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Last night My wife, the twins and I went to South Reno and watch the Lights of Tanea, thanks to @katerzz for bringing them to light. What this group does with Christmas lights is amazing. You may have seen video’s on YouTube similar, and i don’t know who started them, but this group has 3 houses right there together, plus the rest of the street, while not automated, has got some of the largest static displays you have seen.

Carlo was outside talking to people in their cars and walking by. I chatted with him about the time and while he doesn’t keep track of the hours he put into the project he did say "I started the programming pretty much after I took down last years and finished as this years went up. I’m still tinkering on timings too. To put the display up I had 2 weeks vacation and it took the whole time."

Pretty cool stuff on it’s own but it makes it even more special that they collect money for charities. Carlo supports the local Multiple Sclerosis Foundation but said they will give it to anybody that the donor prefers. Last year they collected over $2,000 and are shotting for $4,000 plus this year.

The video below was shot on my new cell phone so it’s not eh best but pretty cool none the less.