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.
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Volunteer Usher: South Coast Repertory
@ South Coast Repertory
Volunteer Usher: South Coast Repertory
@ South Coast Repertory
May 7 – May 8 all-day
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[...]
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Be a Mentor: Youth Policy Institute
@ Please contact Leah for more details.
Be a Mentor: Youth Policy Institute
@ Please contact Leah for more details.
May 8 all-day
![]() 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[...]
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Volunteer: Venice Community Housing
@ Please contact VCH for address details.
Volunteer: Venice Community Housing
@ Please contact VCH for address details.
May 9 – May 10 all-day
![]() 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[...]
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Friendly Visiting Volunteer: SeniorServ
@ Central, North and West Orange County, CA
Friendly Visiting Volunteer: SeniorServ
@ Central, North and West Orange County, CA
May 10 – May 11 all-day
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[...]
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Volunteer: LA Family Housing
@ Please contact LA Family Housing for address details.
Volunteer: LA Family Housing
@ Please contact LA Family Housing for address details.
May 11 – May 12 all-day
![]() 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?[...]
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Verdugo Mountains 10K
Verdugo Mountains 10K
May 7 @ 5:00 am – 12:00 pm
![]() Helpful, hardworking volunteers are needed to assist with the Verdugo Mountains 10K on May 7. Volunteer assignments include: Registration 5:30-8:30am: Race Bib/goody bag/T-shirt distribution Water Stations 7-11am: distribute water to race participants on race route Finish Line[...]
8:00 am
Kitchen Volunteers: Project Angel Food
@ Project Angel Food
Kitchen Volunteers: Project Angel Food
@ Project Angel Food
May 7 @ 8:00 am – 12:30 pm
![]() 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[...]
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
May 7 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
![]() 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[...]
5:00 pm
LAFD Foundation’s Fahrenheit 2017 Event
@ Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center
LAFD Foundation’s Fahrenheit 2017 Event
@ Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center
May 7 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
![]() Don’t miss The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation’s Fahrenheit 2017 event on Sunday, May 7, 2017. The special event honoring Earvin “Magic” Johnson kicks off with a reception, Fire Units in Action and silent auction[...]
7:00 pm
The Jasons’ Comedy Show Benefiting Big Sunday
@ Flappers Comedy Club Burbank
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10:00 am
Big Sunday’s MM@10
@ Big Sunday
Big Sunday’s MM@10
@ Big Sunday
May 8 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
![]() 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
May 8 @ 10:15 am – 12:30 pm
![]() 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[...]
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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
May 10 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
![]() 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,[...]
5:00 pm
Smoking Cessation Workshop
@ Barlow Respiratory Hospital - Williams Hall
Smoking Cessation Workshop
@ Barlow Respiratory Hospital - Williams Hall
May 10 @ 5:00 pm
Barlow Respiratory Hospital partners with the American Lung Association to present a free, eight-session smoking cessation workshop Freedom from Smoking on the historic Barlow campus next to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. FREE “Freedom From Smoking” workshop – dates for this session are: Dates:[...]
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9:00 am
Tai Chi
@ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Tai Chi
@ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
May 11 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am
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
May 11 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
![]() 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
May 11 @ 1:00 pm – May 11 @ 5:00 pm
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[...]
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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
May 12 @ 10:15 am – 12:30 pm
![]() 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[...]
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9:00 am
Garden School Foundation’s Community Garden Day
@ 24th Street Elementary School
Garden School Foundation’s Community Garden Day
@ 24th Street Elementary School
May 13 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
![]() Garden School Foundation hosts monthly Community Garden Days. These days are a wonderful opportunity to meet like-minded people from all over the city and spend a morning outdoors helping create and maintain garden classrooms for[...]
9:00 am
Spring Cleaning Event in Alpine
@ Joan MacQueen Middle School
Spring Cleaning Event in Alpine
@ Joan MacQueen Middle School
May 13 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
![]() San Diego River Days Back Country Land Trust’s list of spring events is now available! This year, their theme is "spring cleaning" for Alpine. With heavy winter rains, there has been an unusual amount of[...]
9:00 am
Weed Warriors
Weed Warriors
May 13 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
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
Power of the Arts Festival
@ Venice Hope Park
Power of the Arts Festival
@ Venice Hope Park
May 13 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Create Now is hosting an arts festival on Saturday, May 13th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Venice Hope Park, located across the street from Create Now’s facility near STAPLES. Dozens of kids will perform in[...]
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
May 13 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
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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