Big Sunday: Our Really Big Community Calendar – Support & Volunteer with our Nonprofit Partners every month!

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

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	1	2	3	4	5 Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Feb 5 – Feb 6 all-day Tickets Women writers and directors in the entertainment industry constantly encounter roadblocks when attempting to advance their careers – even when they are just as talented and capable as their male counterparts. Women actors have a[...] Inspire Young Storytellers with 826LA 5:00 pm Inspire Young Storytellers with 826LA @ Mar Vista Feb 5 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Volunteer with 826LA to provide one-on-one writing assistance to students in high-need LA public schools. Upcoming opportunities include creative media to respond to the Watts Uprising with Locke H.S, narratives of resilience with Roosevelt H.S.,[...] NHM: First Fridays 2016 5:00 pm NHM: First Fridays 2016 @ Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Feb 5 @ 5:00 pm Tickets First Fridays 2016: Big Screens, Bigger Science. NHM’s once-a-month music and more series explores the intersection of science and fiction. Scientists will discuss the good, the bad and the ridiculous in film and how Hollywood[...]	6 Scenic Hike: Hike It Up 9:00 am Scenic Hike: Hike It Up @ Sooky Goldman Nature Center Feb 6 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Don’t miss a hike around a scenic escape in the middle of LA–FRANKLIN CANYON PARK with our friends at Hike It Up! Everyone will meet in the parking lot near the museum/ranger station off of[...]
7	8 Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Feb 8 – Feb 9 all-day Tickets Women writers and directors in the entertainment industry constantly encounter roadblocks when attempting to advance their careers – even when they are just as talented and capable as their male counterparts. Women actors have a[...]	9 Climate Change & How It Affects Our Community 6:30 pm Climate Change & How It Affects Our Community @ Pacifica Institute Feb 9 @ 6:30 pm Tickets Join the Pacifica Institute of Orange County and the Newport – Mesa- Irvine Interfaith Council for a discussion on Climate Change at the Pacifica Institute, 18022 Cowan #100, Irvine CA 92614. Panelists will include David[...]	10 FRESH: Celebrating the Table 3:00 pm FRESH: Celebrating the Table @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - Oak Room Feb 10 @ 3:00 pm – Feb 10 @ 5:00 pm Tickets Are you a cooking enthusiast? Don’t miss the “FRESH: Celebrating the Table” series at the LA Arboretum! Wednesday, February 10 – Gale Kohl and Peg Rahn do FOOD together! Thursday, March 10 (Note day!) – Haley Nguyen:[...]	11 Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Feb 11 – Feb 12 all-day Tickets Women writers and directors in the entertainment industry constantly encounter roadblocks when attempting to advance their careers – even when they are just as talented and capable as their male counterparts. Women actors have a[...] Valentine’s Day Stories & Crafts 4:00 pm Valentine’s Day Stories & Crafts @ John C. Fremont Library Feb 11 @ 4:00 pm Tickets Are your kids looking to do something fun to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Join a great group at the John C. Fremont Library to hear stories about Valentine's Day and make bracelets and cards for someone[...]	12 Inspire Young Storytellers with 826LA 5:00 pm Inspire Young Storytellers with 826LA Feb 12 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Volunteer with 826LA to provide one-on-one writing assistance to students in high-need LA public schools. Upcoming opportunities include creative media to respond to the Watts Uprising with Locke H.S, narratives of resilience with Roosevelt H.S.,[...]	13 Cupid’s Cleanup 10:00 am Cupid’s Cleanup @ Benchmark Brewing Company (meet behind building) Feb 13 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Valentine's Day is the perfect time to show your loved ones just how much you care about them. Why not do the same for the environment?! Volunteers will meet behind Benchmark Brewing Company on Saturday,[...]
14	15 Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Feb 15 – Feb 16 all-day Tickets Women writers and directors in the entertainment industry constantly encounter roadblocks when attempting to advance their careers – even when they are just as talented and capable as their male counterparts. Women actors have a[...]	16	17	18 Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Feb 18 – Feb 19 all-day Tickets Women writers and directors in the entertainment industry constantly encounter roadblocks when attempting to advance their careers – even when they are just as talented and capable as their male counterparts. Women actors have a[...]	19	20 SoCal Quilts of Valor Sewing Event 9:00 am SoCal Quilts of Valor Sewing Event @ Lakewood High School – Cafeteria Feb 20 @ 9:00 am – Feb 20 @ 4:00 pm Tickets Don’t miss So Cal Quilts of Valor’s one-day sewing event at the Lakewood High School Cafeteria. Volunteers are needed to help construct quilts to be awarded to veterans to thank them for their service and/or[...] Save Syrian Children Now: Musical Evening 6:00 pm Save Syrian Children Now: Musical Evening @ St. Mark Presbyterian Church – Fellowship Hall Feb 20 @ 6:00 pm Tickets Join several community organizers for an evening of music and community to raise funds for heating fuel for Syrian children in refugee camps this winter. The event will be at St. Mark Presbyterian Church in[...]
21	22 Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Feb 22 – Feb 23 all-day Tickets Women writers and directors in the entertainment industry constantly encounter roadblocks when attempting to advance their careers – even when they are just as talented and capable as their male counterparts. Women actors have a[...]	23	24 Build a Brushbot 4:00 pm Build a Brushbot @ John C. Fremont Library Feb 24 @ 4:00 pm Tickets Do you have a kid between the ages of 6-12 who would like to build a robot out of a toothbrush? Luckily, that's something you can do at the John C. Fremont Library! Signups begin[...]	25 Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Feb 25 – Feb 26 all-day Tickets Women writers and directors in the entertainment industry constantly encounter roadblocks when attempting to advance their careers – even when they are just as talented and capable as their male counterparts. Women actors have a[...] KI Movie Night: “Dough” with Film Distributer Q&A 6:00 pm KI Movie Night: “Dough” with Film Distributer Q&A @ Kehillat Israel Feb 25 @ 6:00 pm Tickets Join Kehillat Israel in the Pacific Palisades for a fun, culturally enriching movie night. Screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film's distributor! 6:45pm Seating 7:00pm Screening "Dough": Curmudgeonly widower Nat Dayan (Jonathan[...] How International Law Can Eradicate Torture 6:30 pm How International Law Can Eradicate Torture @ Southwestern Law School Feb 25 @ 6:30 pm Tickets Join Human Rights Lecturer at Southwestern Jose Siderman for a lecture on “How International Law Can Eradicate Torture” Feb. 25. The special lecture will include a response to cynics by Juan Mendez, UN Special Rapporteur[...]	26	27 Insane Inflatable 5K in Pomona 7:00 am Insane Inflatable 5K in Pomona @ Pomona Fairplex Feb 27 @ 7:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets Do you love the show Wipe Out? Come volunteer for the Insane Inflatable 5K with the American Cancer Society! You will receive a volunteer crew t-shirt, lunch and snacks and access to the Insane Midway[...] EACGC Pancake Breakfast 8:30 am EACGC Pancake Breakfast @ United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall Feb 27 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets All are welcome to attend a pancake breakfast benefiting the Emerson Avenue Community Garden! $6 for adults, $4 for kids (6 and under), and there will be a prize raffle! If you're interested in becoming a[...] Arboretum Library Grand Re-Opening 1:00 pm Arboretum Library Grand Re-Opening @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Feb 27 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets You’re invited to the grand re-opening of the newly renovated Arboretum Library. Take a tour of the beautiful space. You’ll learn about their wonderful book collections, children’s library, early nursery catalogs and much more. Enjoy[...] BARK: Kids Read to Dogs 2:00 pm BARK: Kids Read to Dogs @ John C. Fremont Library Feb 27 @ 2:00 pm Tickets Are your children animal lovers? If so, don’t miss this opportunity! Join the good folks at the John C. Fremont Library and read books to dogs. BARK is an all-volunteer program that encourages children to[...] Considering Matthew Shepard 8:00 pm Considering Matthew Shepard @ First Congregational Church of Los Angeles Feb 27 @ 8:00 pm Tickets Conspirare's Grammy® award-winning Artistic Director & Conductor Craig Hella Johnson will premiere his groundbreaking new work Considering Matthew Shepard on February 27th at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles. Following a 2014 Grammy for[...]
28	29 Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Support “Chicks Who Make Flicks” Feb 29 – Mar 1 all-day Tickets Women writers and directors in the entertainment industry constantly encounter roadblocks when attempting to advance their careers – even when they are just as talented and capable as their male counterparts. Women actors have a[...]

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