It's not too late to make to make your mark THIS weekend!
Adrian L. Koehler
serveLA is so proud to be connected to a great event like Big Sunday. Over 25,000 people at over 400 locations. All hitting the streets, neighborhoods, gardens to make someone’s day and a lasting impact.
If you haven’t signed up yet…there’s still time!
This Saturday and Sunday (May 2nd and 3rd)
Go to www.bigsunday.org to see look for the projects in your hood or aligned with your passions. Gardening, Painting, making new friends at a retirement center…the list goes on.
I have been alerted that there are special needs in a few projects listed below. Don’t do this alone! Recruit your friends, neighbors, co-workers. It’s a guaranteed fun and soul satisfying day! Also, if you have a large number of friends on a specific site, let us know!
Thanks!
Your serveLA team
Type in the project number on the Big Sunday website to sign up!
#48 - Rebuild with Rebuilding Together Pasadena
Rebuilding Together is a wonderful organization that helps low-income elderly and disabled people restore their homes in wonderful and amazing ways. They have branches all over the country. We've been working with them in Pasadena for many years. This is a great opportunity to work hard (check out the hours), help others, and feel great. Try and sign up early for this one: The more people we have, the more ambitious we can be!
Saturday,
May 2nd
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
18 and up
San Gabriel Valley
Volunteers needed: 67
(I know, you said Sunday- but my husband is the Captain of this project and he told me not to come home until I fill up his project.)
#167 - Repaint, Repair, and Relandscape a Home for Women, Day II
A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project helps women and girls break the cycle of entrapment in the criminal justice system and lead healthy and satisfying lives. They have four homes (for women and their kids) and we'll be going to one of them to do a major amount of cleaning, gardening, painting and even some furnishing. It can use people with all kinds of talents. (You know who you are.) We'll also be working not just for, but also with the residents of the homes. Feeling ambitious? Come to Part I, on Saturday!!
Sunday,
May 3rd
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
18 and up
LA- South
Volunteers needed: 29
#165 - Get A Camp Ready for Summer (The Third Shift)
The Salvation Army has been helping needy people in all kinds of ways for more than 150 years. Camp Mt. Crags and Camps Gilmore are terrific Salvation Army camps that offer recreational and educational programs for youth ages 7-16 in a wholesome and fun atmosphere. Here campers have an opportunity - many for the first time - to experience nature in a supervised, safe outdoor setting. On Big Sunday the Salvation Army has asked for a bunch of help maintaining this pretty site. Volunteers will be planting trees, clearing brush, cleaning a creek, developing a trails, cleaning cabins, etc., etc. Really, you'll be doing everything but making a lanyard. If you love summer camp, and want other kids to be able have that great opportunity, this is the one for you! Per the Salvation Army: "The dollars saved through the man hours volunteered on Big Sunday will ensure that no child will miss the opportunity the attend camp based on lack of finances." We'll be going to Mt. Crags and Camp Gilmore all weekend. If this shift doesn't work - or you want to stay longer - please see the other listings.
Sunday,
May 3rd
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
12 and up
San Fernando Valley
Volunteers needed: 107
#135 - Have a Day of Helping and Happiness at the Hooper Avenue Elementary School
The Hooper Avenue Elementary School is a very friendly year-round school that serves a very low-income group of families. They have asked volunteers to come for a special school beautification. We will be working for - and with - the Hooper Avenue community cleaning, planting, painting, and helping wherever we can. It will be a great and fun day of community service and community building. Big Sunday has also been asked to provide canned food - especially food with lots of protein like beef stew and chili; new and gently-used kids' clothes; and books to give the kids.
Sunday,
May 3rd
Start Time: 01:00 PM
End Time: 04:00 PM
All ages
LA- South
Volunteers needed: 163
#118 - Get Back - and Give Back - to Nature (San Pedro)
Help us help our old pals at the Deane Dana Friendship Park and Nature Center. Deane Dana provides environmental awareness and appreciation and understanding of the natural world to people of all ages. Their beautiful habitat needs volunteers to help with the removal of non-native plants, soil prep, and planting of native species. This will help provide habitat for two endangered species, the California Coastal Gnatcatcher and the Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly.
Sunday,
May 3rd
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
All ages
South Bay
Volunteers needed: 67
#278 - Make a New Old Friend in Sherman Oaks
The Village at Sherman Oaks is a retirement home with nearly 300 residents. Their residents would love some visitors, to chat, sing, or maybe even do arts and crafts. In fact, they're open to whatever you'd like to do. They're nice people, and happy and grateful for the company. (Unless it's little kids, running around unsupervised, which they find a little annoying. Then again, who wouldn't?) This is a great project for friendly people of all ages.
Sunday,
May 3rd
Start Time: 02:00 PM
End Time: 03:00 PM
All ages
San Fernando Valley
Volunteers needed: 51