The Giving Machines are part of a seasonal campaign and are not in place at this time. We expect the machines to return the week of Thanksgiving 2020. The information below is from the 2019 season and may change in 2020.
KDVR Fox 31Colorado's Best
KCNC CBS 4 News Story
KMGH ABC 7 News Story
KUSA NBC 9 News Story
Hallmark Channel - Home & Family
KCNC CBS 4 News Story
KOA Radio 'Closeup'
CPR Dec 10th Coverage
KOSI Dec 9th Coverage
KOSI PSA
The Fan 104.3 PSA
KOSI Dec 11th Live Remote
Mayor Hancock's Friday Mail
Additional Web Stories:
- The Denver Post: Giving Machines in downtown Denver brighten holidays for those in need
- KDVR Fox31: Downtown Denver vending machine collects cash for charities
- Denverite: Holiday Giving in Denver gets a little bit easier - if you're downtown anyway
- Good News Network: These Holiday 'Giving Machines' Allow Users to Donate to People in Need with Just a Swipe of Their Card
- Forbes: Giving Machines Continue to Light The World
- The Blaze: 'Giving Machines' let you donate to needy families anonymously, and the first one is incredibly successful
- Rose Andom Center Blog: You can #LighttheWorld
- Vending Times: 'Giving Machines' Expand to 10 Locations This Holiday Season
- Mile High Mamas: Holiday service When was the last time you bought a piglet from a vending machine?
- Our Communities Now: Giving Machines on 16th St. Mall Make It Easy To Give Back This Holiday Season
- Yahoo: The touching idea behind these unusual vending machines
- MeetAmerica: Helping Others is as Easy as Buying a Candy Bar
- NBA.com: Nuggets SuperMascot Rocky donates to Light The World through Giving Machines
- Denver ABC 7: ‘Giving Machines’ make helping those in need convenient during the holidays
- Denver ABC 7: Giving Machines raise $625,000, exceeding expectations in first-year test run
- Our Communities Now: Denver's Giving Machines Raise Over $600,000 For Charities
- ColoradoPolotics: Denver reports 'giving machine' totals in excess of $600,000
- Denver CBS: Denver Giving Machine Collects More Than $625,000 For Local Charities