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.
L.A. Works is proud to celebrate its 25th anniversary year by partnering with LA Coalition to End Youth Homelessness (LACEYH), to focus public attention and the collective efforts of thousands of volunteers in a single day kick-off of hands-on service projects for youth in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. As Los Angeles’ largest volunteer network, L.A. Works builds bridges between volunteers and the region’s nonprofit community.
About L.A. Works Day
On October 1, 2016, thousands of corporate and community volunteers will engage in hands-on service projects (i.e.: building gardens, benches, tables, landscaping, painting, tile mosaics, and murals) in Hollywood to enhance nonprofits, shelter facilities for youth, and public school sites with 20% of their population consisting of youth without stable housing. Volunteers will also assemble hygiene kits and other basic need distribution packets for the 11,000 LAUSD students without stable housing, and participate in interactive opportunities, including a service fair for homeless youth. Teams of volunteers participating in the day will include: elected officials, large corporations and small local businesses, schools and universities, local community members, families, and groups from the entertainment industry and sports teams.
To sign up for a volunteer opportunity please visit our website http://bit.ly/2c41S93
25th Anniversary Celebration of Service to L.A.
During the lunch celebration, volunteers will enjoy a catered lunch provided by The Jonathan Club, live music, entertainment, and other fun activities celebrating L.A. Works 25 years of community and civic engagement in Los Angeles. Additionally, at lunch volunteers will have the opportunity to learn more about the important work of LACEYH service providers and discover new and exciting ways to contribute to their mission.
http://www.laworks.com/HOC__Volunteer_Opportunity_Search_Page?p=Spl&veNm=a0MA000000mZQrY
Join the Aga Khan Foundation team for the annual LA Works Day of Service! Work alongside other local volunteers to build benches, paint murals, garden, and do other hands-on service activities to benefit organizations combating youth homelessness in Hollywood. The event will take place on Saturday, October 1st from 8:00 am – 12:15 pm. Afterwards, join the Aga Khan Foundation team for the LA Works 25th Anniversary celebration with free food, music and activities. Please click here to register and for more information.
Also – save the date! The 2016 Aga Khan Foundation Los Angeles Walk & Run will take place on Sunday, November 13th at the Santa Monica Pier. Click here for more info.
About the Aga Khan Foundation:
For nearly 30 years, the Foundation has been working with communities, governments, businesses, and local organizations to help improve the quality of life for 3.5 million people annually in 16 countries across the globe. 100% of donations made to AKF go DIRECTLY to the cause, not a cent is spent on administration.
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has joined with Heal the Bay to adopt a beach in Santa Monica. Join AKF to help keep our community clean and protect our ocean wildlife.
RSVP here for 10/2: http://goo.gl/forms/zEnwj4DFYsxSlpk12
Contact info: For further information, please contact Sabreena Merchant 310-570-7044 or Sasha Rawji 310-963-5910. To learn more about the work of the Aga Khan Foundation, please visit www.akfusa.org.
Help the American Cancer Society prevent kids from smoking by phone banking to pass Prop 56 – a $2 Tobacco Tax (if you don't smoke, you don't pay!). This year alone, 16,800 California kids will start smoking and taxpayers in CA will pay $3.58 Billion for tobacco-related healthcare costs. Volunteers are needed to get the word out and get voters to the polls! To sign up, go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f49a8af22a6f49-losangeles and all instructions are detailed. For more information, contact Primo Castro at 213-427-7394.
The Downtown Long Beach Lions Club is looking for volunteers, exhibitors for the 2016 Sight First Health Fair.
The date of the event is October 8th, 2016 at Silverado Park (1545 W. 31st Street) on the west side of Long Beach.
This year, as was the case last year, they are partnering with the California Lions Friends in Sight and will be providing the attendees with up to 400 eye screenings and recycled glasses.
They would like to offer as many health screenings as possible to serve the community. Please do not hesitate to share this announcement with your colleagues to request their participation. Your support and participation will be greatly appreciated.
For more information, please contact Hilda Gaytan at 562-208-8171 or email the club at dlblions@gmail.com.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Light The Night Walk funds treatments that are saving the lives of patients today. LLS is accelerating cures by providing patient support services, advocacy for lifesaving treatments and the most promising cancer research anywhere. And it's all happening now.
Friends, families and co-workers form fundraising teams and millions of consumers help by donating at retail outlets. At the center of every great Light The Night Team is the captain. Becoming a team captain will be a meaningful experience and give you the opportunity to lead your family, friends or co-workers in making a difference for people whose lives are touched by blood cancers. These efforts culminate in inspirational, memorable evening walks in nearly 200 communities across North America each fall.
Help the American Cancer Society prevent kids from smoking by phone banking to pass Prop 56 – a $2 Tobacco Tax (if you don't smoke, you don't pay!). This year alone, 16,800 California kids will start smoking and taxpayers in CA will pay $3.58 Billion for tobacco-related healthcare costs. Volunteers are needed to get the word out and get voters to the polls! To sign up, go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f49a8af22a6f49-losangeles and all instructions are detailed. For more information, contact Primo Castro at 213-427-7394.
The National Children’s Chorus, based at the UCLA School of Music, provides musically talented children the opportunity to learn and grow in an extraordinary environment. The finest instructors work weekly with students to develop their vocal skills from the most basic concepts through the college level. Tone quality, breath support, and musical expression are cultivated within the individual singers, while working together as an ensemble culminates in world-class performances at Royce Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl and beyond. With a spectacular musicianship curriculum to accompany its first-rate vocal training, the National Children’s Chorus is an unparalleled educational resource for children who love to sing! If your child has musical ability, don't waste another minute—set up an audition today! Children ages 5 to 16 are invited to apply. Auditions will take place on Saturday, October 15th at the UCLA School of Music. To apply, click here. To visit our website, click here.
About The Fulfillment Fund:
The Fulfillment Fund works to make college a reality for students in economically and educationally under-resourced communities.
Learn more information about The Fulfillment Fund! Click here: www.fulfillment.org
About Destination College:
Destination College is the Fulfillment Fund's 20th annual event that provides high school students with a multi-faceted view of what to expect at college and how to prepare to get there. This inspirational event includes workshops, motivational speakers, a campus tour, and a huge college fair featuring more than 75 colleges from around the country!
Volunteering at Destination College:
The Fulfillment Fund is looking for volunteers who are friendly, energetic, positive, and are comfortable interacting with high school students to make Destination College a success!
Event Logistics: Morning Shift
When: 7am-11am
Roles: Setting up, directing foot traffic, welcoming visitors, registration, ushering students for opening program, liaison to presenters, workshop chaperones.
Event Logistics: All Day Shift
When: 11am-3pm
Roles: College fair check-in, college representatives liaison, lunch logistics, water/ drink distribution, afternoon workshops for parents, student guides.
Chaperone
When: 8:30am-12pm
Roles: Chaperone groups of students/parents to the various workshop locations and attend classes to get a first hand glimpse into making college a reality.
http://www.fulfillment.org/destinationcollege/about/forvolunteers
The Beverly Hills artSHOW returns to historic Beverly Gardens on Saturday and Sunday, October 15th and 16th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Art enthusiasts visit from all over Southern California and beyond to see selected artists from across the country.
Artists whose work illustrates the timely topic of Construction!, particularly in the Los Angeles environs, are featured among the 250 artists. The show expands along four garden blocks in the center of Beverly Hills, from Rodeo to Rexford Drive, along Santa Monica Boulevard. Media categories run the gamut from painting and printmaking to sculpture, ceramics, and even the occasional performance artwork.
Guests can also enjoy a wine and dine garden, a beer and brat garden, popular food trucks, ambien
t music, and family art projects. Easy parking is located directly across from the show grounds. Don’t miss it!
Visit http://www.beverlyhills.org/artshowinfo or call 310-285-6830.
Visit www.beverlyhills.org/constructionartists for information on featured art.
