Nearly $250,000 was raised for Cook’s Corner victims

Tonya Clark, 49, Glen Sprowl Jr., 53, and John Leehey, 67, were killed in the mass shooting at Cook’s Corner in Trabuco Canyon. (Courtesy of OC Sheriff’s Department and Shawn Ambrose)

Fundraising often kicks into high gear in the wake of tragedy. The dead need burial. The living need help.

And so it was in the wake of the Cook’s Corner massacre on a warm, pleasant $8 spaghetti night, Aug. 23, 2023.

A review of the public-facing fundraising efforts shows that, a year on, nearly a...