With 40K lights, one man sparks the holiday spirit and helps grant a child’s wish

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With 40K lights, one man sparks the holiday spirit and helps grant a child’s wish
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“I was inspired to do the display because I really liked it as a child. It reminded me of great Christmases and good times, so I continued that through my lifetime.”

“I go to work, come home, [it] gets dark, [and then I] put the lights on and watch all the people come,” he told “GMA.” “It’s just positive reactions from everybody.”

“I was inspired to do the display because I really liked it as a child,” he said. “It reminded me of great Christmases and good times, so I continued that through my lifetime.” James Blake, left, has been decorating his home for 40 years. Him and his wife, Jean Blake, right, also got engaged on Christmas.

The inspiration came from his sister, Anne, who passed away four years ago from stomach cancer. She was involved in fundraising for the organization.Since 2017, James Blake has donated more than $11,000 to the Make A Wish Foundation.“It touched my heart that my sister did this work, so I wanted to continue doing charitable work,” he said.

Blandon said Mateo was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2016. She knew something was wrong when Mateo lost his appetite for a chunk of time, so she took him to Stony Brook hospital the day after Christmas, where doctors found a tumor in his kidney. Four days later, Mateo underwent surgery in which the tumor -- and his kidney -- were removed.

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