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.

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October 2016

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						1 L.A. Works Day L.A. Works Day @ Montalban Theater Oct 1 – Oct 2 all-day Tickets 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[...] 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 Tickets 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[...]
2 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 Tickets 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:[...]	3 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 Tickets 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[...]	4	5	6	7	8 2016 Sight First Health Fair 2016 Sight First Health Fair @ Silverado Park Oct 8 – Oct 9 all-day Tickets 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[...] Light The Night Walk, Woodland Hills 4:30 pm Light The Night Walk, Woodland Hills @ Warner Center Park Oct 8 @ 4:30 pm – Oct 8 @ 7:30 pm Tickets The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Light The Night Walk funds treatments that are saving the lives of patients today. LLS is accelerating cures by providing patient support services, advocacy for lifesaving treatments and the[...]
9	10 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 Tickets 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[...]	11	12	13	14	15 Auditions: The National Children’s Chorus Auditions: The National Children’s Chorus @ UCLA School of Music Oct 15 – Oct 16 all-day Tickets 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[...] Destination College: The Fulfillment Fund 7:00 am Destination College: The Fulfillment Fund @ UCLA Oct 15 @ 7:00 am – 3:00 pm Tickets 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[...] The Beverly Hills artSHOW 10:00 am The Beverly Hills artSHOW @ Beverly Gardens Oct 15 @ 10:00 am – Oct 15 @ 5:00 pm Tickets 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[...]
16 The Beverly Hills artSHOW 10:00 am The Beverly Hills artSHOW @ Beverly Gardens Oct 16 @ 10:00 am – Oct 16 @ 5:00 pm Tickets 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[...]	17 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 Tickets 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[...]	18	19	20	21	22 Website Weekend Website Weekend @ OpenX Oct 22 – Oct 24 all-day Tickets Website Weekend is a weekend-long hackathon where teams of digital professionals, including designers, developers, copy writers, and more, are paired up with local nonprofit organizations. Over the course of the weekend, the teams will work[...] Light The Night Walk, Los Angeles 4:30 pm Light The Night Walk, Los Angeles @ LA Live, Lucky Strike Bowling Oct 22 @ 4:30 pm – Oct 22 @ 7:30 pm Tickets The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Light The Night Walk funds treatments that are saving the lives of patients today. LLS is accelerating cures by providing patient support services, advocacy for lifesaving treatments and the[...]
23 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 Tickets 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[...]	24 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 Tickets 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[...]	25	26	27	28 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 Tickets 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[...]	29 AWH: Annual Costume Day 9:00 am AWH: Annual Costume Day @ Ahead With Horses Oct 29 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets 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 Tickets 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[...]
30	31 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 Tickets 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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