7-year-old boy raises more than $30,000 for sick friend

Jonah Pournazarian and Dylan Siegel

Dylan Siegel and Jonah Pournazarian are best friends.  Jonah has been diagnosed with Type 1 glycogen storage disease.  It is a rare liver disease that does not have a cure.  Last fall, Dylan decided to raise money to find a cure for his best friend.  Instead of doing the typical lemonade stand he decided to write a book called: “Chocolate Bar.”

After 2 months on the market the handwritten and illustrated book garnered sales of about $30,000.  Dylan has a goal to raise $1 million.  Rabin Pournazarian, Jonah’s father, told ABCNews.com that a fund was set up for his son 6 years ago and has raised $400,000.