While checking off holiday shopping lists, customers at the Mall in Columbia can get into the giving spirit by visiting a "vending machine with a heart," giving back to communities through donations. For the second year, the Light the World Giving Machine will have a 13-day stop in Maryland from Dec. 5 to Dec. 18. The machines, sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, allow individuals to select items to be donated through a nonprofit organization. "Our wish is that it will inspire everyone to carry a spirit of community and love and service into our neighborhood [...]
Groups 'light the world' with donation vending machines at Columbia Mall through Dec. 18
By Kiersten Hacker