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.
On the first Saturday of each month, join CMA Educators and volunteers in a beach cleanup, clearing the shore of marine debris. Meet at the steps in front of the auditorium.
Groups are required to make reservations by the Thursday before the event: Call Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm, 310-548-7562.
FREE; open to all ages 3+
Want to make a difference for the environment? Come help plant 100 new street trees in Long Beach near Patrick Henry Elementary School!
Patrick Henry Elementary School
Neighborhood Tree Planting
Saturday, September 21, 2019
9 a.m. – noon
Meeting Location:
Patrick Henry Elementary School
3720 Canehill Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90808
Up to 100 trees will be planted in the neighborhood bounded by:
North – Conant Street
South – Monlaco Road
West – Palo Verde Avenue
East – Woodruff Avenue
The 90808 Tree Planting Association and Patrick Henry Elementary School are committed to help plant, water and care for these trees for their first year.
Would your group like to be a volunteer partner for this event?
Volunteers of all ages are welcome at this event to help plant and water these young trees. No experience is needed, we will train you.
Sign up HERE!
Families will enjoy taking part part in restoring the native garden to benefit local wildlife and the community.
Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance is having a Daisy Avenue Christmas Tree Lane fundraiser to have the irrigation, electrical upgrade, replace the 24 trees. Our main sponsor is Rex Pritchard, President Firefighters 372.
Daisy Avenue Christmas Tree Lane Fundraiser
Saturday, September 28, 2019
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Firefighters Union 372
2201 Cherry Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90755
Come and enjoy refreshments and Christmas Joy.
RSVP to Maria Norvell, Chair — e-mail to mariabootsy@aol.com or call (562) 427-5021.
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles
&
Conservation Corps of Long Beach
Proudly Bring You
Clean Air Day 2019
This is a FREE event, open to the public and features free snacks and ice cream, raffles, DIY demonstrations, fun activities, valuable resources & MORE!
Hosted by Seaside Park and Long Beach Health Department
Come and Visit the Washington Neighborhood
Enjoy the Washington Middle School Mural
Join us in our Tree Planting on Pine & 16th Street
Aquarium of the Pacific will have their Climate Resilient booth
Saturday, October 5, 2019
8 am–12 pm
at Seaside Park is located at 14th Street and Chestnut Avenue
(440 W. Cowles Street, Long Beach, CA 90813)
For More Information Contact: Mayra Murillo
(310) 991-9531 or email communityoutreach@habitatla.org
Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/410651329590585/
Together, we can help keep Long Beach air clean. Take the clean air pledge at CleanAirDay.org
Date: September 10, 2019
Contact: Mary Simmons
Subject: 100 Volunteers Needed for Clean Air Day Event
Greetings!
AOC7 (Anaheim, Orange, Cherry, 7th Street) neighborhood association is excited to announce that we were awarded the Coalition for California grant and we would love for you to join by volunteering and to "Take The Clean Air Day Pledge" @cleanair.org with us on Saturday, October 5th! We need 100 enthusiastic volunteers who want to help us water and care for 300 trees in our neighborhood. It's going to be a super fun morning watering, pulling weeds and caring for our trees in our little urban forest. This is a family friendly event and no experience is required. We will provide buckets, gloves and all you have to do is wear comfortable clothes and closed to shoes for comfort. We will provide light breakfast and plenty of refreshments.
Check out our Facebook page!
Event: Clean Air Day (Tree Care)
Date: Saturday, October 5, 2019
Time: 8:30am to 11:30am
Location: 1229 Rose Ave (parking lot)
Long Beach, Ca 90813
Hope to see you there!
Best Friends Animal Society’s Strut Your Mutt is a series of charity dog walks that bring entire communities together to raise money to help save the lives of homeless pets.
This is much more then a fundraising walk. Strut Your Mutt is a fun-filled festival where four-, three- and two-legged participants of all ages can take part in activities like doggie yoga, pet portraits, music, contests and more.
In 2018, at the many events across the country, as well as online, participants came together to show their support for the animals. Together, more than $2.3 million was raised.
Click here to register: https://support.bestfriends.org/site/TR/2019SYM/General?team_id=8607&pg=team&fr_id=1447
I am happy to share that new street trees are coming to the Alamitos Beach neighborhood! This weekday tree planting is a great opportunity for groups to participate in a week day team building event.
About 60 trees will be planted in the neighborhood bounded by:
Broadway –- North
Ocean Boulevard –- South
Orange Avenue — East
Alamitos Avenue -– West
Additional trees will also be planted in vacant tree wells along East 4th Street.
Alamitos Beach Tree and Flower Garden Party Club is committed to help plant, water and care for these trees for their first year.
Come help plant the trees! The trees will be planted to help commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first Alamitos Beach Memorial Trees Project when neighbors began working together in 1994 to plant street trees to remember treasured neighbors who have passed away.
Alamitos Beach Memorial Trees –
25th Anniversary & Neighborhood Tree Planting
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
9 a.m. – noon
Meeting Location:
Corner of Broadway & Cerritos Avenue
Would your group like to be a volunteer partner for this event?
Volunteers of all ages are welcome at this event to help plant and water these young trees.
No experience is needed, we will train you.
Please join a team of neighbors, City staff, and volunteers to plant trees. Trees reduce greenhouse gases, provide habitat, reduce cooling costs, and increase property values. You can help make a difference. All tools and supplies will be provided. For more information, please call the Housing & Neighborhood Services Bureau at (562) 570-6866.
Cambodia Town Neighborhood Association and Rose Park Neighborhood Association share the grief of the community and would like to extend an opportunity to help the Hou family.
They are working together to help the Hou family to move out of their house at 2711 E. 7th Street on Saturday, Nov. 9.
Volunteer help is needed to help the Hou family move out of their house including the clean out the interior of the home and removal of unwanted household items of the Hou Family. They would like to request the help of the community to support the Hou family to move – their goal is to have 10 volunteers help them tomorrow. They are open for more, the more the merrier!
The clean-up will be held: Saturday, November 9, 2019, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at 2711 E. 7th Street, Long Beach Ca 90804 (residence behind the nail salon.)
Volunteers and refreshments and cleaning supplies would be appreciated. Here are some of the items they can use:
- trash bags
- gloves
- brooms
- dustpans
- liquid cleaning essentials
- bottled water
- snacks
For more information, please contact: Linda Reach (562) 394-5515, lindareach2016@gmail.com.