NORWICH – Those passing by the home of Richard and Dr. Karen Banks Lindner either slow the car down to a crawl or turn back around for a closer look. Richard Lindner has decorated the front lawn of his Warner Road home with over 35,000 lights, speakers and elaborate ornaments, drawing at times over 110 amps of electricity. “Most homes can only draw 100 amps but last year we up graded to support 200,” said Richard.

The lights draw spectators and traffic, but this all supports a good cause. The Lindner family provides a large food basket at the end of their driveway and collect food for the Emmanuel Episcopal Church. “Last year we collected somewhere between 300 and 400 pounds of food,” said Richard.

Richard is a stay-at-home dad, who got the inspiration to begin decorating from his daughter, 4 year old Tyler, three years ago. “When she was one, she just loved Christmas lights. And I thought to myself what could I do?” said Richard. He began putting the display together the day after Halloween and says he put in 100 hours of work – and Tyler put in 25 hours to help her father any way she could. Richard says because of the computer helping to manage the power, the whole thing costs him between $100 and $150 in electricity a month to run.