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.
Come meet the STAR volunteer readers Isaac and Savannah at John C. Fremont Library! Children are invited to read stories together and learn how to earn a free book. Books come alive for kids when they share the fun of reading with STAR library volunteers. For more info, please contact Children's Librarian Megan Katz at 323-962-3521.
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.
Are you an animal lover? If so, don’t miss the chance to volunteer with Ahead With Horses every Saturday (unless otherwise noted) at their Shadow Hills facility.
Please note AWH is CLOSED the following Saturdays: 2/13/16; 3/26/16; 5/28/16; 7/2/16; 9/3/16; 11/26/16; 12/24/16 and 12/31/16.
Volunteers will assist in providing our developmental therapy to children with disabilities.
Duties include: Leading horses, spotting (walking along side the horse), grooming, cleaning tack, weeding, raking, etc.
Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and if under 18, an adult must come to sign a liability release form at their first session.
Dress code: must wear closed-toe shoes, long pants and a shirt with sleeves (t-shirt is fine; no tank tops). If planning on staying the entire day (which is not mandatory), please bring water and a sack lunch.
Questions? Please call Michelle at 818-767-6373.![Ahead-with-Horses-Logo-New[1]](https://calendar.bigsunday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Ahead-with-Horses-Logo-New1.png){kind=logo}
Are you an animal lover? If so, don’t miss the chance to volunteer with Ahead With Horses every Saturday (unless otherwise noted) at their Shadow Hills facility.
Please note AWH is CLOSED the following Saturdays: 2/13/16; 3/26/16; 5/28/16; 7/2/16; 9/3/16; 11/26/16; 12/24/16 and 12/31/16.
Volunteers will assist in providing our developmental therapy to children with disabilities.
Duties include: Leading horses, spotting (walking along side the horse), grooming, cleaning tack, weeding, raking, etc.
Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and if under 18, an adult must come to sign a liability release form at their first session.
Dress code: must wear closed-toe shoes, long pants and a shirt with sleeves (t-shirt is fine; no tank tops). If planning on staying the entire day (which is not mandatory), please bring water and a sack lunch.
Questions? Please call Michelle at 818-767-6373.
Need help with your garden as we roll into summer? The Organic Fruit & Vegetable class led by the Arboretum’s Horticultural Supervisor, Jill Morganelli, is the perfect place to look. Jill will be taking the class to the Permasphere, Garden for All Seasons and Crescent Farm. Please bring sunscreen, a shady hat, and wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
The Organic Fruit and Vegetable Gardening classes at the Arboretum combine Biodynamic, Permaculture and other natural gardening techniques that align with the seasons. Each class is part of a 16-hour series that highlights how to build habitat and soil while providing solid horticultural practices for the ins-and-outs of growing organic fruits and vegetables. Tours of the Los Angeles Arboretum Garden for All Seasons and Crescent Farm help to give visual meaning to the concepts you learn in class. It is a great way to connect with the earth, your friends and family, and the community!
- Jill Morganelli, Instructor and Horticultural Supervisor at the Arboretum
- $25 Arboretum members / $35 non-members per class (includes Arboretum Admission)
- Please call 626-821-4623 to register
Summer – June 18, 2016
Summer session rolls in with an abundance of horticultural victories and dilemmas. Integrated Pest Management and disease control lead the line up to help you get rid of any unwanted guests in the garden while creating a beneficial habitat for those you do want there. Create a vibrant habitat to enjoy all year that lives harmoniously with food production. Horticultural therapy and “What Kind of Farming is It” offer thought-provoking concepts.
Join Family Rescue Center for their weekly Saturday distribution of organic food donated from the Calabasas Farmer's Market. They need happy, helpful volunteers to sort the fruits and vegetables and to hand them out at their center. Four to six volunteers per Saturday is preferable; teens and older, please.
To volunteer, please email your name, phone number, and preferred contact method (phone, text, email) to Julie Domingo at jewelsd2005@yahoo.com. Please state how often you can volunteer — once a month or whatever works for you!
Back by popular demand after five star-studded, sold-out shows at Montalban Theater in Los Angeles, Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland will bring their critically acclaimed "OH, HELLO" to LA's Wilshire Ebell Theatre. For tickets, please visit http://www.OhHelloShow.com.
Over four days, The Music Center examines the culture, artistry and evolution of Hip-Hop dance through live performances, dance competitions, discussions, demonstrations, late-night dance parties and more.
On June 19, come together for an afternoon of vinyl, DJs, b-boy & b-girl competitions, food and more at Beat Swap Meet. Celebrate the 8th anniversary of everyone’s favorite gathering of families, music enthusiasts, dance lovers and everyone in between.
Beat Swap Meet is the world's only traveling record show featuring music from all genres, all on vinyl, and everything inspiring from it.
This event is co-produced by Beat Swap Meet and The Music Center.
The Arboretum invites children to Crescent Farm to learn about water conservation and a healthy backyard ecosystem. This series of educational walks is for children ages 5-12. It’s a fun-filled learning experience for the whole family. It’s at 2pm on the Sundays.
June 19: Habitats in the garden: Attracting animals, birds and beneficial insects to your yard.
- Members free: free with admission
Back by popular demand after five star-studded, sold-out shows at Montalban Theater in Los Angeles, Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland will bring their critically acclaimed "OH, HELLO" to LA's Wilshire Ebell Theatre. For tickets, please visit http://www.OhHelloShow.com.
