Big Sunday happily welcomes you to Our Really Big Community Calendar.
We try to include all kinds of volunteering and helping opportunities for all kinds of interests, talents, passions, and ages! As you’ll see, these include volunteering opportunities (one-time and long-term) as well as the chance to support a nonprofit by attending fundraising events. Plus, of course, we include all of Big Sunday’s homegrown events, too! Whoever you are, and whatever you do, there is someone out there who could use your help.
If you have questions about our calendar, or would like to add a listing, please contact calendar@bigsunday.org or submit your event/opportunity via the button below.
Interested in doing something amazing for our veterans? In honor of Earth Day on April 22, join the good folks at Veterans Home of California, Chula Vista as they beautify their grounds. Up to 100 volunteers are needed to pitch in with much-needed tasks ranging from landscaping to weed pulling, all in an effort to make the campus look spectacular for the veteran residents who utilize this facility. Please bring garden gloves and small trowels to help out (as well as a whole lot of muscle), and take a bit of time to swap stories with veteran residents from all walks of life … many of whom have served in WWII. They love sharing stories with new faces! Volunteers must be 18 and older, please.
Join in this community effort to help beautify the preserve with Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy. Family activities are available on-site. RSVP at pvplc.volunteerhub.com.
The Great Los Angeles River CleanUp is the nation’s largest urban river CleanUp drawing thousands of volunteers to fifteen sites over three weekends in April. Do your part this Earth Month by visiting http://folar.org/cleanup; sign up today!
Volunteers are needed to help clean up Alpine Creek!
For the 4th annual Creek to Bay cleanup event, help Back Country Land Trust as they partner with I Love A Clean San Diego and the Alpine / Mountain Empire Chamber of Commerce for their “I Love A Clean Alpine” event, to clear trash and debris from Alpine Creek.
Volunteers will be working at over 100 sites in San Diego County to clean creeks, beaches, canyons and streets of trash and debris.
In Alpine, BCLT will be leading volunteers through the section of Alpine Creek between Alpine Boulevard & Arnold Way, just behind the Cobblestone Cottage – Tea Shoppe. All ages are welcome to join and groups are encouraged to participate. Special event patches are available for Scout Troops and validated community service hours are available for students.
All tools & equipment will be provided, but volunteers are encouraged to bring their own water bottles & trash buckets – check out the "Bling Your Bucket" contest on the ILACSD website.
RSVP online at: http://www.creektobay.org
Registration begins on April 1st
The Fulfillment Fund is a college access organization with a 39-year history of helping disadvantaged students graduate high school and get to and through college.
Has networking been a useful tool in your career? Join the Fulfillment Fund on April 26th for their annual Student Networking Mixer! The Fulfillment Fund has introduced the concept of professionalism and networking to their senior students in the classroom and volunteers are needed to help instill the skill in this fun event. Networking and professionalism will be critical as they embark on their journey into their freshman year at college; you’ll help students develop comfort with speaking to professors and other collegiate resources. Volunteers will hold conversation with students during the organized networking mixer and will model professional behavior and discuss topics from education, careers and professional journeys! Interested in volunteering? Please register at https://fulfillment.thankyou4caring.org/student-networking-mixer.
For more info, please contact Betsy Ann Mudd at 323-900-8723 or bmudd@fulfillment.org.
The Get Lit -Words Ignite Classic Slam, the organization’s culminating event, is a three-day youth classic poetry festival where 50 teams from schools across California come together to compete against each other.
Get Lit’s kids are the most viewed poets on the internet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YshUDa10JYY) and they are thrilled to have celebrities judging the competition this year, including Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games), Andrea Gibson (iconic spoken word poet) and more.
Get Lit is now recruiting additional judges for The Classic Slam on the following days:
Thursday, April 28th
- Morning Shift (9 am – 1 pm): 11 volunteers
- Afternoon Shift (1 pm – 5 pm): 5 volunteers
Friday, April 29th
- Morning Shift (9 am – 1 pm): 7 volunteers
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Afternoon Shift (1 pm – 5 pm): 0 volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering for this amazing opportunity, please contact Operations Associate Rachel Kilroy at 213-388-8639 or rachel@getlit.org.
The Get Lit -Words Ignite Classic Slam, the organization’s culminating event, is a three-day youth classic poetry festival where 50 teams from schools across California come together to compete against each other.
Get Lit’s kids are the most viewed poets on the internet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YshUDa10JYY) and they are thrilled to have celebrities judging the competition this year, including Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games), Andrea Gibson (iconic spoken word poet) and more.
Get Lit is now recruiting additional judges for The Classic Slam on the following days:
Thursday, April 28th
- Morning Shift (9 am – 1 pm): 11 volunteers
- Afternoon Shift (1 pm – 5 pm): 5 volunteers
Friday, April 29th
- Morning Shift (9 am – 1 pm): 7 volunteers
-
Afternoon Shift (1 pm – 5 pm): 0 volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering for this amazing opportunity, please contact Operations Associate Rachel Kilroy at 213-388-8639 or 
.
YALLWEST is a local literary festival focused on Young Adult novels. This year they're bringing in over 125 authors for a weekend of discussions, books, and fun! In addition to bringing in authors, YALLWEST busses in over 800 students from Title 1 schools who get to attend the festival and get a book for free!
They're looking for volunteers to help with:
- staffing panel rooms
- helping to set up/tear down
- be guides for incoming school groups
- helping with author signings
Time Commitment: each shift is 4 hours.
Perks: free parking, a t-shirt, and a ticket to one paid event.
To sign up visit: http://www.yallwest.com/volunteers or email our Volunteer Coordinator Gretchen Schreiber at gretchen@yallwest.com.
Form a team for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Hacienda Heights, California on April 30 and take part in their Survivor and Caregiver special activities.
Volunteer to help with event. Become a sponsor. Show your community that you care!
On May 3rd of 2014, the San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission shelter and warehouse in North Hollywood were destroyed by a fire. Now, almost two years later, with the help of their generous community, the warehouse rebuild is nearing completion and they are getting ready for a grand opening. They are actively engaging the community in helping to fill the new warehouse with donated clothing and household items.
On Saturday, April 30th, SFVRM is holding a “Fill The New Warehouse” event at 13422 Saticoy Street, North Hollywood. The items will then be sold in SFVRM’s thrift stores which support its shelter and outreach services to neighbors who are experiencing homelessness.
Here’s what you can do to help:
- Host a corporate or personal clothing drive
- Bring items to the new warehouse on Saturday, April 30th from 9am – 6pm
