SHANGRALA'S
RECORD
CHRISTMAS
LIGHTS!
More than a million Christmas lights in late November 2014 were switched on in Australia's
Canberra's CBD, officially breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest
LED image display.
It took lighting architects, designers, electrical and civil engineers
months to plan and build the display in Petrie Plaza, which carried on
an annual tradition started by the David Richards family of Forrest.
Mr Richards said the light show would raise money for SIDS and Kids ACT,
a charity that assists families affected by sudden infant death syndrome
in Canberra that was close to his family's heart.
"We had a tragic loss in 2002 and SIDS and Kids Australia and ACT
assisted us and assisted our family members and we're just trying
to give something back," he said.
Over the years Mr Richards and his wife Janean have raised more than
$200,000 for the charity.
Mr Richards said this year's display was a mammoth effort.
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