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.
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.
Thank you for your interest in the 2016 Verdugo Mountains 10K Trail Run and Hike. No experience required-share your skills and learn new ones! As a volunteer you will meet new friends, have fun and know you have contributed to your community!
All volunteers must complete the volunteer form and waiver. Volunteers under 18 years of age must have a parental/guardian consent (minimum age requirement is 16 years old). Volunteer shifts will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis. They include: Registration Crew, Water Stations Crew, Finish Line Crew, Expo Crew, Pancake Breakfast Crew, Clean Up Crew, etc. All volunteers may be asked to stay in their assigned areas to assist with cleanup which may include taking down canopies, tables, chairs, etc.
Volunteers will receive a volunteer t-shirt, race information badge, and enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast. For more info, please contact Patty Betancourt.
Take part in the Children's Bureau's Annual Book Fair and celebration of literacy where thousands of gently used books are distributed to low-income children. Volunteers are needed to sort and organize the books into a "book store" and then to help the kids select their books to take home. To help, please contact Hope Wintner.
Once a month, volunteers and community partners come together at the Garden School Foundation’s 24th Street School Garden to have some fun in the sun, enjoy delicious, garden-fresh snacks, and get vital work done that keeps their living classrooms beautiful for the kids they serve. They also have a cooking or gardening workshop during each workday, where volunteers can learn & get inspired about food, from seed to table.
To volunteer, please contact Shelby Crowell at shelby@gardenschoolfoundation.
The Paseo Island Festival (or as they call it – PIF) is Paseo Del Rey Elementary's biggest event and fundraiser of the year, and is basically a fair with an Island theme. There's food, games, entertainment (music and dancers), and a silent auction. The event takes place from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. Setup begins in the morning at 8:00 am and clean up until about 6:00 pm.
For the most part, volunteers are asked to assist with collecting tickets and staffing the game booths, jump houses, and food booths. In the morning volunteers will help set up tables, and if they are around at the end of the event, once the event's closed down, volunteers can assist with breakdown and cleanup. Volunteers will be provided vouchers or tickets for a meal; please dress comfortably and bring sunscreen.
It's a fun day overall with a lot of activity!
To help, please contact Heather Hart-Smith.
Help support and lead outdoor volunteer days with Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy! Volunteer for two events and sign up at pvplc.volunteerhub.com.
Join the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy on Saturday, May 21st from 9 am –
12 pm at White Point Nature Preserve. Volunteers are needed to help care for the Native Demonstration Garden by planting shrubs, removing invasive weeds, grooming trails and more! To sign up please visit: http://pvplc.volunteerhub.com. Questions? Please contact Volunteer Program Manager Brittany Goldsmith at Bgoldmsith@pvplc.org or 310-541-7613 x215.
Join Team Big Sunday at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life for Griffith Park Communities and Hollywood. The Relay For Life events bring hope, encouragement and services to those struggling with cancer, remembrance for those who have lost a loved one, and provides fundraising for the cure. Registration is free. Donations are optional. Come walk with the team!
Looking for a great volunteer opportunity? Well, you’re in luck! Volunteers are needed to help the Mu Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. clean up the playground areas at Rancho Cienega Sports Complex.
For more details and to register, please contact Cheryl Gray at cdgray37@aol.com or call 323-236-2224.
LA Film Festival returns to FIGat7th Plaza in downtown LA for two nights of outdoor film screenings and special programming. This year’s selections are beloved blockbusters returning to the big screen with highly anticipated remakes this summer!
June 3: Ghostbusters
7 pm
Several underdog scientists lose their cushy positions at a university in New York City and set out on their own to become “ghostbusters.” The film stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson as the eccentric team waging a high-tech battle with supernatural spirits.
June 4: Independence Day
7 pm
When massive spaceships appear in Earth’s skies and blast destructive beams down on the planet, a determined band of survivors must unite for one last strike against the invaders before it’s the end of mankind. An all-star cast including Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman join forces in this ultimate battle against powerful aliens.
