User:DylanGasperik/Big Sunday

Big Sunday's Mission
Big Sunday is the largest annual citywide community service event in America. It’s a time for community building in Southern California — when volunteers of every age and from every walk of life — work together to help others.

There are countless opportunities for every passion, talent, skill and age. Projects are scheduled throughout the weekend, and they last anywhere from one hour to two full days. Some are big, some are small, some are easy and some are more involved. All are rewarding.

And now Big Sunday includes Green Sunday, formalizing its long-standing commitment to the environment.

Although Big Sunday is held over one weekend, many of their volunteers stay actively involved throughout the year with the organizations they’ve helped. In addition, Big Sunday does scores of Holiday Projects between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.

Everything about Big Sunday is non-denominational and apolitical. All anyone is asked for is his or her time and talent (in other words, no money). The day is totally underwritten by foundation grants and private and corporate donations.

The bottom line is that everyone has some way they can help someone else. And when everyone helps, everyone wins.

Big Sunday's History
The idea behind Big Sunday began as "Mitzvah Day" at founder David Levinson's temple in Hollywood. That event in 1999 had 200 volunteers, and has grown each year. It was renamed "Big Sunday" in 2003 to reflect the organization's secular and non-partisan openness. In 2006, the event partnered with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to become an official city event, and reached 32,000 volunteers.

Big Sunday '09
In 2009, Big Sunday had over 50,000 volunteers participating in 500 projects around Southern California, including a neighborhood renovation project in Watts that was featured in the Los Angeles Times.

Big Sunday '10 Timeline
Project applications are accepted beginning January 1st, 2010 Project Listings will be posted April 1st, 2010 Big Sunday 2010 is May 1st and 2nd.