Light the World Mobile Giving Machine is a vending machine with a difference. When you swipe your credit card, instead of buying a candy bar you’re buying an item for an individual or family in need.
Light the World will be available at Carolina Place Mall, 11025 Carolina Place Parkway, Pineville, North Carolina, from November 19 to December 7, 2025. It’s on the first floor, on the corner between Belk and Dick’s Sporting Goods. It will be available during mall hours.
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Some items featured in this year’s Giving Machine are laundry detergent, food for kids, a transportation card, school supplies, and baby pajamas, with prices starting at $5.
The local nonprofits that are receiving the donations are:
- Ada Jenkins Center — Strengthening families in northern Mecklenburg County with integrated services in health, education, and economic mobility.
- Classroom Central — Equipping local teachers and students in need with free school supplies to foster learning and success.
- Common Heart — Fighting local hunger through food pantries, grocery deliveries, and empowerment programs in Union and surrounding counties.
- MiraVia — Supports pregnant women and new mothers
- American Red Cross — Delivering disaster response, preparedness, blood services, and humanitarian aid.
- Church World Service — Supporting refugees and communities worldwide with emergency relief and resilience-building programs.
When you make a purchase from The Giving Machine you choose which item you want to purchase, so you can support an organization that is important to you.
Light the World Mobile Giving Machine is a project of The Church of Latter-day Saints.
Special events will be taking place most days or nights, including music, dancing, and more.
Special Events at Light the World Mobile Giving Machine 2025
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