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.

Big Sunday Event Giving Opportunity! One-time Volunteer Opportunity Ongoing Volunteer Opportunity
Aug
6
Sat
Volunteer: Family Rescue Center @ Family Rescue Center
Aug 6 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Join Family Rescue Center for their weekly Saturday distribution of organic food donated from the Calabasas Farmer's Market.  They need happy, helpful volunteers to sort the fruits and vegetables and to hand them out at their center. Four to six volunteers per Saturday is preferable; teens and older, please.

To volunteer, please email your name, phone number, and preferred contact method (phone, text, email) to Julie Domingo at jewelsd2005@yahoo.com.  Please state how often you can volunteer — once a month or whatever works for you!

Aug
8
Mon
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA @ Please contact Tara for more details.
Aug 8 – Aug 9 all-day

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!imaginela-logo-2014

Second City Comedy Camp
Aug 8 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

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
  • Camp #7: July 18-22Comedy Camp
  • 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.

Big Sunday’s MM@10 @ Big Sunday
Aug 8 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Each Monday morning at 10 am, we host a fun, hands-on service project at Big Sunday headquarters called MM@10 (Monday Mornings at 10).  It’s a great way for folks of all ages to get together to help others.TM@10 - 2 June 2016 filter  Join us for all the fun!  To RSVP for upcoming MM@10 events, please contact beenish@bigsunday.org.

MM@10 Schedule

  • July 18: Gift bags for seniors at Belmont Living Center 
  • July 25: Art project for Trash 4 Teaching 
  • Aug 1: TBD 
  • Aug 8: Decorate back-to-school pouches  
Aug
9
Tue
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA @ Please contact Tara for more details.
Aug 9 – Aug 10 all-day

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!imaginela-logo-2014

Second City Comedy Camp
Aug 9 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

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
  • Camp #7: July 18-22Comedy Camp
  • 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.

STAR Volunteers: Read with Kids @ John C. Fremont Library
Aug 9 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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.

Aug
10
Wed
Second City Comedy Camp
Aug 10 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

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
  • Camp #7: July 18-22Comedy Camp
  • 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.

Baby & Toddler Storytime with the Librarian @ John C. Fremont Library
Aug 10 @ 10:30 am

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.

Aug
11
Thu
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA @ Los Angeles, CA
Aug 11 – Aug 12 all-day

Film

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.

How it Works

You can SEARCH by scrolling through the Months or by selecting different Categories or Tag functions. For a totally different view, try the Posterboard or Stream options! Feel free to submit an item for the calendar by clicking the “Submit Your Event / Opportunity” button above at the right-hand side of the page. Questions? Email calendar@bigsunday.org.