Unique charity supporting vending machines returns to Southcentre Mall
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A unique vending machine aimed at helping to support charities both locally and globally has returned to Calgary's Southcentre Mall and it's all for a good cause.
A unique vending machine aimed at helping to support charities both locally and globally has returned to a south Calgary mall.
Hundreds of Giving Machines can now be found worldwide including Calgary and Lethbridge as part of its “Light the World” holiday initiative, returning to the Southcentre Mall for a third year.
“Really, we’re trying to instill the spirit of Christmas which is really about giving and helping those who are less fortunate and those that are in need,” says Alex Andrews with The Giving Machine.
This year’s machines offer over 30 items to choose from for local charities including meals for families in need at The Alex in southeast Calgary, after school snacks for kids associated with the Women in Need Society (WINS), and hockey helmets to Kidsport Calgary.
Other charities included this year are the Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids, and The Children’s Cottage Society.
Donations can also be made through the Giving Machines to worldwide charities CARE Canada and WaterAid with options to donate emergency food, a safe birth for moms, and clean drinking water.
Christine Roadhouse was at Saturday’s kick off event and spent around $300 on meals for kids at the Children’s Cottage Society in Calgary.
“I grew up north in a very small community. There was quite a bit of poverty there and I saw my mom and dad; that’s what my mom and dad did. They started a hot lunch program at the school I went to for kids that didn’t have meals and yeah so just learned that from an early age,” said Roadhouse.
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