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Lights, cameras and a good cause.<\/h2>\n

Sophomore construction science student Jordan Maywald won $50,000 and first place on the national ABC-TV show \u201cThe Great Christmas Light Fight\u201d on Dec. 9 for a beautiful, massive light display constructed at his family\u2019s Austin home.<\/p>\n

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Jordan Maywald and his creations on ABC\u2019s \u201cThe Great Christmas Light Fight.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The youngest-ever winner on the show, Maywald\u2019s love for Christmas lights started 15 years ago when helping his father put up some simple icicle lights. By age nine, he had taken over and started collecting vintage decorations, which he meticulously paints by hand, fixes and brings back to life.<\/p>\n

Because \u201cEverything is bigger in Texas,\u201d as he said in a show promo, he also creates his own large-scale holiday decorations including a 15-foot lighthouse, giant snowman made from tractor tires, a life-size gingerbread house, sleigh, reindeer and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is crazy,\u201d said Carter Oosterhouse, show judge. \u201cIt\u2019s really surprising that a 21-year-old could pull this together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maywald used his construction science skills to help create some displays, speaking on the show about drafting out plans before building and using common construction materials like floor-stick tiles to create paths.<\/p>\n

He spends four months putting it all together, going home each weekend to work on the acres-wide, 120,000 light production. People drive from all over Texas to see the creation each year.<\/p>\n

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Maywald collects donations from visitors for the Make-a-Wish Foundation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But the light display isn\u2019t just made to be visually impressive, it\u2019s meant to inspire giving.<\/p>\n

Maywald collects donations from visitors for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. So far, he has raised over $30,000 and funded six wishes for children with critical illnesses.<\/p>\n

This year he hopes to raise $20,000 and fund four wishes through donations, and is currently 10 percent funded on his Make-A-Wish fundraising page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can visit the Maywald Christmas Display<\/a> at 10505 Twilight Vista in Austin.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact rnira@arch.tamu.edu<\/a> or doswald@tamu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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