Reported by Adora Xiao On March 5, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members performed at the Torrey Pines Senior Center. They arrived with performance jitters and eagerness, racing to see the piano and audience. With some quick testing and distribution of the program to all the seniors, the performance went underway! Playing on the violin and piano, […]
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Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (9th) (3/04/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao On March 4, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the STAT horse sanctuary. They began with the goats, pigs, and turkeys, cleaning their pen, speed fueled by the prospect of feeding the horses with carrots. Once cleaning was finished, they grabbed the bags of carrots and made off for […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals (7th) (3/04/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao On March 04, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members collected and recycled bottles around the community. They began with collecting bottles, knocking on countless doors. Despite their efforts, they were only able to collect a few bottles. However, not to be discouraged, members collected their own bottles to take to the recycling center. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up a Local Park (7th) (2/20/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu On February 20th, 2023, Murrieta members went to Meadow View Park to help pick up trash. When members got there, they immediately saw some paper and wrappers lying around in the bushes and quickly picked them up. Then, they went around the park picking up scrap pieces of trash. When they […]
Murrieta AYLUS Handmade Blankets for Project Linus to help children in need #1 (2/20/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao On February 20, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members donated handmade blankets (5) to the Project Linus. They first selected bolts of pill-free fleece, before laying them out to cut into large squares. Four inch squares were cut off each corner, then one inch wide tassels were cut. They then cut a slit […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (8th) (2/18/23)
On February 18, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members Chelsea Choi, Cathy Liu, Jessica Lu, Adora Xiao, and Hsin-Chen (Julie) Lu helped out with the Little Garden of Hope Project. Upon arriving, the members immediately checked on the sprouts, happy with their healthy conditions. They pulled out any weeds they spotted, careful to avoid accidentally taking a […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (8th) (2/18/23)
On February 18th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members Cathy Liu, Angel He, Jessica Lu, Adora Xiao, and Hsin-Chen (Julie) Lu lent a hand to the STAT Horse Sanctuary. They started off by cleaning the horses’ stalls. While cleaning the stall that held the mother horse and her foal, the members indulged in the occasional petting of […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (7th) (2/11/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao On February 11th, 2023, Murrieta members went to STAT Horse Sanctuary to help out. The morning was filled to the brim with an excited buzz; one of the horses had become a mother. Everyone chatted excitedly while cleaning the horses’ stalls, eager to see the newborn pony. They slip up into two […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (7th) (2/5/23)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On February 5, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members Jessica Lu and Hsin-Chen (Julie) Lu helped out with The Little Garden of Hope project. When they arrived, the members were pleasantly surprised to see that the white radish sprouts had grew new leaves even after being almost entirely consumed by the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up a Local Park (6th) (2/11/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On February 11th, 2023, Murrieta members went to their new adopted park – Meadows Park, to help pick up trash. When members got there, they discovered scraps of confetti and popped balloons so they assumed there was a party held at the park. Members walked around the perimeter of the park, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (6th) (2/04/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On February 4th, 2023, members Adora Xiao, Jessica Lu, and Angel He went to STAT Horse Sanctuary to help out. Members started off by getting wheelbarrows and pitchforks to go scoop horse poop. Members made sure to avoid stepping in horse poop disguised under the mud and after taking care of […]
Murrieta AYLUS Handmade greeting cards/gift for Seniors #2 (2/04/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao On Saturday February 4, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members drew and wrote cards for seniors for Valentine’s Day. While Valentine’s Day is associated with romantic connotations, it is also a holiday for familial and friendly love. They wished to share their love for local seniors on such a special holiday, and drew […]
Murrieta AYLUS Adopt-A-Park (Community Beautification Program) from city of Temecula (2/2/23)
On Feb. 02, 2023, Murrieta members reached out to city of Temecula to Adopt-A-Park. In an effort to enhance the quality of the parks, the City of Temecula encourages the community to assist with the beautification and maintenance of the parks by facilitating the enhancement of park/playground amenities and providing general upkeep and repair of equipment, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Collects Bottles and Cans from a Local Neighborhood (10th) (1/28/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On January 28th, 2023, members Adora Xiao, Jessica Lu, and KaiXi (Cathy) Liu went to their local neighborhood to collect recyclables. Members got many positive responses from the homeowners and even filled up almost a whole bag from just one house! Even though members didn’t get responses from a couple of […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals (6th) (1/28/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On January 28th, 2023, 2 of the members went to CRV Recycling to recycle the recyclables they collected earlier in the morning. Members got one basket for bottles, one basket for aluminum cans, and one for glass bottles. They sorted through the 2 bags of recyclables patiently, putting each bottle/can in […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (5th) (1/28/23)
Reported by : Adora Xiao On January 28, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to STAT horse sanctuary. They began the day greeting the dogs, before going to clean the goat pens. Goats with and without horns were separated, and the pens were mucked out with rakes. They took careful care to greet the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (6th) (1/22/23)
Reported by : Julie Lu On January 22, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members Jessica Lu and Hsin-Chen (Julie) Lu helped out with The Little Garden of Hope project. They were dismayed to see that the leaves of their white radish sprouts had been eaten. The members went around and found that the door to the garden […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (4th) (1/21/23)
Reported by : Adora Xiao On January 21, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS lended a hand at STAT horse sanctuary. They began with raking and disposing of dead grass. After the heavy rain, lots of grass and weeds began to grow thickly on the ground. They began with scoring the rakes across the ground to free the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals (5th) (1/14/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On January 14th, 2023, AYLUS Murrieta branch members went to CRV Recycling to recycle the recyclables they stored up. Members brought a total of 3 bags and one box of recyclables. They separated plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and glass bottles into their own respective groups. It suddenly started sprinkling so members […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (13th) (1/14/23)
Reported by Julie Lu On January 14, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members Jessica Lu, Adora Xiao, and Hsin-Chen (Julie) Lu lended a hand to their local food bank. The members began with moving all the products off a shelf and wiping the surface down before placing the products back. After finishing with all the shelves on the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (5th) (1/8/22)
Reported by Julie Lu On January 8, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members Jessica Lu and Hsin-Chen (Julie) Lu helped out with The Little Garden of Hope project. Before heading to the garden, the members went to their local Home Depot to buy pots. Feeling that it would be a waste to simply get rid of the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #6 – ABWK project (1/07/23)
Reported by : Adora Xiao On January 7, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS participated in the A Brush with Kindness Program. They started the morning splitting up in the front and side of the house, painting it in a dark blue. These were finished quickly, and everyone reunited in the back. After finishing painting in the back, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps at MPSC for the High Hopes New Year Party (01/06/23)
Reported by : Adora Xiao On January 6, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS volunteered for the Temecula High Hopes New Year Party which locate at the Mary Phillips Senior Center (MPSC). Temecula City started The High Hopes program 19 years ago, the goals of the program is to: Increase the opportunities for challenged adults to engage in […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosted a Senior Center Performance at Mary Phillips Senior Center (2nd) (01/04/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On January 4th, 2023, AYLUS Murrieta members went to Mary Phillips Senior Center to host a performance celebrating the new year. Some members arrived early so they tested out the piano and prepared the stage for the performance. Members also brought the greeting cards they prepared last week for the seniors […]
Murrieta AYLUS Collects Bottles and Cans from a Local Neighborhood (9th) (12/28/22)
Reported by Jessica Lu On December 28th, 2022, AYLUS Murrieta members went to go collect bottles and cans from their local neighborhood. This time, members decided to go to a new neighborhood, so before starting, they mapped out the neighborhood and marked the houses they would go to. Members got many positive responses from the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #5 – ABWK project (12/10/22)
Reported by Adora Xiao On December 10, 2022, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the A Brush with Kindness project. After a quick safety briefing, everyone got to work. They found painting to get much easier with time, and with prior experience, everyone was able to cover a lot more ground in a short […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps a Local Food Bank (11th) (12/23/22)
Reported by Jessica Lu On December 22nd, 2022, members Jessica Lu and KaiXi (Cathy) Liu went to their local food bank, WEF, to help. Since Christmas was only 2 days away, the food bank was packed with people and when members arrived, the staff eagerly greeted them and sent them to straighten all the shelves. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (4th) (12/04/22)
Reported by : Julie Lu On December 4, 2022, Murrieta AYLUS members Cathy Liu, Jessica Lu, and Hsin-Chen (Julie) Lu helped out with The Little Garden of Hope project. When they arrived, the members first checked whether the seeds they’d planned the week before had sprouted. There was much excitement when they saw that there […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps a Local Food Bank (10th) (12/10/22)
Reported by Jessica Lu On December 10th, 2022, members KaiXi (Cathy) Liu, Jessica Lu, and Hsin-Chen (Julie) Lu went to go help out their local food bank, WEF. This time, the staff had members go through the medicine aisle and check the dates of all the medicine. If the medicine’s expiration date was during 2022, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps a Local Food Bank (9th) (12/3/22)
Reported by Jessica Lu On December 3rd, 2022, members Jessica Lu, KaiXi (Cathy) Liu, and Adora Xiao went to their local food bank, Western Eagle Foundations (WEF) to help. When members got there, the staff expressed how happy they were to see them and said they had lots of organizing for the members to do. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #4 – Senior Home Yard Work (12/03/22)
Reported by Adora Xiao On December 3, 2022, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the A Brush with Kindness project for Senior Home Yard Work. Arriving at the project site, they quickly realized they wouldn’t be painting, but instead doing yard work on the residence. Trees and bushes had been pre-cut carefully, and most […]
Murrieta AYLUS Collects Bottles and Cans from a Local Neighborhood (8th) (12/04/22)
Reported by Jessica Lu On December 4th, 2022, members Jessica Lu and KaiXi (Cathy) Liu went to go collect recyclables at their local neighborhood. Members went to knock on the usual houses and despite the absence of many homeowners, the ones that did respond had several bags of bottles/cans waiting for them. Members appreciated the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (3rd) (11/26/22)
Reported by Julie Lu On November 26, 2022, Murrieta AYLUS members Jessica Lu and Hsin-Chen Lu worked on The Little Garden of Hope project. First, they headed to their local Home Depot to buy seeds. The majority of the seeds weren’t suitable to grow in November/December, and the members searched for a while before finally […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (2nd) (11/19/22)
Reported by Julie Lu On November 19, 2022, Murrieta AYLUS members Cathy Liu, Jessica Lu, Adora Xiao, and Hsin-Chen Lu continued to help with The Little Garden of Hope project. An earlier volunteer group had leftover soil from plotting succulent plants, so the staff at Jacob’s House, knowing that the members would need soil for […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (1st) (11/12/22)
Reported by Julie Lu On November 12, 2022, Murrieta AYLUS members Jessica Lu and Hsin-Chen Lu went to Home Depot to buy supplies before heading to Jacob’s House to start working on The Little Garden of Hope project. The Little Garden of Hope is a passion project started by one of the Murrieta AYLUS members […]
September 28, 2021 East Cobb Branch Local Elections Text Banking
On September 28th, AYLUS members volunteered for the voter registration initiative organized by the Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS). In the beginning, Tiffany Garnace from CPACS gave an orientation to new volunteers about the organization and explained how to reach out to potential voters. Then we began texting and sending messages. For one and […]
Greater Memphis Branch Participates in National Archive on December 30th (#1)
On December, our member Sasha UduI transcribed 3 documents, and tagged 107 tags on documents and pictures. She tagged pictures focusing on past presidents to make searching for these easier. She transcribed past medical records and war pension. She also finished transcribing a handwritten letter directed to previous President Clinton and fixed their transcriptions that […]
Raritan Valley Branch Conducted Citizen Archivist Project on November 4, 2020
On November 4, 2020, six volunteers at the Raritan Valley Branch gathered together via Zoom for the Citizen Archivist Project. During the 1-hour meeting time, they transcribed a total of 26 documents in various lengths, in contribution to National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)’s effort in preserving/digitizing historical documents. Benjamin Hong transcribed 4 documents: […]
AYLUS Rancho Santa Margarita Branch volunteered at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s event on October 13, 2019
On October 13, the AYLUS RSM branch joined many volunteers on the day of Walk to End Alzheimer’s event in San Clemente Outlets. The group helped with registration & Check-in, as well as at the Promise Garden. The effort lasted from 7am to 10am. AYLUS RSM members Amanda, Jane and Katie volunteered at the event.
AYLUS Rancho Santa Margarita Branch did Monthly Book Drive in Mission Viejo on October 11 , 2019
On October 11, the AYLUS RSM branch did their monthly book drive in the City of Mission Viejo. The group collected, delivered and donated books to the Friends of Mission Viejo Library program. The group does the book drive and recycling on a regular monthly basis. The branch members participated in this activity include: Bruce, […]