As residents continue rebuilding after the devastating Palisades Fire, three local teenagers are doing their part by raising money for the community they love.
Mason Cohen, Jake Yoon and Dylan Fullmer — three 16-year-olds who are lifelong friends — founded Build Back Pali, a grassroots initiative focused on restoring public spaces, local businesses, community programs and more.
Since founding the initiative, their GoFundMe campaign has raised nearly $50,000 in five days. The friends said 100% of the proceeds will go towards local restoration projects.
“Seeing parts of our hometown burning, we just felt inspired to raise money for it,” said Fullmer…