After the death of Tyler Broberg, 1life2live started fundraising in the Royal High School student's memory by selling merchandise and collecting donations.

The new nonprofit organization's goal is to raise $50,000 toward building a Habitat for Humanity house in Simi Valley.

It is more than halfway there, with the latest count at $29,921 to use in memory of Broberg, who died last year.

The group wants to dedicate a house built with Habitat for Humanity by Aug. 1, and it has been working hard to piece together sponsorships and fundraising events. A handful of events have been planned in the next few months in the hopes of surpassing the $50,000 goal.

The next fundraiser is Monday at Big Pat's in Simi Valley. Twenty percent of all proceeds at the Tapo Street diner that night will go toward the building — as long as patrons bring a flier with them. Fliers can be found at http://www.1life2live.org, as well as additional information on the charity and on upcoming events.

On April 19, the group will set up a booth at the Royal Swim Invitational at the Rancho Simi Community Pool. A $5 carwash is planned for April 26 in the parking lot of Royal High School.

Finally, on May 31, the group is holding what it considers to be its biggest event, a "Roller Coaster" hike starting at the Wood Ranch trailhead, a favorite hiking trail of Broberg's. The hike will begin at 8 a.m.

"We think the hike is going to be a very big success," said Pam Moberly, a friend of Broberg's family and an adviser to 1life2live. Moberly said the hope is the hike will result in the group surpassing its fundraising goal.

In August, Broberg drowned in a Las Vegas pool at the age of 16. His funeral attracted about 1,000 people, according to Emilie Mateu, a friend of Broberg's who founded the organization.

Mateu said that when Broberg died, friends felt the need to memorialize him with something that would have made him proud and he would have wanted to be involved with. That's when the idea of working with Habitat for Humanity came up.

"We decided it'd be a really great thing because not only would it be here in the community, but it's also something you can drive by for years to come and remember Tyler, and know that a family has a home now because of Tyler's influence," Mateu said.

The house is being planned, along with two other Habitat for Humanity homes, for the corner of Royal and Sequoia avenues.

Once the funds are raised, Mateu said the group looks forward to getting as many people as possible involved in building it.

"So everyone who had a hand in raising the money can actually see where the money is going," Mateu said.