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 Apr 9 – Apr 10 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. Apr 10 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[...]	Volunteer: Venice Community Housing @ Please contact VCH for address details. Volunteer: Venice Community Housing @ Please contact VCH for address details. Apr 11 – Apr 12 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 Apr 12 – Apr 13 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[...]	Volunteer: LA Family Housing @ Please contact LA Family Housing for address details. Volunteer: LA Family Housing @ Please contact LA Family Housing for address details. Apr 13 – Apr 14 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?[...]
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 Apr 9 @ 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[...] 4:30 pm Big Sunday’s 4th Annual Vets’ Night & Dinner @ Big Sunday Big Sunday’s 4th Annual Vets’ Night & Dinner @ Big Sunday Apr 9 @ 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets We love working for (and with!) veterans. We’ll be hosting vets from all over town. Together, we’ll enjoy great games (including our 1st-Ever Trivia Night) and entertainment from our amazing friends, The New Directions Veterans’ Choir, who are[...]	9:00 am Spring Break Camp: Santa Monica Pier Aquarium/Heal the Bay @ Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Spring Break Camp: Santa Monica Pier Aquarium/Heal the Bay @ Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Apr 10 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Ages: 1st – 4th Grade Are your nieces, nephews, cousins or children curious about marine science and animals? Heal the Bay's Santa Monica Pier Aquarium offers Spring Break Camp. Campers will explore the Aquarium environment[...] 10:00 am Big Sunday’s MM@10 @ Big Sunday Big Sunday’s MM@10 @ Big Sunday Apr 10 @ 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 Apr 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[...]	9:00 am Spring Break Camp: Santa Monica Pier Aquarium/Heal the Bay @ Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Spring Break Camp: Santa Monica Pier Aquarium/Heal the Bay @ Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Apr 11 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Ages: 1st – 4th Grade Are your nieces, nephews, cousins or children curious about marine science and animals? Heal the Bay's Santa Monica Pier Aquarium offers Spring Break Camp. Campers will explore the Aquarium environment[...]	9:00 am Spring Break Camp: Santa Monica Pier Aquarium/Heal the Bay @ Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Spring Break Camp: Santa Monica Pier Aquarium/Heal the Bay @ Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Apr 12 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Ages: 1st – 4th Grade Are your nieces, nephews, cousins or children curious about marine science and animals? Heal the Bay's Santa Monica Pier Aquarium offers Spring Break Camp. Campers will explore the Aquarium environment[...] 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 Apr 12 @ 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,[...]	9:00 am Spring Break Camp: Santa Monica Pier Aquarium/Heal the Bay @ Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Spring Break Camp: Santa Monica Pier Aquarium/Heal the Bay @ Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Apr 13 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Ages: 1st – 4th Grade Are your nieces, nephews, cousins or children curious about marine science and animals? Heal the Bay's Santa Monica Pier Aquarium offers Spring Break Camp. Campers will explore the Aquarium environment[...] 9:00 am Tai Chi @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Tai Chi @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Apr 13 @ 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 Apr 13 @ 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 Apr 13 @ 1:00 pm – Apr 13 @ 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[...] 5:30 pm Hollywood Impact Walk @ EaCa Alley Entrance, across from 6368 Selma Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028 Hollywood Impact Walk @ EaCa Alley Entrance, across from 6368 Selma Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028 Apr 13 @ 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm Tickets Join the City Impact Lab for a special impact tour of the world’s most famous neighborhood, Hollywood! Led by Angela Babcock, Stratiscope’s Director of Community Engagement, participants will start out at the EaCa Alley (located[...]	9:00 am Spring Break Camp: Santa Monica Pier Aquarium/Heal the Bay @ Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Spring Break Camp: Santa Monica Pier Aquarium/Heal the Bay @ Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Apr 14 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Ages: 1st – 4th Grade Are your nieces, nephews, cousins or children curious about marine science and animals? Heal the Bay's Santa Monica Pier Aquarium offers Spring Break Camp. Campers will explore the Aquarium environment[...] 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 Apr 14 @ 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[...]	8:30 am Protect What You Love Sandcastle Competition 2017 @ Santa Monica Beach Protect What You Love Sandcastle Competition 2017 @ Santa Monica Beach Apr 15 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets On April 15th, join Heal the Bay and the Boys & Girls Club to design something amazing in celebration of Earth Month. Teams will compete to create the most creative sand structure fitting the ocean[...] 9:00 am Bolsa Chica Land Trust: Stewards Habitat Restoration Project @ Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve North Parking Lot Bolsa Chica Land Trust: Stewards Habitat Restoration Project @ Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve North Parking Lot Apr 15 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets STEWARDS AND JR. STEWARDS HABITAT RESTORATION The Bolsa Chica Land Trust Stewards and Jr. Stewards meet twice each month – the first Sunday and third Saturday – to restore native habitat at the Bolsa Chica[...] 9:00 am Great LA River CleanUp @ Varied LA locations Great LA River CleanUp @ Varied LA locations Apr 15 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Great Los Angeles River CleanUp is the nation’s largest urban river CleanUp drawing over 9,000 of volunteers to fifteen sites over three weekends in April. This Earth Month do your part – go to http://folar.org/cleanup –[...] 10:00 am Nothin’ But Sand Beach Cleanup @ Santa Monica Beach (Near Lifeguard Tower 1550) Nothin’ But Sand Beach Cleanup @ Santa Monica Beach (Near Lifeguard Tower 1550) Apr 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets PROTECT WHAT YOU LOVE Heal the Bay’s Nothin' But Sand Beach Cleanup is a great opportunity for you and your family, friends or associates to get involved. All you need to do is show up…and[...] 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 Apr 15 @ 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[...] 1:30 pm Weed Warriors Weed Warriors Apr 15 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 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.[...]

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