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.
Join Tree Musketeers in celebrating 30 years of youth-led environmental work in the South Bay and around the world. Lend a hand by planting and caring for trees along Imperial Highway in El Segundo!
Register through the Tree Musketeer website: https://treemusketeers.org/2017/arbor-day-is-on-its-way-2/
Attention Schools, Faith Based and Community Supporters! Don’t miss Young Women Empowerment’s 5th Annual Girl Talk V Spring Conference "Beauty in Motion" on March 18. Young women between the ages of 12-21 are invited to attend the free "Girl Talk" 2017 Spring Conference. The event will include guest speakers, workshops, giveaways, opportunity drawings, breakfast, lunch and entertainment. Free t-shirts will be provided to the first 50 girls registered and guests will enjoy a make-up demo, Zumba, and discussions on topics ranging from human trafficking, boundaries, self worth, entrepreneurship, suicide prevention and more! To pre-register for the event, individuals and groups can email ywefoundation@gmail.com. The event is presented by Gwen Rodgers, founder of the Young Women Empowerment Foundation. To register, please click HERE.
Creating Healthy Communities: Using Data to Advance Women’s Health
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
- Registration/Lunch: 12 noon – 1:00 PM
- Program: 1:00 – 4:30 PM
- Location: St. Anne's Conference Center – Foundation Room |155 N Occidental Blvd | Los Angeles, CA 90026
Don’t miss the release, analysis & policy implications of this new data report:
Health Indicators for Women in Los Angeles County – Highlighting Disparities by Ethnicity and Poverty Level
Please RSVP by March 10, 2017 to reserve your seat.
Register online at http://bit.ly/CreatingHealthyCommunities.
Questions? Contact Denise at dpacheco@ph.lacounty.gov.
YALLWEST is a Young Adult Literary Festival held in Santa Monica. This year they are bringing in over 125 authors for a weekend of panels, signings, and fun. They also bring in over 800 students from Title 1 schools with their program Books, Buses, and Burgers. This allows students free transportation to the festival, lunch, and a free book of their choosing.
Volunteer hours are between 8:00 am – 7:00 pm and they run in 4-hour blocks.
Tasks:
- Panel Monitoring
- Ticket taking
- Author Signings
- School Escorts
Time Requirement: shifts are 4 hours long, there is a 1-hr training session held the week before the festival
Perks: free parking, a t-shirt, a free ticket to a Festival Ticketed event of your choosing
Sign up: https://www.yallwest.com/get-involved/#volunteers
Questions: email Volunteer Coordinator, Gretchen Schreiber, at gretchen@yallwest.com
Visit The Corner Collective for a one-night-only pop-up shop at the Upright Citizens Brigade Inner Sanctum! Join us for an evening of art, comedy and community featuring work created by the youth of My Friend’s Place and performances by the UCB improv teams.
Photography, art and design pieces (including those seen below) will be on sale, with 80% of proceeds going directly to the young artists.
The Corner Collective showcases the creative endeavors of the youth of My Friend’s Place, where creative arts programming intersects with efforts to provide youth experiencing homelessness with opportunities to support skill development, job readiness and long-term self-sufficiency.
All are welcome to join the pop-up event! Please RSVP to Serita Robinson at srobinson@myfriendsplace.org by Monday, September 18. If you can't make the pop up, be sure and check out The Corner Collective online store to view and purchase original pieces created by our young people.
Westside Children’s Center (WCC) exists to give at-risk children and children living in poverty the foundation they need to increase their life choices and lead fulfilling lives. For over 25 years, WCC has been providing thousands of at-risk children and their families with critical, high-quality early education programs (including comprehensive Early Head Start services), family strengthening interventions, foster care and adoption services, and a range of vital, integrated services, including educational assessments, disabilities screenings, nutrition, dental and vision screenings, and pediatric health consultations.
Join us the weekend of December 1 and 2, 2018 – RAIN OR SHINE!
The Giveaway is a single-day event that provides free, gently used clothing to more than 2,000 women, men, and children at the start of the holiday season.
We need 120 volunteers to help sort clothing, greet our guests, keep our giveaway tables freshly and fully stocked, and assist with event cleanup. Breakfast and lunch are provided for volunteers.
The Clothing Giveaway takes place at our headquarters in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles:
543 N Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036.
Parking restrictions in the area are eased for the event.
Volunteers must be at least 17 years-old. Community service credit/certificates will be given to all students.
Dorris Place Elementary desperately needs books for its school and classroom libraries. Please join us for a day of book processing and mural painting. If you plan to paint, please dress appropriately. Our paint doesn't wash out. Food is provided to volunteers without dietary restrictions. Please be prepared to stay until 2 p.m. though we often finish earlier
No groups! Individual and family sign-ups only.
Please consider donating $10 per volunteer to help offset costs for the day.
Multnomah Elementary desperately needs books for its school and classroom libraries. Please join us for a day of book processing and mural painting. If you plan to paint, please dress appropriately. Our paint doesn't wash out. Food is provided to volunteers without dietary restrictions. Please be prepared to stay until 2 p.m. though we often finish earlier.
No groups! Individual and family sign-ups only.
Please consider donating $10 per volunteer to help offset costs for the day.
Now that students will be attending school virtually, they need supplies at home to be successful! P.S. Arts needs your help with assembling 5,000 art kits that will contain supplies like markers, pencils, sharpeners, etc.
Join them next Saturday, September 26, from 10:30 AM -2:30 PM at Westchester Park. Masks will be required, and social distancing guidelines must be followed. Water and snacks will also be provided. Be sure to sign up here!
