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.
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.
For Grace’s 9th Annual Women In Pain Conference
“Pain Takes a Vacation: Actions and Strategies that Get Us Away”
The Los Angeles-based organization, For Grace, invites you to a uniquely empowering event for women challenged by chronic pain and their caregivers.
It's the 9th Annual Women in Pain Conference to be held on Friday, September 23, 2016 at the California Endowment’s Center for Healthy Communities in downtown Los Angeles.
“Pain Takes a Vacation: Actions and Strategies that Get Us Away” – that's the 2016 theme and they’ll focus on self-management techniques that take us away from pain (e.g., sleep, creative arts, sex, travel, laughter, etc.) Also during this empowering, fun-filled day, women in pain and their caregivers will hear from "travel guides" who'll share how they leave the challenges of chronic pain behind!
They’re proud to have assembled a distinguished roster of speakers and panelists for this inspiring conference— included are Dr. Ginevra Liptan, Medical Director of The Frida Center for Fibromyalgia, Kirsten Schultz, Woman In Pain and Co-Founder of ChronicSex, Pain Psychologist Dr. Kristen Richards, Adjunct Clinical Instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine and Ping Ho, Director of UCLA’s Art & Healing Program.
A limited amount of FREE PASSES are now available for women in chronic pain attendees!
For those who can’t join in-person on September 23rd, a free, live worldwide webcast will be available of the entire conference @ forgrace.org.
For more information and to register, please visit Register for Women In Pain Conference or call 818-760-7635.
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.
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Doing cool stuff!
The Emerson Avenue Community Garden Club is hosting the first annual Westchester Arts & Music (aka WAM!) Block Party, a free, day-long celebration filled with live music/dance, art, food and community. They’re closing down the street and opening up the garden for arts and crafts activities for all ages and a diverse mix of performances, vendors and food trucks, including Kogi BBQ! Come celebrate Westchester’s 75th Anniversary! To register, please visit http://wamblockparty.org/#wam.
Don’t miss the 18th Annual Tennis for Tots event on September 24 presented by City National Bank and The Angell Foundation to benefit the Alliance for Children’s Rights. All levels of tennis players are invited and spectator tickets are available. A barbeque and awards ceremony will follow the tournament. Visit https://support.kids-alliance.org/pages/tennis-for-tots to sign up today!
For more info, please contact Nora at nora@kids-alliance.org or 213-368-6010 x115 or Mitch at mkaplan@kaplanstahler.com or 323-653-4483.
This ongoing series explores the wide range of movies that can be considered Westerns, and the ways in which they shape our understanding of the American West.
Guest curated by Jon Burlingame, the nation’s leading writer on music for films and television, the September/October screenings demonstrate the range and power of film scores in the Western genre.
Don’t miss the 6th Annual Playing for Change Day on Sept. 24 from 2:00 – 4:30 pm featuring a live performance by Youth Musicians of the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura and a preview of the inspiring new film landfillharmonic. For more info, please visit www.pfcday.org.
#PFCDay / #iplayforchange
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!
Join JVS for an evening of dining, dancing and celebration in honor of the organization’s 85th Anniversary and Vivian Siegel’s lifetime of service to JVS and the JVS community. Gala Host Larry Miller, actor, comedian and best-selling author is one of Hollywood's most recognizable faces. Don’t miss this great event in support of a great cause!
- Cocktail Reception at 6:30 pm
- Followed by Dinner, Dancing & Entertainment
- Hosted Valet Parking
To RSVP, please click HERE.
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Randy H. Lapin at 323-761-8598.
