Echo Lake Community

08/20/2026

Hi Friends! The community garage sale is this Saturday!! Shop for treasures or sell the things you are no longer using. To sell, email [email protected]. See you at the sale!

07/07/2026

Save the date! August 22nd 2026 - The Echo Lake / Lost Lake Community Yard Sale is back by popular demand. You know your kids don't want this stuff so let your treasures find a new home! If you would like to participate or have any questions, email me at [email protected]. Do you have arts and crafts that you would like to sell? Email me about that too!

06/29/2026

GIVING 4TH FOR AMERICA 250

Give on July 4—Join a New Tradition Beginning in 2026

Giving 4th is a movement to transform Independence Day into the largest single day of charitable giving in U.S. history. This new2026 movement, inspired by the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, is called “Giving 4th”.

Giving back to our neighbors and communities has been part of America since its founding. But charitable giving has long
been concentrated in the last weeks of December, leaving nonprofits under-resourced for most of the year.

Giving 4th is a call to each of us to make July 4 giving another part of our family traditions. America’s 250th anniversary gives us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build something lasting. The goal is to make July 4th a permanent fixture on the American giving calendar — a tradition that starts this milestone year and grows stronger every July 4th that follows.

You can participate in “Give 4th” on July 4th - by clicking the link below to: America250 Official website of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission.

Local Charities Serving Our Nearest Neighbors

Each of these local charitable non-profits serves our neighbors in need in Monroe, Sky Valley, or Snohomish County.
Consider giving to one of these non-profits for Giving 4th:
• Housing Hope Eastside ( Donate | Housing Hope) Transitional Housing
• Maltby Food Bank (Donations - Maltby Food Bank) Food Insecurity
• Evergreen Health Behavior Health Services, Monroe (Make A Gift – EvergreenHealth Monroe Foundation)
Mental Health & Wellness
• Bloodworks NW (Financial Gifts | Bloodworks NW) Lifegiving Blood and Blood Components

America250 is a bipartisan initiative working to engage every American in the 250th anniversary of the United States.

06/29/2026

Join in the fun for the 4th! Submit your mailbox photos to [email protected] by July 4th. There will be a prize for the best dressed mailbox!

06/14/2026

Summer fun!! Car Show, Potluck & Live Music!! Don't miss these classic cars right in your own neighborhood. July 11th 9AM - 4PM. 12809 Lost Lake Road. RSVP please. See you there.

06/14/2026

Join your neighbors for a gentle and peaceful yoga class. Mondays and Fridays 9:00 AM, on Lost Lake Road, cross street Echo Lake Road. Call for more information (206) 861-5917.

06/12/2026

Hello Friends! The Maltby Food Bank is looking for volunteers. If you are interested, the contact information is listed at the end of this post. They have asked us to share the following information:

They are looking for help on:

3rd Sunday of the month: 9am-12pm (or when you get done)

Driver and Assistant Driver:

Driving our truck to associated stores to pick up food, you will be collecting and boxing up food. Unloading and putting away at the Food Bank. Must have a current driver's license and have a clean driving record. Must be able to lift 25lbs. We are looking for long term volunteers that are able to come weekly.

Monday: 9am-12pm (or when you get done)

Driver and Assistant Driver:

Driving our truck to associated stores to pick up food, you will be collecting and boxing up food. Unloading and putting away at the Food Bank. Must have a current driver's license and have a clean driving record. Must be able to lift 25lbs. We are looking for long term volunteers that are able to come weekly.

Tuesday: 9:30am-12pm

Produce sorter:

Sort through the produce and get rid of any that is bad, organize by type. Must be able to lift 15lbs. We are looking for long term volunteers that are able to come weekly.

Wednesday: 9am-11am

Driver and Assistant Driver:

Driving our truck to associated stores to pick up food, you will be collecting and boxing up food. Unloading and putting away at the Food Bank. Must have a current driver's license and have a clean driving record. Must be able to lift 25lbs. We are looking for long term volunteers that are able to come weekly. This is a TEMPORARY position.

Thursday:

Driver (Fill in): 9am-12pm (or when you get done), this would be for the 1st/3rd/5th week of the month. This will be TEMPORARY coverage for a volunteer who will be coming back.

Driving our truck to associated stores to pick up food, you will be collecting and boxing up food. Unloading and putting away at the Food Bank. Must have a current driver's license and have a clean driving record. Must be able to lift 25lbs. We are looking for long term volunteers that are able to come weekly.

Produce Set Up: 9:30am- 12pm

Sort through the produce and get rid of any that is bad, organize by type. Must be able to lift 15lbs. We are looking for long term volunteers that are able to come weekly.

Client Grocery Helper: 12:15pm-4pm

Helping clients bring their groceries to their car, helping put the groceries into their car. We are looking for long term volunteers that are able to come weekly.

Please email us at: [email protected]

Look out for a response email from: [email protected]. Thank you!

I hope we are able to partner to get these positions filled!

Thank you,
Amber Oswald
Assistant Director, The Maltby Food Bank
(360) 668- 7900
21104 86th Ave SE, Snohomish, WA 98296
www.maltbyfoodbank.org
www.facebook.com/MaltbyFoodBank

Maltby Food Bank is an independent, non-profit organization. Location: Maltby, Washington, USA

04/17/2026

Hello Neighbors! It's time to donate blood again. Thank you for helping those in need!

ECHO LAKE COMMUNITY
Bloodmobile | 20414-121st Ave SE Snohomish
Monday, April 20
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Scan the QR code to book your one hour appt, or click this
link: bloodworksNW.org/giveblood

Appointments are required for the best possible donation experience. Same-day appointments available at many loctions. Photo ID required. For safety, we kindly request no visitors under 16 at our donateon sites. Eat a hearty meal and drink plenty of fluids prior to donation.

03/21/2026

Hi Neighbors! Please keep your eyes open for our Road Clean-up volunteers on Echo Lake Road tomorrow starting at 8 AM. This group of community volunteers generously donate their time to help keep our neighborhood roads beautiful. If you are interested in donating your time, contact us at [email protected]. To make a monetary donation, go to echolakecommunity.org. Thank you!!

03/09/2026

TIGERS AND LEOPARDS AND SLOTH BEARS, OH MY! Travelog at Echo Lake Community Church – Friday, March 20 – 7:00 PM

Wayne Peterson, Photographer, Presenter and Echo Lake Community Resident, Come to see Wayne Peterson’s photos and hear about his 2025 travels in India. His photos include wildlife in the Indian jungle and what it is like to hear and see a Bengal tiger up close. Photos will include big cats, elephants, monkeys, birds, and other assorted wildlife from four of India’s 58 tiger reserves.

Come early at 6:45 to share some pizza with friends from Echo Lake Community. Pizza sponsored by Echo Lake Community Group. RSVP for pizza planning at: [email protected] AND LEOPARDS AND SLOTH BEARS, OH MY!

Travelog at Echo Lake Community Church Friday, March 20 7:00 PM
Wayne Peterson, Photographer, Presenter and Echo Lake Community Resident

Come to see Wayne Peterson’s photos and hear about his 2025 travels in India. His photos include wildlife in the Indian jungle and what it is like to hear and see a Bengal tiger up close. Photos will include big cats, elephants, monkeys, birds, and other assorted wildlife from four of India’s 58 tiger reserves.

Join your neighbors. About 50 people enjoyed Wayne’s bear wildlife travelog in January from Katmai National Park,
Alaska. Connect with others from Echo Lake Community for the next chapter of his travel story.

Come early at 6:45 to share some pizza with friends from Echo Lake Community.

Pizza sponsored by Echo Lake Community Group.
RSVP for pizza planning at: [email protected]