>>> SAY HI
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM BROOKLYN
WISH WE COULD BE TOGETHER.
CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO SNUGGLE
THIS ONE IN THE NEW YEAR
LOVE YOU
>> GOSH, I LOVE THOSE.
IT IS ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF
CHRISTMAS, WALKING THROUGH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, CHECKING OUT THE
HOLIDAY DISPLAYS AND
DECORATIONS.
>> SURE IS
THERE'S A 14-YEAR-OLD FROM HIGH
LAND PARK, TEXAS, MAKING THE
HOLIDAY BRIGHTER FOR HIS
COMMUNITY, GIVING BACK TO A
CAUSE CLOSE TO HIS HEART
TAKE A LOOK.
MOST OF US PUT UP A FEW
DECORATIONS FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
LUKE JACKSON TAKES IT SERIOUSLY.
QUITE SERIOUSLY.
HIS MISSION IS MORE THAN JUST
HOT AIR.
WITH THIS MUCH SPECTATOR
TRAFFIC, HE IS RAISING MONEY FOR
CANCER SUPPORT
>> LUKE'S LAWN BEGAN BY ME
PUTTING UP ONE INFLATABLE
SNOWMAN.
>> HE WAS ABOUT SEVEN.
WE WERE ACTUALLY AT TARGET
HE ASKED US FOR A BLOW UP.
IT BECAME LARGER AND LARGER
EVERY YEAR.
>> I LOVED INFLATABLE.
ME AND MY DAD USED TO DRIVE
AROUND AND USED TO LOOK AT
INFLATABLES AND MADE ME FEEL
HAPPY AND MADE ME FEEL JOY
THEN UNFORTUNATELY HE PASSED
AWAY WHEN I WAS ABOUT EIGHT SO
THAT KIND OF GAVE ME A SPARK TO
START DOING LUKE'S LAWN.
>> UNFORTUNATELY WE LOST HIM TOO
EARLY.
I REALLY THINK THAT LUKE'S LAWN
IS A CONNECTION FOR LUKE WITH
HIS FATHER
LUKE AND HIS DAD WERE VERY
CLOSE.
THEY ALSO WERE VERY ALIKE.
HIS DAD WAS VERY CREATIVE LIKE
LUKE, HE WAS VERY COMPASSIONATE.
>> IT IS CALLED LUKE'S LAWN, BUT
YOU'RE NOT SEEING ANY LAWN
>> LUKE STARTS PREPARING ABOUT
FOUR WEEKS BEFORE.
>> I SKETCH IT OUT
THEN I MEASURE THE YARD WITH
MEASURING TAPE
I DOUBLE CHECK, MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING FITS ALL RIGHT.
THE BEST PART OF THE PROCESS IS
PROBABLY PUTTING THEM UP WITH
ALL MY FRIENDS AND MY FAMILY
IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT THREE AND
A HALF TO FOUR HOURS TO PUT THEM
UP
I WANT TO BE A SET DESIGNER.
I THINK OF THE YARD AS A SET
IT IS BASICALLY THE SAME THING.
>> I WAS WORRIED WHAT MY
NEIGHBORS WOULD THINK, BUT THEY
LOVE IT.
>> BEING LUKE'S NEIGHBOR BRINGS
JOY TO OUR FAMILY AND TO OUR
ENTIRE BLOCK.
>> WE HAVE A KID NEXT DOOR WHO
IS LIKE A BOY GENIUS SET
DESIGNER, ALL ORIGINAL
CREATIONS, HE NEVER REPEATS
ANYTHING
IT IS ALL NEW.
>> I STARTED TO REALIZE KIDS IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD WERE PUTTING
THINGS IN THEIR FRONT YARD
IT WAS A FUN THING
I GOT SOME, TOO.
AND THEN HE STARTED TAKING IT TO
THE NEXT LEVEL
I WAS LIKE YEAH, I THINK YOU
WON.
>> LAST YEAR WE PARTNERED WITH
CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY OF
NORTH TEXAS.
MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY OF CANCER
12 YEARS AGO, MY FATHER JUST
THIS PAST YEAR DURING COVID
PASSED AWAY FROM PANCREATIC
CANCER.
>> RAISING CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT
OF MONEY EACH YEAR IS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
>> HE RAISED $11,000 LAST YEAR
>> MY GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO AT
LEAST GET $15,000.
I HOPE THAT PEOPLE ACROSS
AMERICA CAN MAYBE PUT UP
INFLATABLES IN THEIR FRONT YARD,
START A CHARITY.
>> THEY HAD A DIFFICULT TIME,
THEY'RE RISING ABOVE IT.
LUKE IS A LEADER WITH THAT AND
I'M REALLY PROUD OF HIM.
>> THEY RAISED AN AWESOME YOUNG
MAN.
WE'RE PROUD OF HIM, SO
APPRECIATE EVERYTHING HE HAS
DONE FOR US.
>> I HAVE SEEN CHRISTMAS
VACATION ABOUT 50 TIMES.
I LOVE THE SCENE WHERE HE PLUGS
IT IN AND THE ENTIRE HOUSE JUST
LIGHTS UP.
IT WAS MY DAD'S FAVORITE MOVIE.
>> THAT WAS ALMOST A WAY OF
MEMORIALIZING HIS DAD.
>> I KNOW HE IS LOOKING DOWN,
PROUD AT ME.
MAKES ME FEEL AMAZING.
>> HIS DAD WOULD BE VERY, VERY
PROUD OF HIM.
>> AFTER THE YEAR LIKE THIS WE
HAD, I HOPE THAT MY YARD MAKES
PEOPLE HAPPY
I WANT THEM TO WALK AWAY WITH A
SMILE ON THEIR FACE.
>> OH.
LOOK WHO WE HAVE HERE.
LUKE AND HIS MOM WHO BY THE WAY
YEARS AGO USED TO WORK DOWN THE
STREET AT "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE."
HI, GUYS
>> HI.
>> WE'RE GOING TO VISIT WITH YOU
IN A SECOND.
WE HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL IN
STORE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A
QUICK COMMERCIAL BREAK
WE'LL COME BACK AND CHIT
>>> BEFORE THE BREAK WE MET
JACKSON WHO DECK RATES EACH
YEAR
THE DISPLAY GROWS MORE AND MORE
ELABORATE.
HE USES THAT HOLIDAY CHEER AS A
WAY OF GIVING BACK IN HONOR OF
HIS LATE FATHER AND
GRANDPARENTS
WHAT A KID.
>> LUKE AND HIS MOM ARE HOME IN
TEXAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> LUKE, HODA AND I ARE SO
INSPIRED BY YOU.
NOT ONLY ARE YOU MAKING IT THE
COOLEST STREET IN TEXAS, YOU'RE
ALSO RAISING AWARENESS
HOW DID YOUR DAD AND
GRANDPARENTS INSPIRE YOU
>> MY DAD INSPIRED ME, WE USED
TO DRIVE AROUND TOWN AND LOOK AT
LIGHTS, INFLATABLES OUTSIDE.
WE USED TO LOVE AND ENJOY THAT
SO ONCE HE PASSED AWAY, I TRIED
TO START PUTTING THEM UP A LOT
AND THAT INSPIRED ME
>> WELL, YOU RAISED AN
INCREDIBLE KID
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DID, BUT
YOU DID EVERYTHING RIGHT
HOW MUCH MONEY DID YOU GUYS
RAISE THIS YEAR?
>> SO FAR WE RAISED ABOUT I
THINK --
>> 4600.
>> WE WANT TO ADD TO THAT, IF
YOU DON'T MIND
AMAZON HEARD ABOUT YOU
THEY WERE LIKE WOW
YOU ARE SUPER COOL
THEY WANTED TO DONATE $15,000 TO
CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY NORTH
TEXAS, DOING IT FOR YOU.
ALL ON YOUR BEHALF BECAUSE THEY
KNOW YOU DESERVE THAT AT LEAST
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK, LUKE
>> I'M SO THANKFUL FOR YOU GUYS
AND FOR AMAZON
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE ORDER MOST OF OUR STUFF ON
THERE, TOO
>> LUKE.
>> BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE.
>> WE'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT YOU'VE
GOT.
WILL YOU TAKE US OUTSIDE TO SEE
THE FRONT LAWN AND YOUR
DISPLAYS
>> TAKE YOUR PHONE WITH YOU,
THANKS, HONEY.
>> TAKE US
TAKE US, LET US SEE THIS
>> WHEN YOU GET OUTSIDE, WE WANT
YOU TO LOOK ON YOUR SIDEWALK
WE HEARD THERE'S A PRESENT
THERE.
AND WE WANT YOU TO SHOW US THAT
LITTLE GIFT.
>> EXCITING.
LOOK AT THE LAWN
>> LOVE IT
>> DO YOU SEE A GIFT, LUKE
>> YES, I DO
>> TELL US WHAT'S INSIDE
>> THAT'S YOUR JERSEY.
>> THAT'S FROM YOUR FAVORITE
BASKETBALL PLAYER, DALLAS
MAVERICKS STAR LUCA DONCIC
HE SIGNED THAT FOR YOU
AND HE HAS A MESSAGE FOR YOU.
>> HI, LUKE, HOW ARE YOU
LUCA FROM DALLAS MAVERICKS
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU WHAT
YOU'RE DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY
HERE'S MY GIFT, A JERSEY, ANY
JERSEY WE GOT.
JUST STAY SAFE, KEEP DOING WHAT
YOU'RE DOING
AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> THANK YOU
WOW.
>> WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
YOU THINK WE'RE DONE
WE'RE NOT DONE YET
WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S ONE
INFLATABLE DECORATION THAT YOU
STILL DON'T HAVE
WHAT IS THE ONE YOU HAVE BEEN
LOOKING FOR AND WANTING?
>> THE INFLATABLE GRINCH.
>> TAKE A LOOK DOWN THE STREET
>> HERE IT IS.
IS THIS THE GRINCH COMING DOWN
THE STREET RIGHT NOW
>> OH, MY GOD!
>> TOTALLY NORMAL.
>> WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE!
THAT'S THE GRINCH.
JIM EAST INDUSTRIES MAKES A LOT
OF INFLATABLE DECORATIONS, THEY
LOVED YOUR STORY, THEY WANTED
YOU TO HAVE THE GIANT GRINCH YOU
HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR.
THIS GRINCH IS 11 FEET TALL,
HOLDING A CHRISTMAS TREE
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
>> CAN YOU SQUEEZE HIM IN ON THE
LAWN SOMEWHERE
>> IS THERE ROOM FOR THE GRINCH?
>> YES, THERE IS.
>> WE WANT TO SAY MERRY
CHRISTMAS, WE LOVE YOU
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING.
>> THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, LYLE
THANK YOU, LUKE.
>> IF YOU WANT TO HEAR MORE OF
THE STORY, HEA