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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All-day Website Weekend @ OpenX Website Weekend @ OpenX Oct 23 – 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[...]	Mentorship Program: Imagine LA @ Please contact Tara for more details. Mentorship Program: Imagine LA @ Please contact Tara for more details. Oct 24 – Oct 25 all-day Tickets 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[...]	Dog Daycare Volunteers – Adopt & Shop Culver City @ Adopt & Shop Culver City Dog Daycare Volunteers – Adopt & Shop Culver City @ Adopt & Shop Culver City Oct 25 – Oct 26 all-day Tickets 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 @ Please contact Tara for more details. Mentorship Program: Imagine LA @ Please contact Tara for more details. Oct 25 – Oct 26 all-day Tickets 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 @ Los Angeles, CA Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA @ Los Angeles, CA Oct 27 – Oct 28 all-day Tickets 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[...]	Mentorship Program: Imagine LA @ Please contact Tara for more details. Mentorship Program: Imagine LA @ Please contact Tara for more details. Oct 28 – Oct 29 all-day Tickets 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 @ Los Angeles, CA Volunteers: NewFilmmakers LA @ Los Angeles, CA Oct 28 – Oct 29 all-day Tickets 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[...]	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. Oct 29 – Oct 30 all-day Tickets 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[...]
12:00 am 1:00 am 2:00 am 3:00 am 4:00 am 5:00 am 6:00 am 7:00 am 8:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 9:00 pm 10:00 pm 11:00 pm 1:30 pm Autry Explorers: Animal Tales @ The Autry Museum of the American West 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[...] 2:00 pm Food, Faith & Field Symposium @ Prince of Peace Church Food, Faith & Field Symposium @ Prince of Peace Church Oct 23 @ 2:00 pm – Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm Tickets This Fall, don’t miss Food Day! Netiya is convening a Food, Faith, and Fieldwork Symposium. The 2016 event will be held on October 23rd, 2-7 pm at the Prince of Peace Episcopal Church in Woodland Hills which[...]	5:30 pm Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax @ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office 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[...]			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 Oct 27 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets 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 Oct 27 @ 1:00 pm – Oct 27 @ 5:00 pm Tickets 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 Oct 27 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets 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[...] 6:00 pm All Peoples’ 74th Anniversary Fundraiser @ The Alexandria (The Palm Court) All Peoples’ 74th Anniversary Fundraiser @ The Alexandria (The Palm Court) Oct 27 @ 6:00 pm Tickets "Peoples Live – All Access" The gala event will take place at the Palm Court of the Alexandria Ballroom in Downtown L.A. in a night of festivities that will include an exquisite cuisine, community awards, and[...]	◢ 6:00 pm Amnesty International Western Regional Conference @ Double Tree Hilton Los Angeles Westside Amnesty International Western Regional Conference @ Double Tree Hilton Los Angeles Westside Oct 28 @ 6:00 pm – 12:00 am 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[...]	◤ ◢ 12:00 am Amnesty International Western Regional Conference @ Double Tree Hilton Los Angeles Westside Amnesty International Western Regional Conference @ Double Tree Hilton Los Angeles Westside Oct 29 @ 12:00 am – Oct 30 @ 12:00 am 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[...] 8:45 am Volunteer: Ahead With Horses Volunteer: Ahead With Horses Oct 29 @ 8:45 am – 2:00 pm Tickets 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:[...] 9:00 am AWH: Annual Costume Day @ Ahead With Horses 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[...] 1:30 pm What Is A Western? Film Series: The Big Country (1958) @ The Autry Museum of the American West 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[...] 2:00 pm Volunteer: Family Rescue Center @ Family Rescue Center Volunteer: Family Rescue Center @ Family Rescue Center Oct 29 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets 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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