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.
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L.A. Works Day
L.A. Works Day
@ Montalban Theater
Oct 1 – Oct 2 all-day
L.A. Works is proud to celebrate its 25th anniversary year by partnering with LA Coalition to End Youth Homelessness (LACEYH), to focus public attention and the collective efforts of thousands of volunteers in a single[...]
Mentors Needed: Fulfillment Fund
Mentors Needed: Fulfillment Fund
@ Varied locations, including South LA, Koreatown, near USC, etc.
Oct 1 – Oct 2 all-day
![]() The Fulfillment Fund is a college access organization with a 39-year history of helping disadvantaged students graduate from high school and access college. One of its key services is mentoring. Recognized as one of the[...]
Aga Khan Foundation at LA Works Day of Service
8:00 am
Aga Khan Foundation at LA Works Day of Service
@ Montalbal Theater
Oct 1 @ 8:00 am – 12:15 pm
Join the Aga Khan Foundation team for the annual LA Works Day of Service! Work alongside other local volunteers to build benches, paint murals, garden, and do other hands-on service activities to benefit organizations combating youth homelessness in Hollywood. The event[...]
Volunteer: Ahead With Horses
8:45 am
Volunteer: Ahead With Horses
Oct 1 @ 8:45 am – 2:00 pm
![]() Are you an animal lover? If so, don’t miss the chance to volunteer with Ahead With Horses every Saturday (unless otherwise noted) at their Shadow Hills facility. Please note AWH is CLOSED the following Saturdays:[...]
Volunteer: Family Rescue Center
2:00 pm
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[...]
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Adopt-a-Beach with the Aga Khan Foundation
9:45 am
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:[...]
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Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
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[...]
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax
5:30 pm
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax
@ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office
Oct 3 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
![]() Help 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[...]
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Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
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[...]
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Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
@ Los Angeles, CA
Oct 6 – Oct 7 all-day
![]() 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[...]
Quilts of Valor Sew Day
1:00 pm
Quilts of Valor Sew Day
@ SewVac
Oct 6 @ 1:00 pm – Oct 6 @ 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[...]
SoCal Quilts of Valor Sew Days
1:00 pm
SoCal Quilts of Valor Sew Days
@ SewVac Ltd
Oct 6 @ 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[...]
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Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Oct 7 – Oct 8 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[...]
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
@ Los Angeles, CA
Oct 7 – Oct 8 all-day
![]() 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[...]
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2016 Sight First Health Fair
2016 Sight First Health Fair
@ Silverado Park
Oct 8 – Oct 9 all-day
The Downtown Long Beach Lions Club is looking for volunteers, exhibitors for the 2016 Sight First Health Fair. The date of the event is October 8th, 2016 at Silverado Park (1545 W. 31st Street) on the west[...]
Mentors Needed: Fulfillment Fund
Mentors Needed: Fulfillment Fund
@ Varied locations, including South LA, Koreatown, near USC, etc.
Oct 8 – Oct 9 all-day
![]() The Fulfillment Fund is a college access organization with a 39-year history of helping disadvantaged students graduate from high school and access college. One of its key services is mentoring. Recognized as one of the[...]
Volunteer: Ahead With Horses
8:45 am
Volunteer: Ahead With Horses
Oct 8 @ 8:45 am – 2:00 pm
![]() Are you an animal lover? If so, don’t miss the chance to volunteer with Ahead With Horses every Saturday (unless otherwise noted) at their Shadow Hills facility. Please note AWH is CLOSED the following Saturdays:[...]
Volunteer: Family Rescue Center
2:00 pm
Volunteer: Family Rescue Center
@ Family Rescue Center
Oct 8 @ 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[...]
Light The Night Walk, Woodland Hills
4:30 pm
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Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Oct 10 – Oct 11 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[...]
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax
5:30 pm
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax
@ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office
Oct 10 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
![]() Help 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[...]
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Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Oct 11 – Oct 12 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[...]
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Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
@ Los Angeles, CA
Oct 13 – Oct 14 all-day
![]() 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[...]
Quilts of Valor Sew Day
1:00 pm
Quilts of Valor Sew Day
@ SewVac
Oct 13 @ 1:00 pm – Oct 13 @ 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[...]
SoCal Quilts of Valor Sew Days
1:00 pm
SoCal Quilts of Valor Sew Days
@ SewVac Ltd
Oct 13 @ 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[...]
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Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Oct 14 – Oct 15 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[...]
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
@ Los Angeles, CA
Oct 14 – Oct 15 all-day
![]() 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[...]
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Auditions: The National Children’s Chorus
Auditions: The National Children’s Chorus
@ UCLA School of Music
Oct 15 – Oct 16 all-day
![]() The National Children’s Chorus, based at the UCLA School of Music, provides musically talented children the opportunity to learn and grow in an extraordinary environment. The finest instructors work weekly with students to develop their[...]
Mentors Needed: Fulfillment Fund
Mentors Needed: Fulfillment Fund
@ Varied locations, including South LA, Koreatown, near USC, etc.
Oct 15 – Oct 16 all-day
![]() The Fulfillment Fund is a college access organization with a 39-year history of helping disadvantaged students graduate from high school and access college. One of its key services is mentoring. Recognized as one of the[...]
Destination College: The Fulfillment Fund
7:00 am
Destination College: The Fulfillment Fund
@ UCLA
Oct 15 @ 7:00 am – 3:00 pm
![]() About The Fulfillment Fund: The Fulfillment Fund works to make college a reality for students in economically and educationally under-resourced communities. Learn more information about The Fulfillment Fund! Click here: www.fulfillment.org About Destination College: Destination[...]
Volunteer: Ahead With Horses
8:45 am
Volunteer: Ahead With Horses
Oct 15 @ 8:45 am – 2:00 pm
![]() Are you an animal lover? If so, don’t miss the chance to volunteer with Ahead With Horses every Saturday (unless otherwise noted) at their Shadow Hills facility. Please note AWH is CLOSED the following Saturdays:[...]
The Beverly Hills artSHOW
10:00 am
The Beverly Hills artSHOW
@ Beverly Gardens
Oct 15 @ 10:00 am – Oct 15 @ 5:00 pm
![]() The Beverly Hills artSHOW returns to historic Beverly Gardens on Saturday and Sunday, October 15th and 16th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Art enthusiasts visit from all over Southern California and beyond to see[...]
Volunteer: Family Rescue Center
2:00 pm
Volunteer: Family Rescue Center
@ Family Rescue Center
Oct 15 @ 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[...]
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The Beverly Hills artSHOW
10:00 am
The Beverly Hills artSHOW
@ Beverly Gardens
Oct 16 @ 10:00 am – Oct 16 @ 5:00 pm
![]() The Beverly Hills artSHOW returns to historic Beverly Gardens on Saturday and Sunday, October 15th and 16th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Art enthusiasts visit from all over Southern California and beyond to see[...]
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Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Oct 17 – Oct 18 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[...]
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax
5:30 pm
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax
@ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office
Oct 17 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
![]() Help 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[...]
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Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Oct 18 – Oct 19 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[...]
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Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
@ Los Angeles, CA
Oct 20 – Oct 21 all-day
![]() 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[...]
Quilts of Valor Sew Day
1:00 pm
Quilts of Valor Sew Day
@ SewVac
Oct 20 @ 1:00 pm – Oct 20 @ 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[...]
SoCal Quilts of Valor Sew Days
1:00 pm
SoCal Quilts of Valor Sew Days
@ SewVac Ltd
Oct 20 @ 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[...]
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Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Oct 21 – Oct 22 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[...]
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
@ Los Angeles, CA
Oct 21 – Oct 22 all-day
![]() 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[...]
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Mentors Needed: Fulfillment Fund
Mentors Needed: Fulfillment Fund
@ Varied locations, including South LA, Koreatown, near USC, etc.
Oct 22 – Oct 23 all-day
![]() The Fulfillment Fund is a college access organization with a 39-year history of helping disadvantaged students graduate from high school and access college. One of its key services is mentoring. Recognized as one of the[...]
Website Weekend
Volunteer: Ahead With Horses
8:45 am
Volunteer: Ahead With Horses
Oct 22 @ 8:45 am – 2:00 pm
![]() Are you an animal lover? If so, don’t miss the chance to volunteer with Ahead With Horses every Saturday (unless otherwise noted) at their Shadow Hills facility. Please note AWH is CLOSED the following Saturdays:[...]
Volunteer: Family Rescue Center
2:00 pm
Volunteer: Family Rescue Center
@ Family Rescue Center
Oct 22 @ 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[...]
Light The Night Walk, Los Angeles
4:30 pm
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Autry Explorers: Animal Tales
1:30 pm
Autry Explorers: Animal Tales
@ The Autry Museum of the American West
Oct 23 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Have you ever wanted to soar like a hawk, summon the strength of a bear, or tower over L.A. like Griffith Park’s P-22? Visions and tales of nature can be found in cultures throughout the[...]
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Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Oct 24 – Oct 25 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[...]
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax
5:30 pm
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax
@ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office
Oct 24 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
![]() Help 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[...]
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Dog Daycare Volunteers – Adopt & Shop Culver City
Dog Daycare Volunteers – Adopt & Shop Culver City
@ Adopt & Shop Culver City
Oct 25 – Oct 26 all-day
![]() We are currently in GREAT need of volunteers to help out in our Doggie Daycare at our Culver City Adopt & Shop. Our Daycare Volunteers are responsible for assisting staff in the supervision of daycare[...]
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Oct 25 – Oct 26 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[...]
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Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
@ Los Angeles, CA
Oct 27 – Oct 28 all-day
![]() 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[...]
Quilts of Valor Sew Day
1:00 pm
Quilts of Valor Sew Day
@ SewVac
Oct 27 @ 1:00 pm – Oct 27 @ 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[...]
SoCal Quilts of Valor Sew Days
1:00 pm
SoCal Quilts of Valor Sew Days
@ SewVac Ltd
Oct 27 @ 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[...]
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Amnesty International Western Regional Conference
6:00 pm
Amnesty International Western Regional Conference
@ Double Tree Hilton Los Angeles Westside
Oct 28 @ 6:00 pm – Oct 30 @ 1:00 pm
![]() Amnesty International invites you to this year's Western Regional Conference! Join them October 28-30, 2016, as they stand shoulder to shoulder in the great city of Los Angeles to make a lasting human rights impact. The Western[...]
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Oct 28 – Oct 29 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[...]
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
@ Los Angeles, CA
Oct 28 – Oct 29 all-day
![]() 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[...]
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Mentors Needed: Fulfillment Fund
Mentors Needed: Fulfillment Fund
@ Varied locations, including South LA, Koreatown, near USC, etc.
Oct 29 – Oct 30 all-day
![]() The Fulfillment Fund is a college access organization with a 39-year history of helping disadvantaged students graduate from high school and access college. One of its key services is mentoring. Recognized as one of the[...]
Volunteer: Ahead With Horses
8:45 am
Volunteer: Ahead With Horses
Oct 29 @ 8:45 am – 2:00 pm
![]() Are you an animal lover? If so, don’t miss the chance to volunteer with Ahead With Horses every Saturday (unless otherwise noted) at their Shadow Hills facility. Please note AWH is CLOSED the following Saturdays:[...]
AWH: Annual Costume Day
9:00 am
AWH: Annual Costume Day
@ Ahead With Horses
Oct 29 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
![]() Who doesn’t like to play dress up, right? Our pals at Ahead With Horses will host their Annual Costume Day on Saturday, October 29th, 2016. Volunteers are needed from 9 am – 4 pm. Available[...]
What Is A Western? Film Series: The Big Country (1958)
1:30 pm
What Is A Western? Film Series: The Big Country (1958)
@ The Autry Museum of the American West
Oct 29 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
This ongoing series explores the wide range of movies that can be considered Westerns, and the ways in which they shape our understanding of the American West. Guest curated by Jon Burlingame, the nation’s leading[...]
Volunteer: Family Rescue Center
2:00 pm
Volunteer: Family Rescue Center
@ Family Rescue Center
Oct 29 @ 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[...]
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Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Oct 31 – Nov 1 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[...]
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax
5:30 pm
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax
@ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office
Oct 31 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
![]() Help 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[...]
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