Hundreds of residents contributed to a dozen volunteer projects across the Snoqualmie Valley on Saturday, Oct. 7, as part of the Love Snoqualmie Valley’s Volunteer Day.

The single-day of giving — benefiting Snoqualmie Valley schools, the food bank, Green Snoqualmie, Trail Youth Coffee, local senior centers and others – returned to the Valley for the first time since its launch in 2019.

The day is organized by Love Snoqualmie Valley, a local nonprofit that is part of the international Love Our Cites program. The group aims to help nonprofits, schools, churches and other groups fulfill their service missions by connecting them with volunteers.

Speaking at a kick-off event for Volunteer Day held at Railroad Community Park, Danielle Cox, executive director of Love Snoqualmie Valley, thanked the volunteers for giving their time to the community.

“The fact that we can come together and say ‘we want to love on our neighbors. We want to love on the people around us – no matter our background, no matter our beliefs.’ That’s what makes unity in this area happen,” she said, while asking volunteers to remain involved in the community.

“This doesn’t have to stop here,” she added. “This can truly be beyond this one day experience.”

Danielle Cox, excutive director of Love Snoqualmie Valley, delivers a welcome speech at the Volunteer Day kick-off event at Railroad Community Park on Oct. 7. Photo Conor Wilson/Valley Record.

Photo by Conor Wilson/Valley Record.

Volunteers stand in Railroad Community Park for a kick-off meeting prior to heading out to volunteer. Photo by Conor Wilson/Valley Record.

Volunteers write why they love the Snoqualmie Valley. Photo by Conor Wilson/Valley Record.