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.
The Get Lit -Words Ignite Classic Slam, the organization’s culminating event, is a three-day youth classic poetry festival where 50 teams from schools across California come together to compete against each other.
Get Lit’s kids are the most viewed poets on the internet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YshUDa10JYY) and they are thrilled to have celebrities judging the competition this year, including Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games), Andrea Gibson (iconic spoken word poet) and more.
Get Lit is now recruiting additional judges for The Classic Slam on the following days:
Thursday, April 28th
- Morning Shift (9 am – 1 pm): 11 volunteers
- Afternoon Shift (1 pm – 5 pm): 5 volunteers
Friday, April 29th
- Morning Shift (9 am – 1 pm): 7 volunteers
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Afternoon Shift (1 pm – 5 pm): 0 volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering for this amazing opportunity, please contact Operations Associate Rachel Kilroy at 213-388-8639 or 
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“POETS JAZZ HOUSE LIVE IN LEIMERT PARK”
….just somewhere to go in the midst of searching your soul
A Spoken Word & Music Lounge where spilling your heart is art and searching your soul is mandatory to get in the door…
Inner City Cultural Center II, Inc., Kaos Network and Tuesday Conner are proud to present “Poets Jazz House Live in Leimert Park”. Host by Yawo Watts on the last Saturday of every month at the Vision Theater, 3341 West 43rd PLACE, Los Angeles, CA 90008.
Poets Jazz House is a Spoken Word & Music Lounge where spilling your heart is an art and searching your soul is mandatory to get in the door and the cover charge is always free. This little beatnik Open Mic venue is taking it to the streets with Soapbox Poetry. Join us in the courtyard where there is snapping instead of clapping, the atmosphere is lax but it sizzles. Come touch, be touched, hear the answer, heed the call…
Both audience and artist can get involved on stage or in the writer's workshop directly following the Open Mic performance. Come for the experience, come back for the cool.
This Free event is on the last Saturday of every month from 2 to 4pm at The Vision Theater, 3341 West 43rd PLACE, Los Angeles, CA 90008.
For Info contact: poetsjazzhouse@yahoo.com or visit www.tuesdayconner.com.
For more info, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poets-jazz-house-live-in-leimert-park-tickets-26024288347.
View and sign up for a volunteer assignment here: http://tinyurl.com/wonderwomanvolunteer
The Jessica M. Berman Wonder Woman Walk for Breast Cancer is looking for 100+ volunteers to help
on Sunday, September 18th, 2016. Volunteer assignments include registration, water stations, expo, start/finish line and kids zone.
The Jessica M. Berman WONDER WOMAN WALK for Breast Cancer benefits Tower Cancer Research Foundation, which provides funding for
important and innovative breast cancer research and patient support services. The Walk celebrates breast cancer survivors and honors those who
have lost their battle with the disease. You're invited to help support this great event!
For questions about volunteering, or to register a group (10+), please email michelle@socalvolunteers.com.
On Thanksgiving morning, don't miss the Drumstick Dash 5K/10K as participants run with the stars on the backlot of CBS Studios for a great cause. All proceeds from the event go to provide meals, shelter, and clothing for homeless individuals throughout the greater Los Angeles area!
The theme is simple: "Move Your Feet So Others Can Eat!" Start your Thanksgiving morning off with some physical exercise for a great purpose!
For more information, visit www.digthedash.com.
More than pink.
If you are like most people, you know someone who has had breast cancer. One in eight women, and some men, will have the disease during their lifetime.
Now imagine a world without breast cancer. That's the vision of Susan G. Komen.
The Los Angeles County affiliate hosts its 20th Annual Race for the Cure® at Dodger Stadium on March 11.
Sign up at www.komenlacounty.org/race.
300 Poets. 50 Schools. 1 Champion.
Join Get Lit at the largest youth classic poetry festival in the world! Judges include Neil Hilborn, Duckwrth, Demi Adejuyigbe, & more! A few happy, helpful volunteers are needed to pitch in with the 2017 Classic Slam and ensure its runs smoothly. Interested? If so, please contact Rachel Kilroy at 213-388-8639 or rachel@getlit.org for more info on how you can get involved. All ages are welcomed!
Schedule of Events:
- 9 am – 1 pm (quarterfinals)
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1 pm – 5 pm (semifinals)
Shifts:
- 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
- 12:30 pm – 4 pm
300 Poets. 50 Schools. 1 Champion.
Join Get Lit at the largest youth classic poetry festival in the world! Judges include Neil Hilborn, Duckwrth, Demi Adejuyigbe, & more! A few happy, helpful volunteers are needed to pitch in with the 2017 Classic Slam and ensure its runs smoothly. Interested? If so, please contact Rachel Kilroy at 213-388-8639 or rachel@getlit.org for more info on how you can get involved. All ages are welcomed!
Schedule of Events:
- 9 am – 1 pm (quarterfinals)
-
1 pm – 5 pm (semifinals)
Shifts:
- 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
- 12:30 pm – 4 pm
300 Poets. 50 Schools. 1 Champion.
Join Get Lit at the largest youth classic poetry festival in the world! Judges include Neil Hilborn, Duckwrth, Demi Adejuyigbe, & more! A few happy, helpful volunteers are needed to pitch in with the 2017 Classic Slam and ensure its runs smoothly. Interested? If so, please contact Rachel Kilroy at 213-388-8639 or rachel@getlit.org for more info on how you can get involved. All ages are welcomed!
Schedule of Events:
- 9 am – 1 pm (quarterfinals)
-
1 pm – 5 pm (semifinals)
Shifts:
- 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
- 12:30 pm – 4 pm
300 Poets. 50 Schools. 1 Champion.
Join Get Lit at the largest youth classic poetry festival in the world! Judges include Neil Hilborn, Duckwrth, Demi Adejuyigbe, & more! A few happy, helpful volunteers are needed to pitch in with the 2017 Classic Slam and ensure its runs smoothly. Interested? If so, please contact Rachel Kilroy at 213-388-8639 or rachel@getlit.org for more info on how you can get involved. All ages are welcomed!
Schedule of Events:
- 9 am – 1 pm (quarterfinals)
-
1 pm – 5 pm (semifinals)
Shifts:
- 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
- 12:30 pm – 4 pm
300 Poets. 50 Schools. 1 Champion.
Join Get Lit at the largest youth classic poetry festival in the world! Judges include Neil Hilborn, Duckwrth, Demi Adejuyigbe, & more! A few happy, helpful volunteers are needed to pitch in with the 2017 Classic Slam and ensure its runs smoothly. Interested? If so, please contact Rachel Kilroy at 213-388-8639 or rachel@getlit.org for more info on how you can get involved. All ages are welcomed!
Schedule of Events:
- 5 – 8 pm (Grand Slam Finals)
Shift:
- 3 – 9 pm
