Father Who Created Christmas Display to Raise Money for Cancer Charities Releases Book to Donate More

A North Carolina man who raised money for cancer charities by putting up a Christmas light show in honor of his late brother has now written an inspirational Christmas book to aid the cause.

For the past 12 years, 👤Jimmy Curiazza has paid tribute to his baby brother Dean, who died at the age of 4 in December of 1967, by putting on a musical lights show, accordingto People. 

This has raised over $20,000 for leukemia and lymphoma charities, and his new book, “🛠️The Workshop,” is set to draw in more as he donates the proceeds to the Duke Children Pediatric Cancer Foundation at Duke University, where Curiazza works as a mechanical systems/plumbing supervisor.

The novella is about the healing power of Christmas and follows a man who tells his story to a nurse after being admitted to the hospital.

Curiazza said, “I believe in the Christmas spirit. I think Christmas time brings out the best in people and me in particular.”

“I just light up that time of year and enjoy seeing the good in people,” he said.

He described the impact of losing his brother at a young age, stating, “It changed our whole family dynamic.”

“Our family was kind of broken at that point, and it never got better for them (his parents) or for us,” he added.