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 our friends at So Cal Quilts of Valor for their Sew Days held every Thursday (except on holidays). Volunteers are needed to help construct quilts to be awarded to veterans to thank them for their service and/or help them in their healing. For more info, please visit www.socalqov.org. They especially need long-arm quilters to complete the process. Please contact Barbara Winkler for more info or to sign up today!
Imagine LA works with volunteers and vulnerable families to break the cycle of homelessness, poverty, and neglect; and help every member thrive!
Their Family Mentorship Program matches a team of volunteer mentors from committed organizations to work directly with a family for 1-2 years. Imagine LA matches every family member with a one-to-one mentor; plus every family gets a Budget Mentor; and other volunteers help with tutoring, career development, childcare, healthcare, meal-planning and more. Imagine LA works.
Today, kids are excelling in school, parents are on career tracks, saving, maintaining budgets, and everyone remains in stable housing.
The Family Mentorship Program is a transformative experience for Families and Mentors alike. For families escaping the cycle of poverty, a mentor like you can make the difference between surviving and thriving.
All you need to do is take the first step –– please contact Outreach & Communications Manager, Tara Ignont at tara@imaginela.org or 323-944-0210 x412 for a Mentorship Application today!
NOTE: This is an ongoing, daily (M-F) volunteer opportunity!
Long Beach’s brand new music and food festival, Music Tastes Good, will be taking over downtown Long Beach September 23-25, 2016 with substantial talent including The Specials, Iron & Wine, Squeeze and Warpaint amongst many others. Prices start at $25 for single day passes with a limited number of 3-Day GA passes available for $120.
Josh Fischel, creator and curator of the festival, is a Long Beach native who has toured the world with his own band Bargain Music for over nine years. “Being the world class city we are, we have been long overdue a festival that mirrors the passion and diversity that we experience from our neighbors every day” says Fischel. His dream is to bring the community together with incredible local food and exciting musical acts that range from global to local.
For tickets, please visit http://mtglb.co/?utm_source=LA%20Weekly%20eblast&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=LA%20Weekly%20eblast#tickets.
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.
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}
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.
