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.
Imagine LA works with volunteers and vulnerable families to break the cycle of homelessness, poverty, and neglect; and help every member thrive!
Their Family Mentorship Program matches a team of volunteer mentors from committed organizations to work directly with a family for 1-2 years. Imagine LA matches every family member with a one-to-one mentor; plus every family gets a Budget Mentor; and other volunteers help with tutoring, career development, childcare, healthcare, meal-planning and more. Imagine LA works.
Today, kids are excelling in school, parents are on career tracks, saving, maintaining budgets, and everyone remains in stable housing.
The Family Mentorship Program is a transformative experience for Families and Mentors alike. For families escaping the cycle of poverty, a mentor like you can make the difference between surviving and thriving.
All you need to do is take the first step –– please contact Outreach & Communications Manager, Tara Ignont at tara@imaginela.org or 323-944-0210 x412 for a Mentorship Application today!
NOTE: This is an ongoing, daily (M-F) volunteer opportunity!
Join our friends at the John C. Fremont Library for Baby & Toddler Storytime with the Librarian every Wednesday! All ages welcome. Sessions are held at 10:30 and 11 am; both are the same. Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, movement activities and more with Ms. Megan, the Children's Librarian. For more info, please contact Children's Librarian Megan Katz at 323-962-3521.
Join our friends at the John C. Fremont Library for Baby & Toddler Storytime with the Librarian every Wednesday! All ages welcome. Sessions are held at 10:30 and 11 am; both are the same. Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, movement activities and more with Ms. Megan, the Children's Librarian. For more info, please contact Children's Librarian Megan Katz at 323-962-3521.
Women writers and directors in the entertainment industry constantly encounter roadblocks when attempting to advance their careers – even when they are just as talented and capable as their male counterparts. Women actors have a similar problem simply because the number of female roles is significantly less than for men. Friend of Big Sunday Amy Lloyd and her business partner Christina Gray have combined efforts to combat this issue with a special IndieGogo campaign for their production company “Chicks Who Make Flicks.” This organization is working to do its part to increase visibility and provide more opportunities for women. The production company creates films made by women, films that tell great woman’s stories, films that capture the voices of women from all over the world and at every stage of their life. Their goal is to create an environment that supports, encourages, and celebrates talented female filmmakers. For more info on how you can support this great cause, please visit https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/chicks-who-make-flicks-a-film-production-company#.
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.
What’s Happening in Gardening
Hosted by Matt-Dell & Rebecca Tufenkian
Each class begins with an open discussion which may or may not include: show & tell, current events, culture tips, pest problems, and introductions of new plants. The class will also include lectures or hands-on workshops from the following speakers.
April 28 Scented-Leaf Geraniums – Matt-Dell Tufenkian
Learn the joys of these easy-care, good-smelling, drought-tolerant plants! Matt-Dell will share with us about his family legacy and favorite plants – geraniums. He will show slides from the building of the Scented Geranium Garden (which he helped to create) and then lead us on a walk-through tour.
Join our friends at So Cal Quilts of Valor for their Sew Days held every Thursday (except on holidays). Volunteers are needed to help construct quilts to be awarded to veterans to thank them for their service and/or help them in their healing. For more info, please visit www.socalqov.org. They especially need long-arm quilters to complete the process. Please contact Barbara Winkler for more info or to sign up today!
Imagine LA works with volunteers and vulnerable families to break the cycle of homelessness, poverty, and neglect; and help every member thrive!
Their Family Mentorship Program matches a team of volunteer mentors from committed organizations to work directly with a family for 1-2 years. Imagine LA matches every family member with a one-to-one mentor; plus every family gets a Budget Mentor; and other volunteers help with tutoring, career development, childcare, healthcare, meal-planning and more. Imagine LA works.
Today, kids are excelling in school, parents are on career tracks, saving, maintaining budgets, and everyone remains in stable housing.
The Family Mentorship Program is a transformative experience for Families and Mentors alike. For families escaping the cycle of poverty, a mentor like you can make the difference between surviving and thriving.
All you need to do is take the first step –– please contact Outreach & Communications Manager, Tara Ignont at tara@imaginela.org or 323-944-0210 x412 for a Mentorship Application today!
NOTE: This is an ongoing, daily (M-F) volunteer opportunity!
Don’t miss the National Faith Leaders Conference featuring guest speaker Cornel West! There is a $50 registration for both days that includes access to workshops, plenaries, lunch on both days and so much more. Registration at: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-national-faith-leaders-conference-empowering-communities-tickets-22136269177. Tickets can also be purchased at the Newport-Mesa-Irvine Interfaith Council’s April 20th Luncheon.
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 
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