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Mall vending machines provide donation opportunity

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December 11, 2025

Giving Machines, which are vending machines providing a way to donate to those in need, are finding a home at Florida malls.

The vending machines are being launched by The Church of Jesus Chrst of Latter-day Saints, according to a Black Enterprise report.

The three Giving Machines are located throughout Almonte Springs Mall, are open through the holiday weeks in Dec. and let shoppers make direct donations of moving kits, mobile shelters and more, according to the news report.

"With as little as five dollars to fifty dollars, you can donate something as simple as underwear to a homeless shelter here in Florida. You can also donate a goat to a family in Africa," Elder Daniel Amato, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, told the news outlet.

Gift options start at $5. Last year the church put Giving Machines in over a hundred cities and across 13 countries.