Join Big Sunday for our Thursday Morning at 10am Events
Here’s a way to help every week throughout the summer! 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 company and good deeds. Everyone is welcome. Join us as we host a project for the underserved community. For more info or to sign up click here: https://bigsunday.org/get-involved/tm10/
Urban Farming at Mudtown Farms
Join them for community gardening at Mudtown Farms, an impressive urban garden in the Watts community. Mudtown Farms works to cultivate food and sustainable gardens through regenerative agriculture. Sign up directly on their website under the volunteer tab! Visit: https://www.coreresponse.org/core-climate-ca/
Volunteer to Prep and Serve Meals at the Hollywood Food Coalition
The Hollywood Food Coalition provides a warm, nutritious meal along with access to basic daily needs, such as clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and hygiene items, as well as assistance with housing placement and referrals since 1987. Volunteers are needed to both prepare and serve this takeaway meal. Must be at least 15 years old. For more information click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/mealservice#/
Pack Kits with Lucky Duck Foundation
The Lucky Duck Food and Water Initiative has distributed over 1.4 million meals to San Diego’s unsheltered neighbors since May 2020. Volunteers help pack, sort, and load food and water for homeless outreach teams to distribute throughout San Diego County. Volunteers also sort and distribute items like face shields, masks, hygiene kits, EMPWR Coats, and clothing. Volunteers are critical to making the program happen, so please consider signing up! Volunteer bagging shifts take place every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00-3:00pm at the San Diego Rescue Mission Warehouse (212 East 26th Street, National City, CA 91950). Note: though it is most helpful if you can volunteer for 3 hours, you do not need to sign up for all 3 hours, you can volunteer in 1-hour increments. Visit: https://www.luckyduckfoundation.org/volunteer/
Distribute Care Packages at MCRD San Diego with Operation Gratitude
Join Operation Gratitude in San Diego every Thursday to distribute Care Packages to newest Marines to thank them as they begin their Military service. These Care Packages will offer a small reminder to service members that Americans across the nation support them and appreciate their service and sacrifice. Interested individuals should sign up in advance to participate. Volunteers ages 13 and up are welcome. This is an outdoor event that will take place during all weather conditions. Visit: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zOuBrChzTIKJHqFeDrObhflUkBEdDBqN6fihLarJDHs/edit#gid=758342616
We’ve Got Your Back – Fresh Produce Distribution
This is a great volunteer opportunity that occurs every Friday for individuals and groups wanting to be hands-on with helping the community and team collaboration. Each week, their We've Got Your Back families are able to receive fresh food and essential items to support their families through our drive-thru distribution. You will help to facilitate a food distribution event for approximately 200 to 250 families. This includes preparing stations and helping to distribute 50 to 80 pounds of fresh food into the cars of families in the We've Got Your Back program. Their staff will provide instructions before the event begins on what will be giving out to their families that attend, as well as the amount per station. Staff will always be there to help and answer any questions/concerns you may have. Please be sure to sign up at least 48 hours before a scheduled shift! Visit: https://gchope.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=692323
Volunteer to Prep and Serve Meals at the Hollywood Food Coalition
The Hollywood Food Coalition provides a warm, nutritious meal along with access to basic daily needs, such as clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and hygiene items, as well as assistance with housing placement and referrals since 1987. Volunteers are needed to both prepare and serve this takeaway meal. Must be at least 15 years old. For more information click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/mealservice#/
Transport Food for the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry
The Transportation Team transports the loaded grocery bags from the packing site at Temple Beth Hillel to the food distribution site at First Christian Church. The entire process of transporting 150 to 200 pre-packed bags takes about one hour. Bags are transported in Pantry owned vehicles. You must drive yourself between Temple Beth Hillel and First Christian Church. Visit: https://nhifp.org/volunteers
Learn About Local Animals with the Bolsa Chica Conservancy
Join the Bolsa Chica Conservancy at their weekly Live Animal Feedings to witness firsthand the feeding behavior of California native animals! If you're looking to get out of the house and learn about local animals, join them in person for their weekly live animal feeding presentation! Here you will be able to learn more about the animals at theie Interpretive Center, including snakes, sharks, crabs, and much more! During the feeding, they will cover topics like feeding habits and the general biology and anatomy of reptiles and marine animals! This is a free event but donations are always welcome to help with the cost of caring for and feeding our animals. They hope to see you there! Spaces are very limited due to COVID-19 social distancing protocols, so please contact jeannette@bolsachica.org if you can no longer attend.*This is an observational event, not a volunteer event* ***Please note that the snake feedings involve live mice.*** Visit: https://bolsachica.charityproud.org/VolunteerRegistration/Index/?activity=7018&date=7/22/2023
Volunteer to Prep and Serve Meals at the Hollywood Food Coalition
The Hollywood Food Coalition provides a warm, nutritious meal along with access to basic daily needs, such as clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and hygiene items, as well as assistance with housing placement and referrals since 1987. Volunteers are needed to both prepare and serve this takeaway meal. Must be at least 15 years old. For more information click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/mealservice#/
Participate in Trail Watching Training with Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
Want to help monitor local preserves in the Palos Verdes Peninsula? Interested in educating others on how to safely enjoy the trails and natural areas? Become a Trail Watch Volunteer and make a difference on the trails! Get Certified: Attend 2 training sessions (must sign up for and attend both) and one training hike (any ability level). Visit the preserve at least 4 hours a month as a volunteer. Educate users in proper etiquette on marked trails. Offer assistance to those who are lost, need water, etc. Submit reports online of what you see and hear to help the Conservancy and City maintain the trails. This is an 18 and over volunteer opportunity. Volunteers must commit to a live scan (background check) for this program. This training takes place Saturday July 15th, 9AM – 12PM AND Saturday July 22nd, 9AM – 12PM (must sign up and attend both days). Visit: https://pvplc.org/event/vtw/2023-07-22/
Volunteer to Prep and Serve Meals at the Hollywood Food Coalition
The Hollywood Food Coalition provides a warm, nutritious meal along with access to basic daily needs, such as clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and hygiene items, as well as assistance with housing placement and referrals since 1987. Volunteers are needed to both prepare and serve this takeaway meal. Must be at least 15 years old. For more information click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/mealservice#/
Volunteer to Prep and Serve Meals at the Hollywood Food Coalition
The Hollywood Food Coalition provides a warm, nutritious meal along with access to basic daily needs, such as clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and hygiene items, as well as assistance with housing placement and referrals since 1987. Volunteers are needed to both prepare and serve this takeaway meal. Must be at least 15 years old. For more information click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/mealservice#/
Create Mosaic Suns With Big Sunday at our Art Tuesdays
Join us to make beautiful, cheerful and unique mosaic suns to brighten up nonprofits around town. These cool projects are the brainchild of our old friend Cathy Weiss. We can use your help! You don’t need to be artistic – just sincere.The events will take place at our new Big Sunday headquarters on Tuesdays 10am-12pm. Space is limited. Sign up today! Visit: https://bigsunday.org/get-involved/tuesdayartdays/
Volunteer to Prep and Serve Meals at the Hollywood Food Coalition
The Hollywood Food Coalition provides a warm, nutritious meal along with access to basic daily needs, such as clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and hygiene items, as well as assistance with housing placement and referrals since 1987. Volunteers are needed to both prepare and serve this takeaway meal. Must be at least 15 years old. For more information click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/mealservice#/
Join Big Sunday for our Accessible Wednesday at 10am Event
We'd love to have you join us for our newly restarted weekly Accessible Wednesday morning program, AW@10! These special events are held from 10:00am – 11:30am each Wednesday where we do fun activities to help local nonprofits. And what’s extra special about these Wednesday events? Our guests of honor are wonderful and fun volunteers with some developmental challenges who want to give back and help others, in groups and as individuals. The accessible activities we'll do on Wednesdays are specifically designed with these guests in mind, so that everyone can participate and have fun volunteering - because we believe very strongly that absolutely everyone has something to give. People of ALL ability levels are invited to join us on Wednesdays! All we ask is that you show up ready to be part of a community of helpful people! Visit: https://bigsunday.org/get-involved/aw10/
Volunteer to Prep and Serve Meals at the Hollywood Food Coalition
The Hollywood Food Coalition provides a warm, nutritious meal along with access to basic daily needs, such as clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and hygiene items, as well as assistance with housing placement and referrals since 1987. Volunteers are needed to both prepare and serve this takeaway meal. Must be at least 15 years old. For more information click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/mealservice#/
Join Big Sunday for our Thursday Morning at 10am Events
Here’s a way to help every week throughout the summer! 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 company and good deeds. Everyone is welcome. Join us as we host a project for the underserved community. For more info or to sign up click here: https://bigsunday.org/get-involved/tm10/
Volunteer to Prep and Serve Meals at the Hollywood Food Coalition
The Hollywood Food Coalition provides a warm, nutritious meal along with access to basic daily needs, such as clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and hygiene items, as well as assistance with housing placement and referrals since 1987. Volunteers are needed to both prepare and serve this takeaway meal. Must be at least 15 years old. For more information click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/mealservice#/
Sort Food at LA Food Bank
Since 1973, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has worked to mobilize resources in the community to alleviate hunger. The Food Bank collects food from hundreds of resources. With the help of 15,000 volunteers annually and an agency network of more than 600 partner agencies, they serve more than 800,000 people on a monthly basis. There are volunteer opportunities available 7 days a week. Volunteers must be 14 years of age or older. Please click this link to find out more: https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_type=event&console_id=0338&cat_id=&filter_choice=&cal_choice=&res_choice=&res_code=&source=
Featured Projects
*Field Trip Friday* Join Big Sunday for a Trail Ride!
Big Sunday,
passion@bigsunday.org,
323-549-9944
For the past few summers, we've had many adventures with all kinds of nice people – vets, foster youth, people experiencing homelessness – all over the city. Well Big Sunday's annual Field Trip Friday's are back and ready to hit you with a summer of fun! Join us for a beautiful and relaxing horseback trail ride Friday July 14, 2023 at Studio Horse Rental (formerly known as Circle K Stables) in Burbank. We'll have two riding sessions so make sure to arrive at atleast 10 minutes before your designated ride time. These spots are filling up fast so don't miss out, Sign up Today!
https://bigsundayorg.wufoo.com/forms/friday-field-trips-2023/
*Field Trip Friday* Join Big Sunday for a Harbor Cruise !
Big Sunday,
passion@bigsunday.org,
323-549-9944
Big Sunday's annual Field Trip Friday's are back and ready to hit you with a summer of fun! We invite lots of people of all ages, from all walks of life, for a 2-hour harbor cruise. Guests include individuals, families, corporate groups, faith groups. Plus nice folks from group homes, hospitals, shelters – some of whom have never been on a boat before!
All participants are asked just one thing: to meet at least one new person. Then, we all just enjoy each other’s company. Along the way we'll enjoy coffee, juice, and awesome snacks while watching the sea lions take in some sun.
Sign up below for the cruise leaving from Shoreline Village in Long Beach: Friday July 21st. This cruise leaves promptly at 10 am and returns at 12 pm. Please sure to be there before 10am! We would hate for you to miss the cruise! (And everyone’s welcome!)
Cruises are always free. To sign up, please fill out the form below.
https://bigsundayorg.wufoo.com/forms/friday-field-trips-2023/
*Field Trip Friday* Join Us For A Donut Crawl !
Big Sunday,
passion@bigsunday.org,
323-549-9944
Big Sunday's annual Field Trip Friday's are back and ready to hit you with a summer of fun! We're excited to host folks from underserved communities on these fun-filled outings, but volunteers are invited to come along and join the party too! Join us Friday, July 28th for our first ever DONUT CRAWL! We'll cruise around the city tasting donuts from some popular donut shops around LA. We'll play games, listen to some tunes, and rate our favorite donuts from each stop. This'll be an event you don't want to miss!
Sign up Today:
https://bigsundayorg.wufoo.com/forms/z1qicljz0aguxvc/
*Field Trip Friday* Join Us For A Bowling Extravaganza
Big Sunday,
passion@bigsunday.org,
323-549-9944
For the past few summers, we've had many adventures with all kinds of nice people – vets, foster youth, people experiencing homelessness – all over the city. Well Big Sunday's annual Field Trip Friday's are back and ready to hit you with a summer of fun! Join us Friday, August 4th for a FRIYAY of FUN on a bowling extravaganza. There will be food, drinks, and a lot of friendly competion that you don't want to miss out on.
The bowling alley is located in the valley at: 19616 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana, CA 91356. This event is from 11 am – 1 pm. If you’re someone who runs late (you know who you are), leave a little time to get lost if you haven’t been there before.
Sign up Today! : https://bigsundayorg.wufoo.com/forms/friday-field-trips-2023/
*Field Trip Friday* Join us for Horseback Trail Ride!
Big Sunday,
passion@bigsunday.org,
323-549-9944
For the past few summers, we've had many adventures with all kinds of nice people – vets, foster youth, people experiencing homelessness – all over the city. Well Big Sunday's annual Field Trip Friday's are back and ready to hit you with a summer of fun! Join us for a beautiful and relaxing horseback trail ride Friday August 11th, 2023 at The Monte Verde Trails Ranch in Sylmar We'll have two riding sessions so make sure to arrive at atleast 10 minutes before your designated ride time. These spots are filling up fast so don't miss out, Sign up Today!
https://bigsundayorg.wufoo.com/forms/friday-field-trips-2023/