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.
Join the Newport – Mesa- Irvine Interfaith Council at the Orange County Sikh Center to learn more about the religion, its people and break bread at Langar, a traditional vegetarian meal.
You are cordially invited to attend The Hassan Hathout Foundation’s 7th Annual Interfaith Event, “FOR THE LOVE OF TOMORROW: Intra-Faith Stories of Harmony in Diversity” on Sunday, April 3rd at 5 pm. The special event will be held at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles – Town and Gown Hall. For more information, please visit www.HassanHathoutLegacy.org.
Please join the Newport-Mesa-Irvine Interfaith Council for their April Luncheon for a timely discussion on Human Trafficking by the OC Human Trafficking Task Force on Wednesday, April 20th at 11:45 am in Newport Beach.
Please RSVP by Tuesday, April 19 at 7 pm to farrah@firstdrops.org. Luncheons are $12 with RSVP (payable at the door) and $15 at the door. Guest speaker: Linh Tran
The Fulfillment Fund is a college access organization with a 39-year history of helping disadvantaged students graduate high school and get to and through college.
Has networking been a useful tool in your career? Join the Fulfillment Fund on April 26th for their annual Student Networking Mixer! The Fulfillment Fund has introduced the concept of professionalism and networking to their senior students in the classroom and volunteers are needed to help instill the skill in this fun event. Networking and professionalism will be critical as they embark on their journey into their freshman year at college; you’ll help students develop comfort with speaking to professors and other collegiate resources. Volunteers will hold conversation with students during the organized networking mixer and will model professional behavior and discuss topics from education, careers and professional journeys! Interested in volunteering? Please register at https://fulfillment.thankyou4caring.org/student-networking-mixer.
For more info, please contact Betsy Ann Mudd at 323-900-8723 or bmudd@fulfillment.org.
Don’t miss the National Faith Leaders Conference featuring guest speaker Cornel West! There is a $50 registration for both days that includes access to workshops, plenaries, lunch on both days and so much more. Registration at: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-national-faith-leaders-conference-empowering-communities-tickets-22136269177. Tickets can also be purchased at the Newport-Mesa-Irvine Interfaith Council’s April 20th Luncheon.
Don’t miss the upcoming Social Impact Breakfasts in Los Angeles. Each breakfast features a set of speakers (Impact-Makers) and an opportunity to connect with others working to make an impact. Two dynamic breakfast speakers who are working to make an impact in LA will share their stories and insights into making that impact:
– Rick Cole, City Manager of Santa Monica
– Mehaul O'Leary, Former Mayor of Culver City, and Owner of Joxer Daly's Irish Pub
About Social Impact Breakfasts:
Everyday in LA, thousands of people are working to make the city a better place, improving the lives of fellow Angelenos. The City Impact Lab in Los Angeles brings together those working to make an impact — in government, in the arts, in neighborhoods, in non-profits, and in business — to share breakfast and jumpstart their effectiveness with tactics for success from impact-makers across the city.
*Format
The 75 minute breakfast is formatted to provide attendees with the opportunity to 1) connect to others who can support their work, 2) learn tactics from expert "Impact Makers," and 3) find ways to more effectively create a social impact in LA. Each breakfast includes at least 2 speakers providing their specific strategies to make an impact in LA. Space is limited to 35 attendees from a cross sector of government, non-profit, business, and arts professionals.
*Cost
The Social Impact Breakfast is only $15. Space is limited, so register early.
*Transit Information:
The closest bus service is the 33 Local or 733 Express busses that run down Venice Blvd.
The stops are close to Knock Knock (approximately a 5-8 minute walk).
*Parking Information:
There is limited street parking available, however drivers are encouraged to use a public lot located at 2010 Pisani Pl, Venice, CA 90291 (approximately 5-8 minute walk).
This is a 10 hour lot and is meterless.
About the City Impact Lab:
The City Impact Lab serves as a resource for Los Angeles as a way to inspire individuals, instigate action, and lead efforts to connect the city to build a stronger community by making a lasting impact. Powered by Stratiscope, the City Impact Lab was founded in 2014 to be a resource for civic leaders across LA. The Social Impact Breakfast is one of many programs that focus on convening and conversation for action and results.
For more info, please visit http://socialimpactbreakfast.brownpapertickets.com/.
“OPEN SISTER CIRCLE”
An invitation to inner happiness, sisterhood and turning your dreams into reality.
Learn To Stress Less, Love Yourself, Heal Yourself, Market Yourself and Build Wealth.
Inner City Cultural Center II, Inc. and Tuesday Conner present a FREE Seminar on “How To Live a Happy Life & Earn Your Worth”. The event is hosted by Royal Queens United on Friday, August 12th, 2016 at the Vision Theater, 3341 West 43rd PLACE, Los Angeles, CA 90008.
Royal Queens United are eclectic artists, businesswomen, entrepreneurs and teachers who help women align their vision to move with vision. Sisters of all ages and races are welcome to this Free Seminar; if they wish to develop the self confidence and the wisdom it takes to gain her worth. The Open Sister Circle is where you’ll hear the Secret to becoming a whole woman who's confident and wealthy and it’s Free.
Whether you want to start your own company, design your own line or break into the entertainment industry, Royal Queens United will teach you what you need to know to Change Your Life Today. They want to help you succeed and teach other women what they learned to share the wealth that’s available if you have the right tools. Come to the Open Sister Circle to open the door to your wealth and success. Don’t miss this life changing experience … it’s free!
Register Today for this Free event at www.tuesdayconner.com.
For more info, please contact opensistetcircle@gmail.com or call 818-714-4242.
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!
This 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.
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!
