Light Up A Neighbor
This Christmas we are lighting up one Kankakee County home at no cost. Not a contest, not a raffle. Just one family who could use a little joy this year, picked from the people you tell us about.
Know someone? A neighbor having a rough stretch, a single parent holding it together, a family that has spent this year in waiting rooms. Tell us about them. It takes two minutes.
Nominations Close November 7 · Family Chosen November 10
Installed before Thanksgiving so they have it for the whole season.What They Receive
A Full Christmas Display, Free
The same all inclusive package our paying customers get, start to finish, at no cost to the family.
Custom Design
We look at the home and design a display for that specific roofline, not a one size package pulled off a shelf.
Commercial Grade Lights
The same commercial LED lights we install for every customer, custom cut on site so the runs fit the house.
Professional Install
Our crew does the work, with clips sized to the shingle and gutter edge. Nobody in the family touches a ladder.
Automatic Timer
On at dusk, off overnight, no switch to remember, no cost worry about leaving it running.
Season Long Maintenance
If anything goes out between install and New Year's, we come back and fix it, same as any paying customer.
Takedown And Storage
We pull it all in January and store it. Nothing left in their garage, nothing left on their list.
How It Works
Four Steps, No Hoops
You Nominate
Tell us who they are and why this year has been hard on them. Two minutes, and the details stay private.
We Read Every One
Our team reads all of them and chooses privately. No public voting, no comparing families in a comment section.
We Call Them
We reach the family first, explain the offer, and let them decide, including whether they want any of it shared.
We Light It Up
Full install before Thanksgiving. Design, lights, timer, maintenance, January takedown, and storage, all free.
Nominate
Tell Us About A Family
Everything you send stays between you and us. We never publish anyone's situation, and the family is only contacted if they are chosen.
Our Promise On Privacy
- We never publish a family's health, income, or personal situation
- No public voting, no comment section comparing anyone's hard year
- The family we choose decides what, if anything, gets shared
- If they want the lights and none of the attention, that is a yes from us
- Nominations are read by our team and nobody else
Questions
Light Up A Neighbor FAQ
Any family or household in Kankakee County, Illinois that could use a little joy this Christmas. We are not running a means test and we are not asking anyone to prove anything. If you know a neighbor, a coworker, a friend, or a family member who has had a hard year, tell us about them.
Yes. Most of our nominations come from neighbors and friends, but if your family is going through it this year and nobody has thought to nominate you, send it in yourself. It will be treated exactly the same.
Only if they are chosen. We contact the family privately first, explain the offer, and let them decide. Nobody gets surprised publicly, and nobody has their situation posted online.
Only with permission. If the family chosen wants privacy, we will say we lit up a home in Kankakee County and leave it there. If they are glad to share, we will share what they approve, in their words. Nothing about anyone's health, income, or family situation gets published by us.
A full all inclusive Christmas light installation at no cost. Design for their roofline, commercial grade LED lights, professional installation, an automatic timer, maintenance for the season, takedown in January, and storage. The whole package, free, with nothing owed.
Nominations close November 7, 2026. We choose by November 10 and install before Thanksgiving so the family has the display for the whole season. Those dates let us do it right rather than squeezing it into December.
We read every nomination and choose privately as a team. There is no public vote, because we are not going to turn families' hard years into a popularity contest. We also look at whether the home can be safely lit, since some rooflines and electrical setups make an install unworkable.
No. The family owes nothing, is not required to post about it, and is not signed up for anything. We are not going to pitch them services afterward. It is a gift, and gifts do not come with a sales call attached.
Somebody Comes To Mind, Doesn't There?
Two minutes to nominate them. Nominations close November 7, 2026.