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.
Come meet the STAR volunteer readers Isaac and Savannah at John C. Fremont Library! Children are invited to read stories together and learn how to earn a free book. Books come alive for kids when they share the fun of reading with STAR library volunteers. For more info, please contact Children's Librarian Megan Katz at 323-962-3521.
Work out your creative energy learning improv, sketch and musical improv, all while having loads of fun and laughs! Weeklong day camps are available thru June, July, and Aug. Ages 8-18yrs • Mon-Fri • 9am-3:30pm • $350 per camp. No previous experience is needed. Camp ends with a free show where the students show off what they’ve learned!
For more info, visit www.secondcitysummers.com
Each day students rotate through three subjects:
- Improv
- Sketch Comedy
- Musical Improv
2016 Camp dates:
- Camp #1: June 6-10
- Camp #2: June 13-17
- Camp #3: June 20-24
- Camp #4: June 27-July 1
- Camp #5: July 5-8*
- Camp #6: July 11-15
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Camp #7: July 18-22
- Camp #8: July 25-29
- Camp #9: Aug 1-5
- Camp #10: Aug 8-12
- Camp #11: Aug 15-19
SecondCitySummers.com
323-464-8542
EARLY DROP OFF AVAILABLE!
You can drop your student off as early as 8:30 free of charge.
AFTER CARE
Available from 3:30-5:00pm each day for $75.
Join our friends at the John C. Fremont Library for Baby & Toddler Storytime with the Librarian every Wednesday! All ages welcome. Sessions are held at 10:30 and 11 am; both are the same. Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, movement activities and more with Ms. Megan, the Children's Librarian. For more info, please contact Children's Librarian Megan Katz at 323-962-3521.
Join our friends at the John C. Fremont Library for Baby & Toddler Storytime with the Librarian every Wednesday! All ages welcome. Sessions are held at 10:30 and 11 am; both are the same. Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, movement activities and more with Ms. Megan, the Children's Librarian. For more info, please contact Children's Librarian Megan Katz at 323-962-3521.
Violence Intervention Program (VIP) is kicking off its annual Back to School Drive, focused on providing over 800 backpacks full of basic school supplies to clients and siblings. VIP’s clients represent a highly vulnerable population of at-risk and foster youth, but they believe every child should start the first day of school with the confidence to succeed and they need your help! VIP is looking for individuals and businesses to organize a drive this summer with their schools, offices, or community groups to collect backpacks and supplies (i.e. binders, notepads, folders, composition books). They are also looking for individuals to volunteer to prepare for the event by filling and sorting backpacks and help hand out backpacks on the day of the event. If you are interested in getting involved, please email or call Development Associate Nina Popoff at npopoff@vip-cmhc.org or 323-221-4134 x230.
NOTE: VIP is collecting donations on an ongoing basis now through August 4, 2016.
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.
Don’t miss City Impact Lab’s 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.
The next Social Impact Breakfast is Thursday, August 4, 2016. Two dynamic breakfast speakers who are working to make an impact in LA will share their stories and insights into making that impact:
- Dr. Margaret Peterson, President of Dignity Health – California Hospital Medical Center
- Wendy Greuel, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
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. To purchase tickets, please visit http://socialimpactbreakfast.brownpapertickets.com/.
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.
Work out your creative energy learning improv, sketch and musical improv, all while having loads of fun and laughs! Weeklong day camps are available thru June, July, and Aug. Ages 8-18yrs • Mon-Fri • 9am-3:30pm • $350 per camp. No previous experience is needed. Camp ends with a free show where the students show off what they’ve learned!
For more info, visit www.secondcitysummers.com
Each day students rotate through three subjects:
- Improv
- Sketch Comedy
- Musical Improv
2016 Camp dates:
- Camp #1: June 6-10
- Camp #2: June 13-17
- Camp #3: June 20-24
- Camp #4: June 27-July 1
- Camp #5: July 5-8*
- Camp #6: July 11-15
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Camp #7: July 18-22
- Camp #8: July 25-29
- Camp #9: Aug 1-5
- Camp #10: Aug 8-12
- Camp #11: Aug 15-19
SecondCitySummers.com
323-464-8542
EARLY DROP OFF AVAILABLE!
You can drop your student off as early as 8:30 free of charge.
AFTER CARE
Available from 3:30-5:00pm each day for $75.
Looking for a way to give back to our veterans? Join So Cal Quilts of Valor for their Sew Day as they make quilts for our nation’s heroes!
This volunteer activity is FREE. If you want to bring a sewing machine or a project to work on, you may; OR you can use one of the classroom machines to sew quilts using Quilts of Valor’s kits to be given to military veterans when finished. If you don't sew, but want to help, they need help with ironing, trimming threads, sorting fabric, etc. For more info, please contact Barbara Winkler at 562-925-7673 or email info@socalqov.org.
To see photos quilts the organization has made and the many recipients who have received these items, please visit www.socalqov.org. So far this year (in only 5 months), Quilts of Valor has presented 309 quilts to veterans of all ages, including almost 100 from WWII!
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!
