better Basics, Birmingham Promise, Down Syndrome Alabama, First Light Women’s Shelter and Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Shoppers can also give to several global charities through the Giving Machine.

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