Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, November 18, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at the STAT horse sanctuary. They began with the horse stalls, pausing occasionally to pet the horses while raking up their waste. They ended up getting a second wheelbarrow as having only one filled up too quickly, and they took turns dumping […]
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Murrieta AYLUS volunteers at the Temecula Half Marathon and 5K (1st) (11/11/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, November 11, Murrieta AYLUS members manned a water station at the Temecula Half Marathon and 5K. Grabbing volunteer shirts, the volunteers boarded a cart to their first stop in the water stations. Mixing the electrolyte drink and pouring the water, they greeted the runners as they passed their […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (23rd) (11/11/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On November 11th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members cleaned their local park. Members split up to clean the park quicker. They found some cans/bottles, scraps of paper, candy wrappers, pencils, and more. After going around the park, they looked through the lawn and then covered the playground. Then, members scoured the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 33rd) ( 11/05/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, November 5, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The residents were given noodles to work out with, then were led through a stretching routine. After they grew tired, the volunteers opened the doors to let in a little sun, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Handmade Blankets for Project Linus to help children in need #2 ( 11/20/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On Nomember 20th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members brought their handmade blankets to donate to Project Linus. The week before, they went out to the store to buy the the blankets. Then at home, members would cut strips on the sides of the blankets and then make knots in each strip. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (24th ) (11/04/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On November 4th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out The Little Garden of Hope. Members started by adding fertilizer to one of the beds and prepping it for the new seeds. Then, they watered all the beds, making sure each bed was thoroughly watered. After, members each picked up a […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a hand to Murrieta Field of Honor Event ( 2nd) on 11/04/2023
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, November 4, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Murrieta Field of Honor. The volunteers took trips between a truck and the field, placing metal rods in marked areas of the grass. The metal rods were then driven into the grass and secured, while others took the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (22nd) (10/29/2023)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On October 29, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members hosted a park clean-up at their adopted park, Meadows Park. As usual, the members split into two teams to maximize their time. Along with their usual selection of snack bags, paper waste, plastic straws, ballpoint pens, and bottle caps, the members found […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Centers ( 32nd) ( 10/29/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu On October 29th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to help out at their local senior center – Atria Living Center. Members separated and went to the ice cream parlor and the library to set up the piano. At the ice cream parlor, members served seniors happily and talked with them while […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (8th) (10/22/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, October 22, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. Circling around the upper park, the volunteers found stray plastics, papers, receipts, and even a hotel key card. Leaving some stray valuables on tables, the volunteers rounded down to the lower parks. Weaving around families and enjoyers of the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 31st) ( 10/22/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, October 22, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers began with assisting the residents with their workout, then gathered up and put away the noodles. They poured drinks and prepared snacks for them, helping some residents drink carefully […]
Murrieta AYLUS Collects and Donates Clothes to GoodWill (#3) (10/21/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, October 21, Murrieta AYLUS members donated clothing to Goodwill. Separately, the volunteers collected gently used clothing from their homes and neighbors, folded them, and bagged or boxed them. After they were full, they taped the AYLUS logo to them for identification. The volunteers then met up at a […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (31st) (10/21/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, October 21, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope. Arriving early, the volunteers sought to get the pressure washer started. After the stations were set up, they got to work washing crates. In the middle of the work, there was a short meeting […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Outreach Farm Project ( Pumpkin harvest) (10/14/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On October 14th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to a local farm to help with the Pumpkin Harvest. Members lifted pumpkins to the people in the boxes and they would set the pumpkins down. Members carefully lifted pumpkins by the bottom, not by the stem, in case they would rip […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (21st) (10/14/2023)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On October 14th, Saturday, Murrieta AYLUS conducted a park cleanup at Meadows Park. The group split in two, one going around the right side to collect pieces of trash on the playground. Along the way, they found a large box along with many other chip bags and spare candy wrappers. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (7th) (10/15/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, October 15, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. Starting around the park area, they found miscellaneous plastic pieces, and some stray cans from different parties. Crossing over and down to the shore, they found more smaller strips of plastic and some stray wrappers more many snacks. Around […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 30th) ( 10/15/2023)
Reported By Adora Xiao : On Sunday, October 15, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers passed out the noodles and helped the residents get started with their exercise. Stretching out their muscles and joints, the residents soon grew tired. Given there was no water, the volunteers […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals # 12 (10/14/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, October 14th, Murrieta AYLUS members sold bottles for charity. At a different recycling center, the volunteers counted out their bottles and sold them. Separating the sellable CRVs from other plastics and counting the different types of aluminum and glass. They ended up earning 23.08 dollars for their efforts […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Set Up Susan G. Komen ‘More Than Pink Walk’ Event #2 (10/07/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu On October 7th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to help set up for the Susan G. Komen Pink Walk. Murrieta AYLUS members first started by setting up the tents. Each tent would serve a different purpose. Then, they were given the task of putting up Mary the Mannequin. They took out […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 28th&29th) ( 10/01/2023) & (10/08/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, October 1, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers began with light exercise, before taking water and juice to all the residents. Thickening a few of the drinks for the residents who had trouble swallowing, the volunteers helped hand out […]