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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December 2019

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1 Food on Foot Sunday Serving 3:15 pm Food on Foot Sunday Serving Dec 1 @ 3:15 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets For over 20 years, Food on Foot has been assisting the homeless by providing nutritious meals, clothing, work opportunities and ultimately the transition to full-time employment and life off the streets. As an awesome volunteer,[...]	2 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 2 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...]	3 CASA of LA CASA of LA @ Edmund D. Edelman Children’s Court Dec 3 all-day Tickets A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) is a trained, dedicated and caring community volunteer, who is assigned to work one-on-one with a child in the foster care system. CASAs are sworn in by a dependency court judge to[...] Mentor with Imagine LA Mentor with Imagine LA @ The Historic Granada Buildings Dec 3 all-day Tickets Imagine LA is a non profit organization that recruits, trains and partners with volunteer mentors to help families end the cycle of homelessness through a blend of mentoring and social services. And we are always looking[...] Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 3 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...] Fight Hunger at Tuesday’s Farmers Market in Culver City 6:00 pm Fight Hunger at Tuesday’s Farmers Market in Culver City Dec 3 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Quick Overview: We are working to fight hunger and food waste in Southern California, and we'd love to have you join us. Mission or Broader Program Description: Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste[...]	4 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 4 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...] Fight Hunger at Wednesday’s Farmers Market in Santa Monica 11:30 am Fight Hunger at Wednesday’s Farmers Market in Santa Monica Dec 4 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Quick Overview: We are working to fight hunger and food waste in Southern California, and we'd love to have you join us. Mission or Broader Program Description: Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing[...]	5 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 5 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...]	6 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 6 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...]	7 Help Restore Natural Habitats! Volunteer at Starr Ranch Sanctuary 9:00 am Help Restore Natural Habitats! Volunteer at Starr Ranch Sanctuary Dec 7 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Audubon California’s 4000-acre Starr Ranch Sanctuary in southeast Orange County is pleased to invite you to join them as a volunteer "Weed Warrior." Weeds can alter habitats and have negative effects on wildlife. Volunteers help[...] Harkins Sensory Friendly Screenings 9:45 am Harkins Sensory Friendly Screenings @ Harkins Cerritos 16 Dec 7 @ 9:45 am Tickets Smallfoot roars into Harkins Cerritos 16, just a little more softly; the sensory-friendly screening is appropriate for guests affected by autism and sensory processing disorders. One Saturday each month, select Harkins locations present a family-friendly film in an auditorium dedicated to[...] Help Set Up Daisy Avenue Tree Lane 10:00 am Help Set Up Daisy Avenue Tree Lane Dec 7 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance (WANA), and Daisy Avenue Christmas Tree Lane (CTL) Are Looking for a Few Good Volunteers! Service Hours opportunity for volunteers over the age of 18 yr. old. Volunteers — they need[...] Los Cerritos Wetlands Habitat Restoration 10:30 am Los Cerritos Wetlands Habitat Restoration @ Los Cerritos Wetlands Dec 7 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets The Aquarium of the Pacific is working together with the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority to help restore a local wetland in Long Beach. The Aquarium hosts a monthly habitat restoration event at the Los Cerritos[...]
8 Join the Children’s Lifesaving Foundation in Honoring the First CLF Legacy Sponsor 3:00 pm Join the Children’s Lifesaving Foundation in Honoring the First CLF Legacy Sponsor @ Sunset Restaurant Dec 8 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Food on Foot Sunday Serving 3:15 pm Food on Foot Sunday Serving Dec 8 @ 3:15 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets For over 20 years, Food on Foot has been assisting the homeless by providing nutritious meals, clothing, work opportunities and ultimately the transition to full-time employment and life off the streets. As an awesome volunteer,[...]	9 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 9 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...]	10 Mentor with Imagine LA Mentor with Imagine LA @ The Historic Granada Buildings Dec 10 all-day Tickets Imagine LA is a non profit organization that recruits, trains and partners with volunteer mentors to help families end the cycle of homelessness through a blend of mentoring and social services. And we are always looking[...] Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 10 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...] “Plant a Tree for the Holidays:” Ridgewood Triangle Neighborhood Tree Planting 9:00 am “Plant a Tree for the Holidays:” Ridgewood Triangle Neighborhood Tree Planting Dec 10 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Dear Neighborhood and Community Leaders & Urban Forester Volunteers — Would you like to make a difference for the environment? Come help plant 100 new street trees in the Ridgewood Triangle neighborhood in Long Beach! Ridgewood Triangle Neighborhood Tree[...] Fight Hunger at Tuesday’s Farmers Market in Culver City 6:00 pm Fight Hunger at Tuesday’s Farmers Market in Culver City Dec 10 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Quick Overview: We are working to fight hunger and food waste in Southern California, and we'd love to have you join us. Mission or Broader Program Description: Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste[...]	11 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 11 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...] Fight Hunger at Wednesday’s Farmers Market in Santa Monica 11:30 am Fight Hunger at Wednesday’s Farmers Market in Santa Monica Dec 11 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Quick Overview: We are working to fight hunger and food waste in Southern California, and we'd love to have you join us. Mission or Broader Program Description: Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing[...]	12 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 12 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...] Community Conversations on Water Services, Programs and Communications 5:30 pm Community Conversations on Water Services, Programs and Communications @ Dana Neighborhood Library Dec 12 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Get a free swag bag for sharing your input on Long Beach Water! Join Long Beach Water to share your feedback on Long Beach Water’s services and communications. They’ll incorporate what they hear to[...]	13 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 13 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...]	14 Help Restore Natural Habitats! Volunteer at Starr Ranch Sanctuary 9:00 am Help Restore Natural Habitats! Volunteer at Starr Ranch Sanctuary Dec 14 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Audubon California’s 4000-acre Starr Ranch Sanctuary in southeast Orange County is pleased to invite you to join them as a volunteer "Weed Warrior." Weeds can alter habitats and have negative effects on wildlife. Volunteers help[...] Mulch the Gulch Volunteer Event 9:00 am Mulch the Gulch Volunteer Event @ Willow Springs Park Dec 14 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Volunteer with the Office of Sustainability to help care for the native plant restoration area at Willow Springs Park! This is a 12 acre restoration area filled with native coastal sage scrub and wetland plants.[...] FREE WORKSHOP: Pay & Benefits Negotiation for women 1:00 pm FREE WORKSHOP: Pay & Benefits Negotiation for women @ Conservation Corps Building Dec 14 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets You are invited by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Long Beach to attend the following: FREE WORKSHOP Pay & Benefits Negotiation Learn to confidently negotiate your financial future! Be ready for 2020. Saturday,[...]
15 Native Garden Volunteer Day 10:00 am Native Garden Volunteer Day Dec 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The mission of CNPS is to conserve California native plants and their natural habitats, and increase understanding, appreciation, and horticultural use of native plants. We achieve this mission at the native garden days at Point[...] Food on Foot Sunday Serving 3:15 pm Food on Foot Sunday Serving Dec 15 @ 3:15 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets For over 20 years, Food on Foot has been assisting the homeless by providing nutritious meals, clothing, work opportunities and ultimately the transition to full-time employment and life off the streets. As an awesome volunteer,[...]	16 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 16 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...]	17 Mentor with Imagine LA Mentor with Imagine LA @ The Historic Granada Buildings Dec 17 all-day Tickets Imagine LA is a non profit organization that recruits, trains and partners with volunteer mentors to help families end the cycle of homelessness through a blend of mentoring and social services. And we are always looking[...] Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 17 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...] Fight Hunger at Tuesday’s Farmers Market in Culver City 6:00 pm Fight Hunger at Tuesday’s Farmers Market in Culver City Dec 17 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Quick Overview: We are working to fight hunger and food waste in Southern California, and we'd love to have you join us. Mission or Broader Program Description: Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste[...]	18 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 18 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...] Fight Hunger at Wednesday’s Farmers Market in Santa Monica 11:30 am Fight Hunger at Wednesday’s Farmers Market in Santa Monica Dec 18 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Quick Overview: We are working to fight hunger and food waste in Southern California, and we'd love to have you join us. Mission or Broader Program Description: Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing[...]	19 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 19 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...] Long Beach Police Department South Division Community Forum/Holiday Mixer 6:00 pm Long Beach Police Department South Division Community Forum/Holiday Mixer Dec 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Please join the Long Beach Police Department for their next South Division Community Forum. This is a great opportunity for community and business leaders to become engaged with members of the Long Beach Police Department[...]	20 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 20 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...]	21 Nothin’ but Sand 10:00 am Nothin’ but Sand @ Different L.A. County beach each month. Check RSVP page for specific dates/locations Dec 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Our monthly all-ages beach cleanup bonanza, 10 a.m. to noon on the third Saturday of every month except December. Beach cleanups are a great experience for you and your family, friends and co-workers to get[...] La Posada – A traditional Mexican holiday celebration 4:00 pm La Posada – A traditional Mexican holiday celebration @ Francis Avenue Garden Dec 21 @ 4:00 pm Tickets The Board of Urban Partners Los Angeles would like to invite the community to a very special upcoming La Posada event on Sat. December 21, 2019. This is a traditional Mexican holiday celebration! It starts[...]
22 Food on Foot Sunday Serving 3:15 pm Food on Foot Sunday Serving Dec 22 @ 3:15 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets For over 20 years, Food on Foot has been assisting the homeless by providing nutritious meals, clothing, work opportunities and ultimately the transition to full-time employment and life off the streets. As an awesome volunteer,[...]	23 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 23 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...]	24 Mentor with Imagine LA Mentor with Imagine LA @ The Historic Granada Buildings Dec 24 all-day Tickets Imagine LA is a non profit organization that recruits, trains and partners with volunteer mentors to help families end the cycle of homelessness through a blend of mentoring and social services. And we are always looking[...] Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 24 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...] Fight Hunger at Tuesday’s Farmers Market in Culver City 6:00 pm Fight Hunger at Tuesday’s Farmers Market in Culver City Dec 24 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Quick Overview: We are working to fight hunger and food waste in Southern California, and we'd love to have you join us. Mission or Broader Program Description: Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste[...]	25 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 25 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...] Fight Hunger at Wednesday’s Farmers Market in Santa Monica 11:30 am Fight Hunger at Wednesday’s Farmers Market in Santa Monica Dec 25 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Quick Overview: We are working to fight hunger and food waste in Southern California, and we'd love to have you join us. Mission or Broader Program Description: Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing[...]	26 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 26 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...] Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance (WANA), and Daisy Avenue Christmas Tree Lane (CTL) 10:00 am Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance (WANA), and Daisy Avenue Christmas Tree Lane (CTL) @ Meet at Hill Street and Daisy Avenue. Dec 26 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance (WANA), and Daisy Avenue Christmas Tree Lane (CTL) are Looking for 25 Good Volunteers to help take down the figurines, fencing, stakes, etc. Thursday, December 26, 2019, 10:00 a.m. to[...]	27 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 27 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...]	28
29 Food on Foot Sunday Serving 3:15 pm Food on Foot Sunday Serving Dec 29 @ 3:15 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets For over 20 years, Food on Foot has been assisting the homeless by providing nutritious meals, clothing, work opportunities and ultimately the transition to full-time employment and life off the streets. As an awesome volunteer,[...]	30 Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 30 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...]	31 CASA of LA CASA of LA @ Edmund D. Edelman Children’s Court Dec 31 all-day Tickets A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) is a trained, dedicated and caring community volunteer, who is assigned to work one-on-one with a child in the foster care system. CASAs are sworn in by a dependency court judge to[...] Mentor with Imagine LA Mentor with Imagine LA @ The Historic Granada Buildings Dec 31 all-day Tickets Imagine LA is a non profit organization that recruits, trains and partners with volunteer mentors to help families end the cycle of homelessness through a blend of mentoring and social services. And we are always looking[...] Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant 8:00 am Day Care Classroom & Office Volunteer Assistant @ L.A. Day Care Dec 31 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Los Angeles Day Care Center provides day care services for low-income families around the garment, flower and produce districts. Volunteers are welcome to assist one or mutiple days to help with the various activities[...] Fight Hunger at Tuesday’s Farmers Market in Culver City 6:00 pm Fight Hunger at Tuesday’s Farmers Market in Culver City Dec 31 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Quick Overview: We are working to fight hunger and food waste in Southern California, and we'd love to have you join us. Mission or Broader Program Description: Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste[...]

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