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.
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.
Help 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.
Audubon California’s 4000-acre Starr Ranch Sanctuary in southeast Orange County is pleased to invite you take part as a volunteer "Weed Warrior." Weeds can alter habitats and have negative effects on wildlife. Volunteers help remove periwinkle, English ivy, and English plantain using non-chemical methods.
No experience necessary. Training and tools provided. Please wear clothes that can get dirty, long pants, close-toed shoes and layers for changing weather. Bring snacks and a picnic lunch, if you wish. A personal water bottle, a hat and sunscreen are strongly recommended.
Adults and children ages 8 and older are welcome. Children under 13 must be accompanied by adults. It fulfills community service requirements. Please take a look at our volunteer days from November 2016 through May 2017. Find the dates that work for you. Reserve your place by clicking this link https://goo.gl/forms/hOcNhQmHFzXUHdHm2.
2016-2017 Saturday Volunteer Days
9 am – 12:30 pm each date (*except April)
- November 5 & 19
- December 3 & 10
- January 7 & 21
- February 11 &25
- March 11 & 25
- *April 8, 15, & 29 (1:30pm – 4:30pm)
- May 13 & 20
If you can’t find a date that works for you and would still like to volunteer, it is possible to volunteer any day during the week, Monday – Friday. Please reply with a suggested date to Sandy at sdesimone@audubon.org and she will get back to you.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Light The Night Walk funds treatments that are saving the lives of patients today. LLS is accelerating cures by providing patient support services, advocacy for lifesaving treatments and the most promising cancer research anywhere. And it's all happening now.
Friends, families and co-workers form fundraising teams and millions of consumers help by donating at retail outlets. At the center of every great Light The Night Team is the captain. Becoming a team captain will be a meaningful experience and give you the opportunity to lead your family, friends or co-workers in making a difference for people whose lives are touched by blood cancers. These efforts culminate in inspirational, memorable evening walks in nearly 200 communities across North America each fall.
Join this special group as they provide repairs to a snug home of a widow of a Korean War Vet. She has mobility issues and is confined to using a walker. The group has already built a concrete wheel chair ramp for the veteran and now they want to make her home safer, brighter and more comfortable. Skilled and unskilled volunteers over the age of 16 are needed!
Join the Voices Neighborhood Council, Councilmember Curren Price, Jr.’s Office & CRCD for a Community Clean Up!
They will be starting with a quick tutorial on using the 311 app so any bulky items & graffitti can be reported, then participants will begin walking the streets and picking up any trash encountered.
- Refreshments, gloves & tools will be provided.
- Meeting point will beat the corner of 48th St. & Hoover St., at the Julian C. Dixon Park
- Don't forget to tell your neighbors & use the hastags: #CleanStreetsLAChallenge #VoicesNC #New9th
More information and to RSVP: voicesnc.org@gmail.com or (323) 863-3730.
Team up with Family Rescue Center to help sort and prepare for the organization's Thanksgiving Food distribution for hungry families. For more info, please contact Robin Noll.
Team up with Family Rescue Center to help assemble boxes of Thanksgiving food to be distributed to hungry
families. For more info, please contact Robin Noll.
Audubon California’s 4000-acre Starr Ranch Sanctuary in southeast Orange County is pleased to invite you to join us as a volunteer "Weed Warrior." Weeds can alter habitats and have negative effects on wildlife. Volunteers help remove periwinkle, English ivy, and English plantain using non-chemical methods.
No experience necessary. Training and tools provided. Please wear clothes that can get dirty, long pants, close-toed shoes and layers for changing weather. Bring snacks and a picnic lunch, if you wish. A personal water bottle, a hat and sunscreen are strongly recommended.
Adults and children ages 8 and older are welcome. Children under 13 must be accompanied by adults. It fulfills community service requirements. Please take a look at available volunteer days from November 2016 through May 2017. Find the dates that work for you. Reserve your place by clicking this link https://goo.gl/forms/hOcNhQmHFzXUHdHm2.
2016-2017 Saturday Volunteer Days
9 am – 12:30 pm each date (*except April)
- November 5 & 19
- December 3 & 10
- January 7 & 21
- February 11 & 25
- March 11 & 25
- *April 8, 15, & 29 (1:30pm – 4:30pm)
- May 13 & 20
If you can’t find a date that works for you and would still like to volunteer, it is possible to volunteer any day during the week, Monday – Friday. Please reply with a suggested date to Sandy at sdesimone@audubon.org and she will get back to you.
Help the National Council for Jewish Women LA prepare for their Annual Clothing Giveaway by sorting and organizing over 75,000 pieces of clothing and children's books to give away to 3,000 in-need and at-risk individuals in our community. Volunteers must be at least 12 years of age. Community service credit/certificates will be given to all students.
To register, visit http://ncjwla.org/events/evrplus_registration/?action=evrplusegister&event_id=40.
