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.

Big Sunday Event Giving Opportunity! One-time Volunteer Opportunity Ongoing Volunteer Opportunity
Oct
10
Mon
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax @ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office
Oct 10 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

acs-can-logoHelp 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.

Oct
15
Sat
CROP Hunger Walk @ Our Lady Queen of Angels
Oct 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join the Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council as they walk along the Back Bay to help end hunger.  To register, please visit https://www.crophungerwalk.org/newportbeachca​ today!

Oct
17
Mon
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax @ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office
Oct 17 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

acs-can-logoHelp 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.

Oct
22
Sat
Website Weekend @ OpenX
Oct 22 – Oct 24 all-day

Website Weekend is a weekend-long hackathon where teams of digital professionals, including designers, developers, copy writers, and more, are paired up with local nonprofit organizations. Over the course of the weekend, the teams will work closely with representatives from the nonprofit organizations to design, develop and launch new websites for the nonprofits. We need help from experienced web developers and designers, user experience professionals, copy writers, digital marketers, and more. We also need help with general volunteer tasks: handling checkins, cleanup, making sure lunch and breakfast are served, and that everyone has everything they need to be comfortable and productive.  For more info, please visit http://websiteweekend.la/.

Oct
23
Sun
Food, Faith & Field Symposium @ Prince of Peace Church
Oct 23 @ 2:00 pm – Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm

netiya-symposiumThis Fall, don’t miss Food Day! Netiya is convening a Food, Faith, and Fieldwork Symposium. The 2016 event will be held on October 23rd, 2-7 pm at the Prince of Peace Episcopal Church in Woodland Hills which boasts a two-acre fruit orchard (installed by Netiya and Seeds of Hope), a community garden, and an interfaith food pantry that feeds 3000 people monthly). Family-friendly. Come and experience a first 'taste' of the upcoming collaboration, Bread & Salt, a series of exhibitions and programs, launching Fall 2017, bringing together numerous Jewish cultural sites throughout Southern California to explore contemporary, historic and ritual aspects of food at the Faith and Field Symposium. Register on the link above!  For more info, please visit http://tinyurl.com/jexj6ts. For sponsorship info, visit netiya.org.

Oct
24
Mon
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax @ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office
Oct 24 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

acs-can-logoHelp 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.

Oct
31
Mon
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax @ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office
Oct 31 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

acs-can-logoHelp 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.

Nov
10
Thu
Shopping for a Cause at Talbots @ Talbots in Pasadena
Nov 10 @ 3:00 pm – Nov 10 @ 6:00 pm

acs-logo-smallDoes your wardrobe need a fall refresher? Join American Cancer Society at the Talbots in Pasadena for a fundraiser to benefitting ACS – all you have to do is shop and maybe bring a friend! Ten percent of all proceeds between 4-8 pm will be donated to ACS and if you RSVP to enida.acosta@cancer.org, you will be entered into a drawing to win a $100 gift card! You must be present at 6 pm to win! Now is a great time to do some early holiday shopping! Call 626-564-6078 with any questions.

Apr
29
Sat
YALLWEST
Apr 29 – Apr 30 all-day

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

Nov
17
Sun
Stroll the Art and Architecture of Belmont Heights @ Belmont Heights
Nov 17 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

You Are Cordially Invited To This Free Public Event

Stroll the Art and Architecture of Belmont Heights

Sunday, November 17th, 2019

12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.

Take a leisurely walk in Belmont Heights to visit four homes filled with art by local artists!

Most art is for sale and just in time for the holidays!

Use our map to learn about historic events, street names and interesting architecture.

(maps are available at each home & via email ahead of time)

The stroll is 3/4 of a mile, self-guided and can be walked in any order at your own pace.

 

You Must RSVP To Receive Your Map To Participating Homes

FREE! But please RSVP to:  president@mybelmontheights.org

Or call 562-285-3860.  Map of open homes will be emailed to those who RSVP

 

Artists will be at each house, sharing their process.

Check out some of their work here:   http://www.winberry.com/bha2/index.htm

 

Presented by the Belmont Heights Artists' Association

and the Belmont Heights Community Association

How it Works

You can SEARCH by scrolling through the Months or by selecting different Categories or Tag functions. For a totally different view, try the Posterboard or Stream options! Feel free to submit an item for the calendar by clicking the “Submit Your Event / Opportunity” button above at the right-hand side of the page. Questions? Email calendar@bigsunday.org.