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.
WHAT: The four-day event will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center September 29th-October 2nd 2016, bringing in the world's best riders and horses to LA to compete in the first major equestrian event following the Olympics. Big names who have participated in the Longines Masters of Los Angeles previously include Kaley Cuoco, Jessica Springsteen, Georgina Bloomberg, Jennifer Gates, Destry Spielberg, Reed Kessler, Richard Spooner, Paige Johnson, and many more. Notable attendees have included Bill and Melinda Gates, Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, Alfre Woodard, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf and many more.
WHO: The world’s best international show jumpers and horses
WHEN: 9/29 -10/2
WHERE: Long Beach Convention Center
ADMISSION: $25 -$235 (Pricing will vary) http://longinesmasters.com/en/ticketing
CONTACT: Sunshine Sachs | 323-822-9300
The Fulfillment Fund is a college access organization with a 39-year history of helping disadvantaged students graduate from high school and access college. One of its key services is mentoring. Recognized as one of the best in the state, the Fulfillment Fund’s Mentor Program provides guidance from adult role models to students whose life circumstances challenge their opportunities for success. Each year the Fulfillment Fund Mentor Program shapes the lives of hundreds of young people. While there are many opportunities to volunteer with the organization, mentoring provides a direct avenue to create a meaningful impact by making a nominal investment of time. The Mentor Program provides the necessary structure for success in a mentor/mentee relationship; staff support, extensive training and amazing volunteers all play a role in the program’s success. The Fulfillment Fund is looking for mentors with the following:
- Minimum of 24 years of age
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Able to commit to meeting with their stud
ent once per month on their own schedule
- Willing to commit to a mentoring relationship for a minimum of two years
- Able to pass a criminal background check
- Interested in helping a student achieve higher education
For more info and to complete the application form, visit http://www.fulfillment.org/mentor. Please email Volunteer Recruitment & Engagement Manager Betsy Ann Mudd at bmudd@fulfillment.org with any further questions.
Wanna kick cancer to the curb? Well, come on out for the October 2nd Kickin’ Cancer 5K & Family Fun Day and walk or run in support of The Ovarian Cancer Circle. Help make a difference! To register, please click HERE.
Please join SPY on Sunday October 2, 2016 for Safe Place for Youth's 4th Annual Carnival, hosted by SPY Board Member and CAA Super Agent Peter Micelli. The special event will include carnival games, food, drink and live entertainment. For tickets and info, please click HERE.
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!
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 OPCC and LAMP Community for an evening to celebrate the organization’s successful merger, both of which provide vital work focuses on rebuilding the lives of our most vulnerable neighbors in our community. The event honors Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Luehl and SVP, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media Mark Walker. For more info, please visit http://www.lampcommunity.org/FallAffair2016.php.
Join the Los Angeles Food Bank and the Los Angeles Rams for the inaugural Taste of NFL – Los Angeles Rams Event featuring top local chefs! Proceeds from sponsorship opportunities, ticket sales and auction will benefit the Food Bank.
Les Snead, General Manager of the Rams, and his wife Kara Henderson Snead of NFL Network will co-chair the event which will include Rams players, cheerleaders, and Rampage, the Ram’s mascot. The Host Committee includes Stephanie and Josh Goldstine, President of Worldwide Marketing for Universal Pictures, and others committed to fighting hunger in our community. It’s an event not to be missed!
MEET THE CHEFS
JOSIAH CITRIN, CHARCOAL, MELISSE
TONY ESNAULT, CHURCH & STATE, SPRING
SUSAN FENIGER, BORDER GRILL, MUD HEN
DUFF GOLDMAN, CHARM CITY CAKES
MARY SUE MILLIKEN, BORDER GRILL
For sponsorship info or questions about the event, please contact:
- Mario Haug at mhaug@lafoodbank.org or 323-234-3030 ext. 147, or
- Cece Forrester at cforrester@lafoodbank.org or 323-234-3030 ext. 199
Please visit https://www.lafoodbank.org/taste-of-the-rams/ for more info.
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles is looking for volunteers for their monthly screenings! NFMLA is a non-profit dedicated to supporting emerging indie talent by screening a diverse body of shorts and features each month.
Volunteers are needed for a Friday and Saturday once a month to help with set-up, reception, red carpet, ticketing, and breakdown. The evening is broken into 2 shifts, so when volunteers are not working, they can hang out and enjoy the event! To find out how to help, please contact Marissa@nfmla.org.
The next Social Impact Breakfast is on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 9 Dots Community Learning Center. Two dynamic breakfast speakers who are working to make an impact in LA will share their stories and insights into making that impact.
- Jeanne Min, Chief of Staff to Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell
- Kimberley Guillemet, Manager of the Los Angeles Mayor's Office of Reentry
For all the details and to register for this inspiring morning, click here.
