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
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Pizza with a Purpose: Support The Circle
@ CPK Encino
Pizza with a Purpose: Support The Circle
@ CPK Encino
Sep 18 – Sep 19 all-day
 When you dine in, take out and get catering (all beverages included as well) from California Pizza Kitchen all day on Sunday, September 18, CPK will donate 20 percent of your check to The Ovarian[...]
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Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Sep 19 – Sep 20 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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Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Sep 20 – Sep 21 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
@ Los Angeles, CA
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
@ Los Angeles, CA
Sep 22 – Sep 23 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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Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Mentorship Program: Imagine LA
@ Please contact Tara for more details.
Sep 23 – Sep 24 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[...]
Music Tastes Good Festival
@ Downtown Long Beach, CA
Music Tastes Good Festival
@ Downtown Long Beach, CA
Sep 23 – Sep 24 all-day
 Long Beach’s brand new music and food festival, Music Tastes Good, will be taking over downtown Long Beach September 23-25, 2016 with substantial talent including The Specials, Iron & Wine, Squeeze and Warpaint amongst many others.[...]
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
@ Los Angeles, CA
Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA
@ Los Angeles, CA
Sep 23 – Sep 24 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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Music Tastes Good Festival
@ Downtown Long Beach, CA
Music Tastes Good Festival
@ Downtown Long Beach, CA
Sep 24 – Sep 25 all-day
Long Beach’s brand new music and food festival, Music Tastes Good, will be taking over downtown Long Beach September 23-25, 2016 with substantial talent including The Specials, Iron & Wine, Squeeze and Warpaint amongst many others.[...]
Mentors Needed: Fulfillment Fund
@ Varied locations, including South LA, Koreatown, near USC, etc.
Mentors Needed: Fulfillment Fund
@ Varied locations, including South LA, Koreatown, near USC, etc.
Sep 24 – Sep 25 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[...]
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Wonder Woman Walk for Breast Cancer
@ Palisades Park
Wonder Woman Walk for Breast Cancer
@ Palisades Park
Sep 18 @ 6:00 am – 11:30 am
 View and sign up for a volunteer assignment here: http://tinyurl.com/wonderwomanvolunteer The Jessica M. Berman Wonder Woman Walk for Breast Cancer is looking for 100+ volunteers to help on Sunday, September 18th, 2016. Volunteer assignments include registration, water stations, expo, start/finish line and kids zone. The Jessica M. Berman WONDER WOMAN WALK for Breast Cancer benefits Tower Cancer Research Foundation, which provides funding for important and innovative breast cancer research and patient support services. The Walk celebrates breast cancer survivors and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease. You're invited to help support this great event! For questions about volunteering, or to register a group (10+), please email michelle@socalvolunteers.com.
10:00 am
Big Sunday’s 3rd Annual Books ‘n Brunch
@ Big Sunday
Big Sunday’s 3rd Annual Books ‘n Brunch
@ Big Sunday
Sep 18 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
 Join us for Big Sunday’s 3rd Annual Books n’ Brunch fall book collection. By special request, we’re collecting all kinds of new and gently used books for all kinds of grateful nonprofits. Help us sort[...]
10:00 am
Los Angeles Green Festival
@ Los Angeles Convention Hall, South Hall K
Los Angeles Green Festival
@ Los Angeles Convention Hall, South Hall K
Sep 18 @ 10:00 am – Sep 18 @ 5:00 pm
Los Angeles Green Festival The Bay Foundation’s Clean Bay Certified team will be hanging out at this year’s Green Festival! The Green Festival Marketplace showcases 250 exhibitors, learning from over 50 inspirational speakers, indulging in[...]
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7:30 pm
Lecture: Fueling Extremism in a Wired World
@ Skirball Cultural Center
Lecture: Fueling Extremism in a Wired World
@ Skirball Cultural Center
Sep 20 @ 7:30 pm
Public Program United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Nazis used radio; today’s extremists use social media. Then as now, new technology provides extremists with unchecked ability to spread hate and prey upon disenfranchised audiences to realize[...]
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9:30 am
LA Arboretum: “What’s Happening in Gardening” Series
@ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
LA Arboretum: “What’s Happening in Gardening” Series
@ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Sep 22 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
 Don’t miss the LA Arboretum’s “What's Happening in Gardening” Series! 8 Thursdays, September 15-November 3 9:30am-12pm; $140 for the series; $25 per class These classes are designed to help you keep up with garden[...]
1:00 pm
Quilts of Valor Sew Day
@ SewVac
Quilts of Valor Sew Day
@ SewVac
Sep 22 @ 1:00 pm – Sep 22 @ 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[...]
1:00 pm
SoCal Quilts of Valor Sew Days
@ SewVac Ltd
SoCal Quilts of Valor Sew Days
@ SewVac Ltd
Sep 22 @ 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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9:00 am
9th Annual Women In Pain Conference
@ The California Endowment’s Center for Healthy Communities
9th Annual Women In Pain Conference
@ The California Endowment’s Center for Healthy Communities
Sep 23 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
For Grace’s 9th Annual Women In Pain Conference “Pain Takes a Vacation: Actions and Strategies that Get Us Away” The Los Angeles-based organization, For Grace, invites you to a uniquely empowering event for women challenged by[...]
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8:45 am
Volunteer: Ahead With Horses
Volunteer: Ahead With Horses
Sep 24 @ 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:[...]
10:00 am
Ashannti’s Event
10:00 am
WAM Block Party: Emerson Avenue Community Garden
@ Emerson Avenue Community Garden
WAM Block Party: Emerson Avenue Community Garden
@ Emerson Avenue Community Garden
Sep 24 @ 10:00 am – Sep 24 @ 8:00 pm
 The Emerson Avenue Community Garden Club is hosting the first annual Westchester Arts & Music (aka WAM!) Block Party, a free, day-long celebration filled with live music/dance, art, food and community. They’re closing down the[...]
1:00 pm
18th Annual Tennis for Tots
@ Los Angeles Tennis Club
18th Annual Tennis for Tots
@ Los Angeles Tennis Club
Sep 24 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
 Don’t miss the 18th Annual Tennis for Tots event on September 24 presented by City National Bank and The Angell Foundation to benefit the Alliance for Children’s Rights. All levels of tennis players are invited[...]
1:30 pm
What Is A Western? Film Series: Duck, You Sucker! (1971)
@ The Autry Museum of the American West
What Is A Western? Film Series: Duck, You Sucker! (1971)
@ The Autry Museum of the American West
Sep 24 @ 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[...]
2:00 pm
6th Annual Playing for Change Day
@ Torres-East LA Performing Arts Magnet (Torres Auditorium)
6th Annual Playing for Change Day
@ Torres-East LA Performing Arts Magnet (Torres Auditorium)
Sep 24 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Don’t miss the 6th Annual Playing for Change Day on Sept. 24 from 2:00 – 4:30 pm featuring a live performance by Youth Musicians of the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura and a preview of the[...]
2:00 pm
Volunteer: Family Rescue Center
@ Family Rescue Center
Volunteer: Family Rescue Center
@ Family Rescue Center
Sep 24 @ 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[...]
6:30 pm
JVS 85th Anniversary Gala
@ Beverly Wilshire Hotel
JVS 85th Anniversary Gala
@ Beverly Wilshire Hotel
Sep 24 @ 6:30 pm
 Join JVS for an evening of dining, dancing and celebration in honor of the organization’s 85th Anniversary and Vivian Siegel’s lifetime of service to JVS and the JVS community. Gala Host Larry Miller, actor, comedian[...]
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