A Mormon Designs Jewish Donation Box (Tzedakah)

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
By Manya A. Brachear

Burnett's design lets donors view a video on the back side
of the box showing the individual in need (HANDOUT / June 11, 2012

ILLINOIS -- Doug Burnett learned the power of vision and charity as a teenager when his parents gave glasses to a friend who couldn't afford a pair. So when the American Jewish World Service staged a contest for artists to inspire giving, Burnett eagerly accepted the challenge. The Chicago art director imagined a 21st-century version of the tzedakah box, the receptacle traditionally used in synagogues to collect donations for the needy. While tzedakah is a Jewish tradition, Burnett is Mormon. [link]