Dear Friends – What an incredible weekend! From the thousands of people who turned out; to the thousands of donations of clothing, books, food, and furniture; to the thousands and thousands of helping hands, big smiles and huge hearts – in five different states! – it was three amazing days of nice people, of all ages and from all walks of life, all working together to make our world a nicer place. For all your help, in so many ways, large and small, thanks. This was the 15th Annual Big Sunday Weekend (which may be enough to make anyone feel old). What always amazes me, year after year, is not how many people participate, or how much terrific work gets done. What is really wonderful is the kind, friendly, and extremely generous spirit in which everything is given. Thank you for that, too. Keep checking this space as we add pictures and stories! In the meantime, thanks so much again, and hope to see you again soon!   As always, David T. Levinson Founder and Executive Director

Big Sunday Weekend 2013

Big Sunday Weekend 2013 was fantastic. We're going through thousands and thousands of photos, videos and testimonials. We're hoping to start posting them next week. We're also getting all the fun facts and figures about the weekend together! In the meantime, feel free to post your photos on Facebook.

"So, what's next?"

Thanks for asking! May's End of the Month Club was a great success. We collected more than 600 jars of peanut butter and jelly for SOVA. Many thanks to the amazing Wilshire Warriors Baseball League for their awesome collection, not to mention the Adconion Media Group for giving us a head start. June is Pasta 'n Sauce Month. If you'd like to help, please contact endofthemonthclub@bigsunday.org.

"Is it too late to make a donation?"

Um, no. Please feel free to make a much-appreciated donation, in any amount, by clicking on the "Donate" button on the top left-hand corner of this page.

"I still have stuff I'd like to donate!"

No worries! We work with all kinds of schools and nonprofits throughout the year who'd probably love what you have. We take all kinds of news and gently-used (please!) items. Our theBIGlist is a popular way for nonprofits to get all kinds of much-needed and appreciated items. (Please see the next item.)

Got Stuff? Need Stuff?

theBIGlist is our online wish list for people who have things they want to donate, and the nonprofits who need them. Over the past year we've found great new homes at grateful schools, group homes and other nonprofits for everything from furniture to laptops to Hollywood Bowl tickets to Christmas trees. You can click to the list by clicking the icon in the right hand column. If you have something to donate, please contact info@thebiglist.org. And if you'd like to advertise on theBIGlist, please let us know that, too. It's not expensive, and it's a great way to support a wonderful cause. Just last week we gave away a beautiful piano (thanks, Alexis!) to the Amity Foundation in Long Beach, and two great copiers and tons of office furniture to No Limits for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Kids and Charlie Company in Bellflower. Thanks to ASK Financial for their great donation!

June's Monthly off Melrose

March's Monthly Off Melrose event was so successful, that we're going off Melrose for June's event, too. Join us as we join the great folks at City Lites for their 10th Annual Health and Wellness Festival on June 1. There is tons for people to do, and Big Sunday is happy to be working with them, and Crown Limo to bring one of our Chill Out Expresses -- and a bunch of volunteers -- over to help. Here's their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CityLitesInc . We're very excited to be joining them for this great event, and hope you can, too. Everyone is welcome. Want to help? Contact lindsey@bigsunday.org.

Special Thanks!

Many thanks to our friends at Arrowhead Water, who not only provided tons (literally) of water for participants on Big Sunday Weekend, but throughout the year, too. The wonderful folks at Tichenor & Thorp Architects have made an extremely generous "Big Sunday Eve" donation, for which we're extremely grateful. Our pals at Paramount Pictures topped off their hard work on Viacom's Community Service Day by hosting a very special lemonade stand that raised more than $1800 to help Big Sunday! And welcome to Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors for their very generous donation.

theARTlist is coming

Are you an artist? Do you enjoy the arts? Do you support the arts? Big Sunday gets frequent - constant! - requests to let those in the Big Sunday community know about art events. In September, in the tradition of theBIGlist, we'll be introducing theARTlist, a special section of our website devoted to performances, exhibits, screenings, readings and other art events. We'll list your event, provided you have someone helped out at another Big Sunday event. Keep watching this space for more information. Interested in supporting theARTlist? Join our other sponsors today. Contact david@bigsunday.org for more information.

Corporate Days of Service

Is your company looking to do a community service day? Big Sunday is now available for hire to plan your event, large or small. Our corporate days of service are unusual -- we just had a great day of holiday decorating and cheer with a corporate group at the Venice Family Clinic -- and our goal is to make them meaningful, impactful and, of course, fun. Click here to learn more about Corporate Days of Service program.