Charity events and volunteer opportunities in the San Fernando Valley area for Oct. 26-Nov. 2, 2015

Pay It Forward Pizza event at 7-Eleven stores: Purchase a 7-Eleven pizza for needy families, midnight Thursday-midnight Saturday. Cost $5.55. Frozen pizzas will be given to social services community partners including: M.E.N.D. (Meet Each Need with Dignity) in Pacoima and the Midnight Mission in Los Angeles.