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 Shimmer & Share Dress Drive Shimmer & Share Dress Drive Mar 19 all-day Tickets Olive Crest presents the “Shimmer and Share: Show That You Care” Dress Drive March 13 – April 7. The public is encouraged to donate a bridesmaid dress, cocktail dress or evening gown to Olive Crest[...] Volunteer Usher: South Coast Repertory @ South Coast Repertory Volunteer Usher: South Coast Repertory @ South Coast Repertory Mar 19 – Mar 20 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[...]	Shimmer & Share Dress Drive Shimmer & Share Dress Drive Mar 20 all-day Tickets Olive Crest presents the “Shimmer and Share: Show That You Care” Dress Drive March 13 – April 7. The public is encouraged to donate a bridesmaid dress, cocktail dress or evening gown to Olive Crest[...] 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 20 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[...]	Shimmer & Share Dress Drive Shimmer & Share Dress Drive Mar 21 all-day Tickets Olive Crest presents the “Shimmer and Share: Show That You Care” Dress Drive March 13 – April 7. The public is encouraged to donate a bridesmaid dress, cocktail dress or evening gown to Olive Crest[...] SPY Volunteer Advocacy Program @ Please contact Michelle for location details. SPY Volunteer Advocacy Program @ Please contact Michelle for location details. Mar 21 – Mar 22 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 21 – Mar 22 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[...]	Shimmer & Share Dress Drive Shimmer & Share Dress Drive Mar 22 all-day Tickets Olive Crest presents the “Shimmer and Share: Show That You Care” Dress Drive March 13 – April 7. The public is encouraged to donate a bridesmaid dress, cocktail dress or evening gown to Olive Crest[...] Friendly Visiting Volunteer: SeniorServ @ Central, North and West Orange County, CA Friendly Visiting Volunteer: SeniorServ @ Central, North and West Orange County, CA Mar 22 – Mar 23 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 22 – Mar 23 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[...]	Shimmer & Share Dress Drive Shimmer & Share Dress Drive Mar 23 all-day Tickets Olive Crest presents the “Shimmer and Share: Show That You Care” Dress Drive March 13 – April 7. The public is encouraged to donate a bridesmaid dress, cocktail dress or evening gown to Olive Crest[...] 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 23 – Mar 24 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?[...]	Shimmer & Share Dress Drive Shimmer & Share Dress Drive Mar 24 all-day Tickets Olive Crest presents the “Shimmer and Share: Show That You Care” Dress Drive March 13 – April 7. The public is encouraged to donate a bridesmaid dress, cocktail dress or evening gown to Olive Crest[...] SPY Volunteer Advocacy Program @ Please contact Michelle for location details. SPY Volunteer Advocacy Program @ Please contact Michelle for location details. Mar 24 – Mar 25 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[...]	Shimmer & Share Dress Drive Shimmer & Share Dress Drive Mar 25 all-day Tickets Olive Crest presents the “Shimmer and Share: Show That You Care” Dress Drive March 13 – April 7. The public is encouraged to donate a bridesmaid dress, cocktail dress or evening gown to Olive Crest[...]
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 19 @ 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[...]	10:15 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 20 @ 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 20 @ 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 Conference: Creating Healthy Communities @ St. Anne's Conference Center (Foundation Room) Conference: Creating Healthy Communities @ St. Anne's Conference Center (Foundation Room) Mar 21 @ 12:00 pm Tickets Creating Healthy Communities: Using Data to Advance Women’s Health Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Registration/Lunch: 12 noon – 1:00 PM Program: 1:00 – 4:30 PM Location: St. Anne's Conference Center – Foundation Room \|155 N Occidental[...] 2:00 pm Volunteers: Hollywood HEART/ LA High School @ Los Angeles High School Volunteers: Hollywood HEART/ LA High School @ Los Angeles High School Mar 21 @ 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 22 @ 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 22 @ 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! [...] 7:30 pm City on the Verge: Eric Garcetti in Conversation @ Occidental College - Thorne Hall City on the Verge: Eric Garcetti in Conversation @ Occidental College - Thorne Hall Mar 22 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Mayor Eric Garcetti is a former adjunct assistant professor of diplomacy and world affairs at Occidental College. Garcetti and Hawthorne will cover topics including the re-imagining of the Los Angeles River; the expansion of the[...]	1:00 pm Sewing Quilts for Veterans @ SewVac Ltd Sewing Quilts for Veterans @ SewVac Ltd Mar 23 @ 1:00 pm – Mar 23 @ 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 23 @ 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! [...]	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 24 @ 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 24 @ 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! [...] 2:30 pm What’s the State of the Food Desert? @ The Center - Phoenix Hall What’s the State of the Food Desert? @ The Center - Phoenix Hall Mar 24 @ 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Join the LA Food Policy Council (LAFPC) to hear from food justice experts about building a vision for food equity in Los Angeles. Through collaborative discussions about food access disparities, LAFPC hopes to develop a policy platform[...]	9:00 am Orientation: Volunteers of the Burbank Animal Shelter @ Burbank Animal Shelter Orientation: Volunteers of the Burbank Animal Shelter @ Burbank Animal Shelter Mar 25 @ 9:00 am Tickets 2017 Orientation Dates March 25, 9am May 20, 9am July 22, 9am September 23, 9am November 18, 9am Signup links for orientations are posted on this page three weeks prior to the orientation date. Adult[...] 9:00 am Weed Warriors Weed Warriors Mar 25 @ 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.[...] 10:00 am Cesar Chavez Day of Service @ Heart of Watts Community Garden Cesar Chavez Day of Service @ Heart of Watts Community Garden Mar 25 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets In honor of Cesar Chavez, join From Lot to Spot for a day of working in the Heart of Watts Community Garden. From Lot to Spot engages with disadvantaged communities in developing healthy public spaces in their[...] 6:00 pm SHG/The BIG READ’s Postermaking Workshop @ Self Help Graphics & Art SHG/The BIG READ’s Postermaking Workshop @ Self Help Graphics & Art Mar 25 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets On March 25, don’t miss Self Help Graphics and The Big Read’s Postermaking Workshop! The workshop will explore Emily Dickinson's affinity for flowers and gardens and how she used them throughout her writings. Participants will then create mono-silkscreened posters[...]

Week of March 19

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