The Kansas teen lost nearly $20,000 worth of lawn care equipment in an overnight theft, but a fundraiser has since raised more than $35,000 to help him rebuild
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- Sonny Gallardo, 14, built has built a business over the past four years
- His trailer, five mowers and equipment from a work vehicle were stolen on Oct. 30
- A fundraiser has raised more than $35,000, as police investigate the theft
A Kansas teenager who started a lawn care business while he was in sixth grade is rebuilding after nearly $20,000 worth of equipment he’d spent years working to acquire was stolen.
Sonny Gallardo, 14, is now working to rebuild Sunnyside Jobs LLC, the business he established this year with a five-person crew after first getting started with lawn-raking jobs as a sixth grader four years ago, according to a GoFundMe campaign…