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 Volunteer Usher: South Coast Repertory @ South Coast Repertory Volunteer Usher: South Coast Repertory @ South Coast Repertory Mar 5 – Mar 6 all-day Tickets Be a Part of the Volunteer Usher Family! More than 300 volunteer ushers assist South Coast Repertory by taking tickets, helping patrons to their seats, distributing programs and selling concession items and SCR merchandise. Volunteers[...]	Be a Mentor: Youth Policy Institute @ Please contact Leah for more details. Be a Mentor: Youth Policy Institute @ Please contact Leah for more details. Mar 6 all-day Tickets Need an internship? Want to strengthen your resumé? Are you working or retired and want to share your knowledge and wisdom with someone? Youth Policy Institute is looking for volunteers to commit to a 6-month[...]	SPY Volunteer Advocacy Program @ Please contact Michelle for location details. SPY Volunteer Advocacy Program @ Please contact Michelle for location details. Mar 7 – Mar 8 all-day Tickets Safe Place for Youth needs your voice in the community to advocate for SPY youth! Right now, LA is in the midst of a homelessness crisis, and SPY is working with partner agencies, public officials, funders[...] Volunteer: Venice Community Housing @ Please contact VCH for address details. Volunteer: Venice Community Housing @ Please contact VCH for address details. Mar 7 – Mar 8 all-day Tickets Venice Community Housing has a variety of volunteer opportunities ranging from regular on-going projects to one-time experiences. For more info on VCH’s current volunteer opportunities, please visit http://www.vchcorp.org/volunteer/. For all opportunities, volunteers must be over[...]	Friendly Visiting Volunteer: SeniorServ @ Central, North and West Orange County, CA Friendly Visiting Volunteer: SeniorServ @ Central, North and West Orange County, CA Mar 8 – Mar 9 all-day Tickets SeniorServ provides services to over 1,000 frail, isolated, homebound older adults daily who are in need of companionship. Many homebound elders are lonely and do not or cannot reach out to others. If you find[...] SPY Volunteer Advocacy Program @ Please contact Michelle for location details. SPY Volunteer Advocacy Program @ Please contact Michelle for location details. Mar 8 – Mar 9 all-day Tickets Safe Place for Youth needs your voice in the community to advocate for SPY youth! Right now, LA is in the midst of a homelessness crisis, and SPY is working with partner agencies, public officials, funders[...]	Volunteer: LA Family Housing @ Please contact LA Family Housing for address details. Volunteer: LA Family Housing @ Please contact LA Family Housing for address details. Mar 9 – Mar 10 all-day Tickets There are countless ways to volunteer and make an impact in someone's life at LA Family Housing (LAFH). Below are just a few examples! Dining Hall: Interested in an opportunity that includes more interaction with clients?[...]	SPY Volunteer Advocacy Program @ Please contact Michelle for location details. SPY Volunteer Advocacy Program @ Please contact Michelle for location details. Mar 10 – Mar 11 all-day Tickets Safe Place for Youth needs your voice in the community to advocate for SPY youth! Right now, LA is in the midst of a homelessness crisis, and SPY is working with partner agencies, public officials, funders[...]	Friendship Bowl – Event Day Volunteers Needed @ Palos Verdes Bowl Friendship Bowl – Event Day Volunteers Needed @ Palos Verdes Bowl Mar 11 – Mar 12 all-day Tickets Join Walk With Sally at their 10th Annual Friendship Bowl! Volunteer the day of the event or sign up online to become a fundraiser and make a difference for kids whose parents or siblings have[...]
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 8:00 am Kitchen Volunteers: Project Angel Food @ Project Angel Food Kitchen Volunteers: Project Angel Food @ Project Angel Food Mar 5 @ 8:00 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Enjoy meeting other people while helping others? Like to cook? If so, Project Angel Food needs you to help prepare healthy meals for the sick! The organization’s devoted volunteers of all ages represent the diversity[...] 10:00 am Adoption Event: Michelson Found Animals Culver City @ Please contact Michelson Found Animals Culver City for address details. Adoption Event: Michelson Found Animals Culver City @ Please contact Michelson Found Animals Culver City for address details. Mar 5 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Our pals at Michelson Found Animals Culver City are hosting a big adoption event with several other animal rescues in the area with one goal – to find furr-ever homes for as many of the adoptable cats[...]	10:00 am Big Sunday’s MM@10 @ Big Sunday Big Sunday’s MM@10 @ Big Sunday Mar 6 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Each Monday morning at 10 am, we host a fun, hands-on service project at Big Sunday headquarters called MM@10 (Monday Mornings at 10). It’s a great way for folks of all ages to get together to help[...] 10:15 am Volunteer: Meals on Wheels West LA @ Meals on Wheels West Los Angeles Volunteer: Meals on Wheels West LA @ Meals on Wheels West Los Angeles Mar 6 @ 10:15 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Become a volunteer for Meals on Wheels West (MOW) Los Angeles and help deliver meals between 10:15 am and 12:30 pm any Monday – Friday! Student volunteers are always welcome at MOW. Younger students can[...] 2:00 pm Volunteers: Hollywood HEART/ LA High School @ Los Angeles High School Volunteers: Hollywood HEART/ LA High School @ Los Angeles High School Mar 6 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets The good folks at Hollywood HEART — a nonprofit dedicated to developing character strengths, confidence, and resiliency in at-risk youth through purposeful engagement in the arts — are in need of a few great volunteers! [...]	2:00 pm Volunteers: Hollywood HEART/ LA High School @ Los Angeles High School Volunteers: Hollywood HEART/ LA High School @ Los Angeles High School Mar 7 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets The good folks at Hollywood HEART — a nonprofit dedicated to developing character strengths, confidence, and resiliency in at-risk youth through purposeful engagement in the arts — are in need of a few great volunteers! [...]	12:00 pm Volunteer: Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission @ Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission Volunteer: Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission @ Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission Mar 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets Currently, the Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission provides emergency services consisting of hot meals, food items to go, clean clothes, new undergarments and socks, hygiene kits, blankets and referrals at 6425 Tyrone Ave., Van Nuys,[...] 2:00 pm Volunteers: Hollywood HEART/ LA High School @ Los Angeles High School Volunteers: Hollywood HEART/ LA High School @ Los Angeles High School Mar 8 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets The good folks at Hollywood HEART — a nonprofit dedicated to developing character strengths, confidence, and resiliency in at-risk youth through purposeful engagement in the arts — are in need of a few great volunteers! [...]	9:00 am Tai Chi @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Tai Chi @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Mar 9 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Instructor: Master Arnold Chien Tai Chi is a martial art based on the theory of an ancient classic called “I Ching”. Kinetic Tai Chi is created by Master Chien based on this foundation coupling[...] 10:00 am Big Sunday’s TM@10 @ Big Sunday Big Sunday’s TM@10 @ Big Sunday Mar 9 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Join us for TM@10 at Big Sunday headquarters where we’ll host a different service project each week that benefits a worthy cause! Enjoy good food, good company and good deeds; everyone is welcome. Some of[...] 1:00 pm Sewing Quilts for Veterans @ SewVac Ltd Sewing Quilts for Veterans @ SewVac Ltd Mar 9 @ 1:00 pm – Mar 9 @ 5:00 pm Tickets SoCal Quilts of Valor cuts and sew quilts to present to military Veterans to thank them for their service, welcome them home, and help them in their healing. They also trim quilts when they come back from[...] 2:00 pm Volunteers: Hollywood HEART/ LA High School @ Los Angeles High School Volunteers: Hollywood HEART/ LA High School @ Los Angeles High School Mar 9 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets The good folks at Hollywood HEART — a nonprofit dedicated to developing character strengths, confidence, and resiliency in at-risk youth through purposeful engagement in the arts — are in need of a few great volunteers! [...] 6:00 pm Skid Row Artists at Bolt Barbers @ Bolt Barbers Skid Row Artists at Bolt Barbers @ Bolt Barbers Mar 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Don’t miss the opening of Skid Row Artists at Bolt Barbers during DTLA ArtWalk! It’s a must-see.	10:15 am Volunteer: Meals on Wheels West LA @ Meals on Wheels West Los Angeles Volunteer: Meals on Wheels West LA @ Meals on Wheels West Los Angeles Mar 10 @ 10:15 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Become a volunteer for Meals on Wheels West (MOW) Los Angeles and help deliver meals between 10:15 am and 12:30 pm any Monday – Friday! Student volunteers are always welcome at MOW. Younger students can[...] 12:00 pm Volunteer: 12th Annual BASH for Augie’s Quest Volunteer: 12th Annual BASH for Augie’s Quest Mar 10 @ 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm Tickets Augie’s Quest ALS Research Initiative, is looking for over 50 volunteers to help out at the 12th Annual BASH on Friday, March 10, 2017. The gala is a fun-filled event with live entertainment, dancing, awards,[...] 2:00 pm Volunteers: Hollywood HEART/ LA High School @ Los Angeles High School Volunteers: Hollywood HEART/ LA High School @ Los Angeles High School Mar 10 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets The good folks at Hollywood HEART — a nonprofit dedicated to developing character strengths, confidence, and resiliency in at-risk youth through purposeful engagement in the arts — are in need of a few great volunteers! [...]	8:00 am Susan G. Komen L.A. County – 20th Annual Race for the Cure® @ Dodger Stadium Susan G. Komen L.A. County – 20th Annual Race for the Cure® @ Dodger Stadium Mar 11 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets More than pink. If you are like most people, you know someone who has had breast cancer. One in eight women, and some men, will have the disease during their lifetime. Now imagine a world[...] 9:00 am READING TO KIDS: March 11th Reading Clubs @ 8 downtown Los Angeles elementary schools READING TO KIDS: March 11th Reading Clubs @ 8 downtown Los Angeles elementary schools Mar 11 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Reading to Kids organizes monthly reading clubs on the second Saturday of every month at eight downtown Los Angeles elementary schools. The reading clubs run from 9 am – 12 pm. Pairs of volunteer readers[...] 9:00 am Weed Warriors Weed Warriors Mar 11 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Don’t miss the Audubon Starr Ranch Sanctuary’s 2017 “Weed Warriors” Saturday Volunteer Days! Weeds can alter habitats and have negative effects on wildlife. Volunteers help remove periwinkle, English ivy, and English plantain using non-chemical methods.[...] 9:30 am El Segundo’s 30th Annual Arbor Day Celebration @ Contact Charming for location details. El Segundo’s 30th Annual Arbor Day Celebration @ Contact Charming for location details. Mar 11 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Join Tree Musketeers in celebrating 30 years of youth-led environmental work in the South Bay and around the world. Lend a hand by planting and caring for trees along Imperial Highway in El Segundo! Register through[...] 10:00 am Crescent Farm Series @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden (Meet at the Crescent Farm) Crescent Farm Series @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden (Meet at the Crescent Farm) Mar 11 @ 10:00 am Tickets Instructor: Crescent Farm Staff Learn about water conservation and sustainable gardening, with hands-on experience! The Crescent Farm, located in the heart of the Arboretum just west of Baldwin Lake, is a reclaimed landscape where we[...] 12:00 pm Downtown Bookfest @ Grand Park Downtown Bookfest @ Grand Park Mar 11 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets This year, Downtown Bookfest at Grand Park is partnering with the City of L.A. Department of Cultural Affairs' Big Read to celebrate the poetry of Emily Dickinson. The annual literary gathering highlights the work of[...] 1:00 pm Oil Painting: Capture the Beauty of Nature @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Oil Painting: Capture the Beauty of Nature @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Mar 11 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Oil Painting: Capture the Beauty of Nature Saturdays, (6 week sessions): January 14 – February 18 February 25 – April 1 April 8 – May 13 May 20 – June 24 1:00pm – 3:30pm Ron[...]

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