{"id":27711,"date":"2021-12-11T01:54:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T01:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=363403"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:14:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:14:07","slug":"family-brings-joy-raises-money-with-their-extravagant-christmas-light-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/family-brings-joy-raises-money-with-their-extravagant-christmas-light-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Brings Joy &amp; Raises Money With Their Extravagant Christmas Light Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">The Burkman family of Frisco, Texas, always has an extravagant lights display outside of their home for Christmas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">It all started because of their kids, who have autism.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363411\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vlcsnap-2021-12-07-21h43m40s31.png\" alt width=\"1212\" height=\"681\" class=\"size-full wp-image-363411\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vlcsnap-2021-12-07-21h43m40s31.png 1212w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vlcsnap-2021-12-07-21h43m40s31-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vlcsnap-2021-12-07-21h43m40s31-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vlcsnap-2021-12-07-21h43m40s31-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vlcsnap-2021-12-07-21h43m40s31-768x432.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nQ6I6Hu-hcc\">YouTube\/Fox 4 Dallas<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Both of them are now grown, but as kids they always loved Christmas and lights. The holidays can be overwhelming for just about anyone, and more so people with autism who can suffer from sensory overload. Having the lights up allowed their boys to enjoy the festivities from the comfort of their own home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Although her boys are now grown, this year will be no different.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363412\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-10-at-6.59.21-PM-1200x665.png\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"665\" class=\"size-large wp-image-363412\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-10-at-6.59.21-PM-1200x665.png 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-10-at-6.59.21-PM-600x333.png 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-10-at-6.59.21-PM-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-10-at-6.59.21-PM-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-10-at-6.59.21-PM.png 1346w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nQ6I6Hu-hcc\">YouTube\/Fox 4 Dallas<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Last year, they handed out 40,000 candy canes to people who visited their lights, and this year they expect even more people to show up, so they\u2019re prepared with 75,000 candy canes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">What makes this year even more special is that the Burkman family will be collecting donations for a local girl named Liyana who has epilepsy.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363410\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lights.jpg\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" class=\"size-full wp-image-363410\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lights.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lights-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lights-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lights-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lights-1000x523.jpg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nQ6I6Hu-hcc\">YouTube\/Fox 4 Dallas<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">\u201cShe\u2019s had several brain surgeries,\u201d Jennifer Burkman told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/frisco-family-brings-holiday-cheer-with-extravagant-christmas-lights-display\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fox 4 News<\/a>. \u201cThe reason we picked her though wasn\u2019t just because of her medical condition. She actually started a foundation when she was 12 years old to collect toys for children in the hospital.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Burkman can\u2019t wait to see all of their visitors and collect donations for a good cause.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363413\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-10-at-7.00.51-PM.png\" alt width=\"1201\" height=\"614\" class=\"size-full wp-image-363413\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-10-at-7.00.51-PM.png 1201w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-10-at-7.00.51-PM-600x307.png 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-10-at-7.00.51-PM-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-10-at-7.00.51-PM-768x393.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nQ6I6Hu-hcc\">YouTube\/Fox 4 Dallas<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Burkman says they will continue their extravagant light display every year \u201cuntil the Lord decides that I can\u2019t do it anymore.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">See the amazing display in the video beloW:<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"content-body\"><noscript><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Frisco family brings holiday cheer with extravagant Christmas lights display\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nQ6I6Hu-hcc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/span> <\/p>\n<div id=\"ctg-cta\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com\/wp-content\/themes\/causeblog-v3\/assets\/img\/icon-bcs-support.png\" alt><\/p>\n<h5>Provide Mammograms<\/h5>\n<p>Support those fighting Breast Cancer at <span>The Breast Cancer Site<\/span> for free! 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