{"id":1217414,"date":"2022-01-14T21:50:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T02:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1217414"},"modified":"2022-01-14T21:50:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T02:50:56","slug":"photos-texas-familys-christmas-lights-raise-80k-for-make-a-wish-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photos-texas-familys-christmas-lights-raise-80k-for-make-a-wish-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Texas Family&#039;s Christmas Lights Raise $80K for Make-A-Wish Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphotos-texas-familys-christmas-lights-raise-80k-for-make-a-wish-foundation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1217414&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1045212712-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A young man named Jordan Maywald has overseen his family\u2019s Christmas decorations since he was just nine years old, <em>Southern Living<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southernliving.com\/travel\/texas\/maywald-christmas-light-display-austin-make-a-wish\">reported<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Every year since that time, the now 23-year-old has added more and more to the incredible light display that resulted in their Austin, Texas, property becoming a major holiday tradition.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<p>\u201cIt started very small, just a few things in our front yard,\u201d he told the magazine.&nbsp;\u201cOver the years, I expanded across much of our property and now it covers about 3.5 acres.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2019, the Maywald Christmas Light Display won ABC\u2019s the Great Christmas Light Fight. \u201cAt the time, I was the youngest champion in the show\u2019s history, and currently still am,\u201d Jordan explained.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maywaldchristmaslightdisplay\/posts\/2145550288926436\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/910296345785176\/posts\/2145550288926436\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>Merry Christmas from our family to yours! \ud83c\udf85\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/910296345785176\">Maywald Christmas Light Display<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/910296345785176\/posts\/2145550288926436\/\">Saturday, December 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, the project was not about winning a prize because, for the last seven years, the family used their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maywaldchristmaslightdisplay\/\">display<\/a> to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Central and South Texas.<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>This time around, they welcomed over 15,000 people and brought in over $80,000 that will go towards ten wishes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"component lazy-image lazy-image-udf image-wrapper aspect_3x2 cache-only align-default rendered image-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/imagesvc.meredithcorp.io\/v3\/mm\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.onecms.io%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F24%2F2022%2F01%2F13%2F536A7091-AA7A-40F6-BE8F-BF867DEDBC65-2000.jpeg\">\n<p>The Maywald\u2019s made the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maywaldchristmaslightdisplay\/posts\/2154919794656152\">announcement<\/a> about the fundraiser in a social media post last week, along with a photo of them holding the giant check:<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maywaldchristmaslightdisplay\/posts\/2154919794656152\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/910296345785176\/posts\/2154919794656152\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>We are excited to announce that with everyone\u2019s generous donations, we collected $80,126 this Christmas season and are\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/910296345785176\">Maywald Christmas Light Display<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/910296345785176\/posts\/2154919794656152\/\">Thursday, January 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTo date, the display has raised nearly $200,000 and granted 27 wishes. Each time a wish is granted, Jordan adds a reindeer to the mix,\u201d the <em>Living<\/em> article read.<\/p>\n<p>The Make-A-Wish Central &amp; South Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MakeAWishCSTX\/posts\/10160568316969252\">said<\/a> it was grateful to Jordan and his family for working so hard to create the display:<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MakeAWishCSTX\/posts\/10160568316969252\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/61367609251\/posts\/10160568316969252\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>We are feeling very merry and bright because the Maywald family raised a record-breaking $80,000+ during their Christmas\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/61367609251\">Make-A-Wish Central &amp; South Texas<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/61367609251\/posts\/10160568316969252\/\">Tuesday, January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHelping these children is what Christmas is all about for us,\u201d the young man noted.&nbsp;\u201cWe will continue to put up our display yearly to help grant life changing wishes!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He prefers building many of the displays on his own and spends months prior to Christmas searching for vintage decorations online. The highlight of 2021\u2019s display was a 17-foot tall Santa Claus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<p>Social media users congratulated the Maywald\u2019s on the fundraiser, one person <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maywaldchristmaslightdisplay\/posts\/2154919794656152?comment_id=2154938684654263\">writing<\/a>, \u201cWow, that\u2019s incredible! Love the display and your mission! Can\u2019t wait for next year!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a blessing the Maywald family is to all of us,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maywaldchristmaslightdisplay\/posts\/2154919794656152?comment_id=2155005194647612\">commented<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A young man named Jordan Maywald has overseen his family\u2019s Christmas decorations since he was just nine years old, Southern Living reported Thursday. 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