"Giving
Machines" arrive in NYC to kick off the holiday season (Connecting the Dots: CARE, Michelle Nunn, Sam Nunn,
Obama, The ONE Campaign & Soros Funding, All Networking)
Care.org
November
28, 2023
Light
the World Giving Machines bring together local, national, and international
charities – including CARE
– to raise money for those who need it most.
New
York (November 28, 2023) — On the eve of Giving Tuesday, Light the World
Giving Machines returned to NYC with a community kick off event and official
“unwrapping” in Times Square. The Light the World Giving Machines, inaugurated
in 2017, are a charitable initiative of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, creating a way to provide help to others in local
communities around the world and during the holiday season.
CARE
was selected to be one of nine global charities to participate this year in the
Light the World event. At the kick off, CARE and the other featured charities
were invited to describe how donations through the Giving Machines would be
used to improve people’s lives.
“Latter-day
Saint Charities has been a committed partner of CARE’s since 1985, and together
we’ve worked to help uplift so many across the world through the global CARE
network,” said Caroline Blayney, CARE USA, Executive Director,
Philanthropy East, who represented CARE at the event. “I am honored to
be here today during this season of giving to celebrate the Light the World
Giving Machine campaign alongside these wonderful organizations, all doing so
much good in the world at a time when hope and compassion are needed most. The
Light the World Giving Machines provide meaningful ways to support our work, so
that individuals can live with dignity with access to economic opportunities,
food and nutritional security, as well as essential humanitarian assistance.”
With
the swipe of a credit card and the push of a button, passersby can give back
with the “purchase” from a selection of dozens of charitable items, ranging
from chickens to polio vaccines to clean water, and so much more. When donors
make their purchase, the Giving Machine dispenses a postcard featuring an image
and description of their gift. 100% of all donations go directly to each
participating charitable organization, as the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints covers all expenses associated with the initiative, including
credit card transaction fees.
Three
different CARE donation options will be available at the NYC Giving Machines:
·
For $25, you can purchase Two Chickens as
well as tools and training for families in places like Benin to establish a
thriving poultry business that will support them for years to come.
·
For $29, you can purchase Vegetable Seeds to
be planted on half an acre of land to provide a family with healthy vegetables
and nourishment.
·
For $140, you can provide Refugee Support for
one displaced family in need. This includes food, shelter, hygiene items,
blankets, and other supplies.
The
New York City Giving Machines moved from Times Square to The Church of Our
Saviour, at 59 Park Ave. (at 38th St.) on November 28, 2023, where they will
stay until the end of the year.
In
addition to NYC, Giving Machines can be found in 40 other US cities, and 14
international cities. This is nearly double the number of cities compared to
the 2022 campaign. Since 2017, the Giving Machines campaign has raised more
than $22 million for charities.
To
learn more about the Giving Machines, where they can be found, and what can be
“purchased,” visit www.care.org/get-involved/ways-to-give/light-the-world.
Michelle Nunn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Nunn
Mary
Michelle Nunn[1] (born
November 16, 1966)[2] is
an American philanthropic executive and politician. Since 2015 she has been
president and CEO of CARE USA, the American
national member of CARE International, the humanitarian aid and international development agency. She was CEO of Points of Light, an
American nonprofit organization, from 2007 to 2013, and is a member of
its board of directors as of 2015. She had been an executive for the volunteer
service organization since 1990, previously running the predecessor and member
organizations Hands On Atlanta, City Cares, and HandsOn Network.
Nunn, a member of the Democratic Party, was her party's nominee in
the race for Georgia's U.S. Senate seat in 2014. She is
the daughter of former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn.
Connecting
the Dots:
Michelle Nunn is
the new CEO for CARE and Sam Nunn’s daughter.
Sam Nunn is Michelle
Nunn’s father and a co-chairman & CEO for the Nuclear
Threat Initiative (think tank).
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society, Jonathan Soros’s father and the founder of
the Soros Economic Development Fund.
W. Bowman Cutter is
a director at the Soros Economic Development Fund, a director at CARE and was a senior fellow at
the Roosevelt Institute.
Jonathan Soros was
a director at the Soros Economic Development Fund, the vice
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is George
Soros’s son, a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute
and a director at the New America Foundation.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the
Roosevelt Institute and the New America Foundation.
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Helene D. Gayle is
a director at the New America Foundation, the president & CEO
for CARE and a director at the ONE Campaign.
ONE Campaign is
a partner with the United Nations Foundation.
Ted Turner is
the chairman for the United Nations Foundation and a co-chairman
for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Sam Nunn is a
co-chairman & CEO for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank),
and Michelle Nunn’s father.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Natural Resources
Defense Council and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Susan Crown was
a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a
director at CARE and is Lester Crown’s daughter.
Lester Crown is
Susan Crown’s father, James S. Crown’s father, was a
lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think
tank) and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
James S.
Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), Lester
Crown’s son and
a
member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Newton N. Minow is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a senior counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
R. Eden Martin is
the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer for Sidley Austin LLP and an advocate for the ONE
Campaign.
Cindy Hensley
McCain was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a director
at CARE.
Michelle Nunn is
the new CEO for CARE and Sam Nunn’s daughter.
ONE Campaign is
a partner with the United Nations Foundation.
Ted Turner is
the chairman for the United Nations Foundation, the founder of CNN
and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Sam Nunn is a
co-chairman & CEO for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank),
and Michelle Nunn’s father.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Roosevelt
Institute.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and the founder of
the Soros Economic Development Fund.
W. Bowman Cutter is
a director at the Soros Economic Development Fund, a director
at CARE and was a senior fellow at the Roosevelt
Institute.
Resources:
Past Research
Michelle
Nunn Officially Joins CARE as new CEO (Past
Research on CARE)
FRIDAY,
JULY 31, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/07/michelle-nunn-officially-joins-care-as.html
