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Give-back Gift Shop lights up New York City with generosity

Can you spot World Vision's Give-back Gift Shop? Look for the orange! World Vision hosted its second-ever interactive pop-up shop in New York City's Bryant Park Nov. 25-27.

Can you spot World Vision's Give-back Gift Shop? Look for the orange surrounded by white tents near the center! World Vision hosted its second interactive pop-up shop in New York City's Bryant Park Nov. 25-27. (©2018 World Vision/photo by Heather Klinger)

Live animals at the Give-back Gift Shop include donkeys, alpacas, cows, goats, sheep, chickens, and ducks — all of which can be purchased for a family in need through the World Vision Gift Catalog.

Live animals at the Give-back Gift Shop include donkeys, alpacas, cows, goats, sheep, chickens, and ducks — all of which can be purchased for a family in need through the World Vision Gift Catalog. (©2018 World Vision/photo by Heather Klinger)

Ethel, a donkey, greets visitors at the Give-back Gift Shop.

Ethel, a donkey, greets visitors at the Give-back Gift Shop. (©2018 World Vision/photo by Heather Klinger)

Families at the Give-back Gift Shop learn about child sponsorship.

Families at the Give-back Gift Shop learn about child sponsorship. (©2018 World Vision/photo by Heather Klinger)

Crystal Sada, 59, and her husband Jai, 60, share with World Vision staff member Javy Diaz about how they were drawn in like a magnet to World Vision's Give-back Gift Shop.

Crystal Sada, 59, and her husband Jai, 60, share with World Vision staff member Javy Diaz about how they were drawn in like a magnet to World Vision's Give-back Gift Shop. "As soon as I saw the Give-back Gift Shop, we had to come in. It’s so up our alley," Crystal says. "We have to buy for people anyway. I’d rather have our money go to something where somebody else in the world benefits from it. There’s no better cause than that." (©2018 World Vision/photo by Heather Klinger)

Koji Takita, 10, says his favorite part of the Give-back Gift Shop was walking for water and learning about the global water crisis. After interacting with all of the educational activities in the shop, he says, “I think it’s cool."

Koji Takita, 10, says his favorite part of the Give-back Gift Shop was walking for water and learning about the global water crisis. After interacting with all of the educational activities in the shop, he says, “I think it’s cool." (©2018 World Vision/photo by Heather Klinger)

In the Give-back Gift Shop, families pick up water containers to see what it’s like for a child who walks hours a day to collect water.

In the Give-back Gift Shop, families pick up water containers to see what it’s like for a child who walks hours a day to collect water. (©2018 World Vision/photo by Heather Klinger)

Families "travel" to Kenya during a virtual reality experience to meet Cheru and learn about her walk for water.

Families "travel" to Kenya during a virtual reality experience to meet Cheru and learn about her walk for water. (©2018 World Vision/photo by Heather Klinger)

Families assemble hope kits for women in the U.S. that were donated by Thirty-One Gifts. These particular kits will impact the greater New York City community and be distributed through World Vision's Storehouse in the Bronx.

Families assemble hope kits for women in the U.S. that were donated by Thirty-One Gifts. These particular kits will impact the greater New York City community and be distributed through World Vision's Storehouse in the Bronx. (©2018 World Vision/photo by Heather Klinger)

Messages of hope and prayers are hung on the Give-back tree, new to the Give-back Gift Shop this year.

Messages of hope and prayers are hung on the Give-back tree, new to the Give-back Gift Shop this year. (©2018 World Vision/photo by Heather Klinger)

In the heart of New York City at Bryant Park, World Vision is bringing charitable giving to life Nov. 25-27 through the Give-back Gift Shop, an interactive pop-up shop where thousands are learning how one simple gift can light up an entire community.

Actress and author Sadie Robertson, part of the “Duck Dynasty” family, visited the Give-back Gift Shop on Monday, Nov. 26.
Actress and author Sadie Robertson, part of the “Duck Dynasty” family, visited the Give-back Gift Shop on Monday, Nov. 26. (©2018 World Vision/photo by Heather Klinger)

Visitors to the shop discover meaningful gifts from World Vision’s Gift Catalog and opportunities to shine bright this Christmas season through generosity. The Give-back Gift Shop also showcases many interactive experiences including live animals, assembling hope kits for women in the U.S., a virtual reality experience that takes you to Kenya to meet Cheru, a water walk where you can carry a jerry can filled with more than 40 pounds of water to understand the global water crisis, and a 180-degree photo booth.

Emmy Award-winning actress Patricia Heaton visited the Give-back Gift Shop on Giving Tuesday last year and is returning again this year. She says, “Americans are very generous people, but it is hard sometimes when you look around the world and you think, ‘How could I possibly help?’ But you can, because World Vision is there to do the work that you want to see get done.”

Light up the world with your generosity this Giving Tuesday!

Any gift given to World Vision on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 27, will be matched with a donation of product from Thirty-One Gifts, up to $2 million.

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