COMMUNITY EVENTS & OUTREACH
Spreading LOVE and HOPE to our youth.
Spreading LOVE and HOPE to our youth.
2026 Community Events
Rise & Thrive Mental Health Walk
03.22.26
SAVE THE DATE for ECF’s first annual RISE & THRIVE Walk for Mental Health!
Breathe in strength 💪Clear your mind 🌊 Recharge your spirit 🙏
This is a community event and everyone is welcome 💛. Please share and invite family, friends and anyone who could use an energy and positivity boost ☀️
2025 Community Events
ETHOPIA 2025
07.19.25
Celebrating Ethan’s 16th Birthday!
Family and Friends - THANK YOU!! 🙏🏼
ETHOPIA 2025 was an incredible success - all because of you. What began as a vision for Ethan’s birthday turned into something far greater: a day filled with love, joy, and deep connection. It truly took a village to bring this celebration to life, and we’re endlessly grateful to the community of family and friends who made it all happen.
Thank you to every single person who helped — from sunrise to sundown, from setup to cleanup, and every thoughtful act in between. Thank you for sharing your time, your talents, your hands, and your hearts to make the day so special. I won’t name names because I know I’ll miss someone, but you know who you are — and please know how deeply we love and appreciate you. 💙
To the hundreds of people who came — thank you for showing up. Thank you for the delicious food and drinks you shared, and for bringing your babies, kids, parents, cousins, and friends — the very people Ethan would’ve loved to see. I know he would’ve greeted each one of you with a big smile and a warm hug.
There truly aren’t enough words to express our gratitude. We’re still feeling overwhelmed — in the best way — by your love and support.
Most of all, thank you for making our baby boy smile on his birthday.
We love you. God bless you.
2025 Community Events
ETHOPIA 2025
07.19.25
Celebrating Ethan’s 16th Birthday!
Family and Friends - THANK YOU!! 🙏🏼
ETHOPIA 2025 was an incredible success - all because of you. What began as a vision for Ethan’s birthday turned into something far greater: a day filled with love, joy, and deep connection. It truly took a village to bring this celebration to life, and we’re endlessly grateful to the community of family and friends who made it all happen.
Thank you to every single person who helped — from sunrise to sundown, from setup to cleanup, and every thoughtful act in between. Thank you for sharing your time, your talents, your hands, and your hearts to make the day so special. I won’t name names because I know I’ll miss someone, but you know who you are — and please know how deeply we love and appreciate you. 💙
To the hundreds of people who came — thank you for showing up. Thank you for the delicious food and drinks you shared, and for bringing your babies, kids, parents, cousins, and friends — the very people Ethan would’ve loved to see. I know he would’ve greeted each one of you with a big smile and a warm hug.
There truly aren’t enough words to express our gratitude. We’re still feeling overwhelmed — in the best way — by your love and support.
Most of all, thank you for making our baby boy smile on his birthday.
We love you. God bless you.
Loteria Family Game Night Fundraiser
11.20.25
An unforgettable night for our community!
ECF’s 1st annual Lotería Family Game Night was an incredible success by every measure!
Despite a wet rainy night and last minute location change, our community showed up! People came from near and far in the most beautiful way to have fun, win amazing prizes, and raise money in support of all of ECF’s community initiatives. Most importantly, we honored Ethan by sharing his powerful story and message of love. We also celebrated this year’s ECF accomplishments and shared a glimpse of our exciting plans for 2026.
A huge heartfelt thank you to our entire ECF volunteer team, which included several of Ethan’s closest friends. This event would have never happened or been as successful without each of your efforts, time and talents - we love you!
Thank you to our community - every person that attended, our sponsors, donors, service providers that donated their time, community and civic leaders, Helpline Youth Counseling for an amazing venue, and for each person that helped spread the word about this wonderful event.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for helping us spread love, build community, and carry Ethan’s light forward. We can’t wait to do it all again next year!