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
9
Tue
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.

Second City Comedy Camp
Aug 11 @ 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.

CASA of Los Angeles Info Session @ South LA Animal Shelter Community Room
Aug 11 @ 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

CASA ChildrenA Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) is a trained, dedicated and caring community volunteer, who has the opportunity to broadly influence the life of a foster child by advocating across many important life issues, including permanent placement, health care, education, and enrichment activities.  The first step toward becoming a CASA is attending an information session. Join the CASA team for an hour to learn how you can make a much-needed difference in the life of a foster child.  For more information or to RSVP for this or a different information session, please visit: http://casala.org/volunteer/.  For more info, please contact lrodriguez@casala.org.

Quilts of Valor Sew Day @ SewVac
Aug 11 @ 1:00 pm – Aug 11 @ 5:00 pm

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!

SoCal Quilts of Valor Sew Days @ SewVac Ltd
Aug 11 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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! 

Big Sunday’s Back-to-School Drive & Community Dinner @ Big Sunday
Aug 11 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Help Big Sunday send kids back to school in style as we sort, count and pack all kinds of requested items for kids at a bunch of different low-income schools in Los Angeles and Long Beach during our 7th Annual Back-to-School Drive & Community Dinner.  The sorting will be followed by a delicious and fun community dinner.  We need donors and volunteers.  For more info, please contact on items we are collecting or to RSVP, please click HERE.Photo 3

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.