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
Oct
1
Sat
Volunteer: Family Rescue Center @ Family Rescue Center
Oct 1 @ 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!

Oct
2
Sun
Kickin’ Cancer 5K
Oct 2 @ 8:00 am

Wanna kick cancer to the curb?  Well, come on out for the October 2nd Kickin’ Cancer 5K & Family Fun Day and walk or run in support of The Ovarian Cancer Circle.  Help make a difference!  To register, please click HERE.

Adopt-a-Beach with the Aga Khan Foundation
Oct 2 @ 9:45 am – 11:30 am

The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has joined with Heal the Bay to adopt a beach in Santa Monica. Join AKF to help keep our community clean and protect our ocean wildlife.

RSVP here for 10/2: http://goo.gl/forms/zEnwj4DFYsxSlpk12

Contact info: For further information, please contact Sabreena Merchant 310-570-7044 or Sasha Rawji 310-963-5910. To learn more about the work of the Aga Khan Foundation, please visit www.akfusa.org.

SPY’s 4th Annual Carnival @ The Micelli Residence (address will be provided with RSVP)
Oct 2 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Please join SPY on Sunday October 2, 2016 for Safe Place for Youth's 4th Annual Carnival, hosted by SPY Board Member and CAA Super Agent Peter Micelli. The special event will include carnival games, food, drink and live entertainment.  For tickets and info, please click HERE.spycarnivalinvite

Oct
3
Mon
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA @ Please contact Tara for more details.
Oct 3 – Oct 4 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

Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax @ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office
Oct 3 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

acs-can-logoHelp the American Cancer Society prevent kids from smoking by phone banking to pass Prop 56 – a $2 Tobacco Tax (if you don't smoke, you don't pay!). This year alone, 16,800 California kids will start smoking and taxpayers in CA will pay $3.58 Billion for tobacco-related healthcare costs. Volunteers are needed to get the word out and get voters to the polls! To sign up, go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f49a8af22a6f49-losangeles and all instructions are detailed. For more information, contact Primo Castro at 213-427-7394.

Oct
4
Tue
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA @ Please contact Tara for more details.
Oct 4 – Oct 5 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

Oct
5
Wed
OPCC & LAMP Community’s 6th Annual Fall Affair
Oct 5 – Oct 6 all-day

Join OPCC and LAMP Community for an evening to celebrate the organization’s successful merger, both of which provide vital work focuses on rebuilding the lives of our most vulnerable neighbors in our community.  The event honors Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Luehl and SVP, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media Mark Walker.  For more info, please visit http://www.lampcommunity.org/FallAffair2016.php.opcc-lamp

Taste of NFL – Los Angeles Rams Event @ Universal Studios Hollywood - Globe Theatre
Oct 5 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join the Los Angeles Food Bank and the Los Angeles Rams for the inaugural Taste of NFL – Los Angeles Rams Event featuring top local chefs!  Proceeds from sponsorship opportunities, ticket sales and auction will benefit the Food Bank.

Les Snead, General Manager of the Rams, and his wife Kara Henderson Snead of NFL Network will co-chair the event which will include Rams players, cheerleaders, and Rampage, the Ram’s mascot.  The Host Committee includes Stephanie and Josh Goldstine, President of Worldwide Marketing for Universal Pictures, and others committed to fighting hunger in our community.  It’s an event not to be missed!la-food-bank-rams

MEET THE CHEFS

JOSIAH CITRIN, CHARCOAL, MELISSE

TONY ESNAULT, CHURCH & STATE, SPRING

SUSAN FENIGER, BORDER GRILL, MUD HEN

NEAL FRASER, REDBIRD

RAY GARCIA, BROKEN SPANISH

DUFF GOLDMAN, CHARM CITY CAKES

BRUCE KALMAN, UNION

JESSICA LARGEY, SIMONE

MARY SUE MILLIKEN, BORDER GRILL

STEVE SAMSON, SOTTO

TRAVIS STRICKLAND, BALTAIRE

BENJAMIN UDAVE, SYSCO

For sponsorship info or questions about the event, please contact:

Please visit https://www.lafoodbank.org/taste-of-the-rams/ for more info.


 

Oct
6
Thu
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA @ Los Angeles, CA
Oct 6 – Oct 7 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.