COMMUNITY EVENTS & OUTREACH
Spreading LOVE and HOPE to our youth.
Spreading LOVE and HOPE to our youth.
2026
1st Annual Rise & Thrive Mental Health Walk
March 22, 2026
La Mirada Regional Park, La Mirada, CA
We had an incredible day at our 1st annual Rise & Thrive Mental Health Walk! We’re grateful that we were able to deliver on everything we set out to create - a space for connection, encouragement, inspiration and growth for our community.
Thank you to everyone who showed up, walked with us, and poured into this experience - your presence made it truly special. We shared many meaningful moments, including a guided meditation and practical tools for building mental strength. It was beautiful to see so many people try meditation for the first time and begin to experience its calming and uplifting effects.
We hope everyone who attended walked away not just with smiles and memories, but with real tools and advice on how to build mental strength, take care of your heart, and support one another.
To our amazing volunteer team - thank you for your heart, your energy, and your commitment to making this day possible.
To Ethan - thank you for your heart, wisdom, and for being the purpose and guiding force behind everything that we do. 💛
Lancers for Christ club at La Serna High School
March 9, 2026
Whittier, CA
The Ethan Carlos Foundation is proud to have been able to bless the Lancers for Christ club at La Serna High School with a special gift - beautiful Jesus Calling daily devotional books for all of their members!
The students will be using these devotionals as part of their mission to grow in faith and learn how to live more like Jesus.
We’ve been wanting to give back to this special club for some time because we know how much it would have meant to Ethan. We were so overjoyed when we first learned that Ethan was a member of the club and attended meetings regularly. Ethan did his best to live and love like Jesus every day - always putting the well-being of others before himself.
A heartfelt thank you to Evan, the club leader and one of Ethan’s good friends, for welcoming us and for sharing meaningful memories and kind words about the way Ethan lived his life. We’re grateful for the work you’re doing to strengthen faith among students at La Serna and beyond. We look forward to continuing to support your club!
2025 Community Events & Outreach
1st Annual ETHOPIA Summer Celebration
July 19, 2025
Parnell Park, Whittier, CA
Celebrating Ethan’s 16th Birthday at ETHOPIA 2025!
Watch the tribute video until the end and turn up your volume to relive the full experience!
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.
1st Annual Loteria Family Game Night
November 20, 2025
Liberty Community Plaza, Whittier, CA
Experience what it was like to be there!
Click below to see all pictures and videos from that special night.
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!