Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, September 30, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a park cleanup at Meadows Park. As the rain stopped falling, the volunteers arrived on the damp sidewalk. The parking lot only had a few stray pieces of trash, however the playground area saw a few larger pieces of candy wrappers and […]
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Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (19th) (9/30/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, September 30, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the STAT horse sanctuary. After helping other volunteers familiarize with the goats, they crossed the gate to visit the chickens. Raking up loose feathers, fur, and waste, the volunteers admired the different furs and feathers on the birds. After […]
Murrieta AYLUS Continues “Thank You Firefighters” Campaign (7th) (9/23/23) & (9/24/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On September 23rd, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to station 84. Members brought along 2 boxes of sweets, 3 boxes of fruits, a bouquet of flowers, one pack of water, and a box of sanitary wipes. When arrived, members were given a tour of the station, and the firefighters even […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (6th) (9/24/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On September 24th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. The volunteers started around the park area, happy to find that there wasn’t as much trash as usual. They then moved on around the trails surrounding the beach area, picking up stray pieces of plastic, food wrappers, and more. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 27th) ( 9/24/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : Sunday, September 24 at the Torrey Pines senior living center: The volunteers helped lead the residents through the noodle workout, stretching out their bodies. Then, they poured drinks for the residents and had them hydrate to gain some energy. For the less mobile residents, the volunteers helped them drink. After […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #13– ABWK project(09/23/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, September 23, Murrieta AYLUS members helped with the A Brush with Kindness program. Arriving at the site early in the morning, the volunteers prepared the tarps and taped off the house. They taped corners and the edges of the floor and laid down pieces of paper to protect […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 26th) ( 9/17/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, September 17 at Torrey Pines Senior Living Center: The volunteers started with their exercise regimen. They used pool noodles and stretched out their arms and legs, making sure the residents’ joints were limber. After the workout, the volunteers poured drinks of cranberry juice or water. For some of […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (18th) (9/16/2023)
Reported by Julie Lu : On September 16th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members lent a hand to STAT Horse Sanctuary. A few days earlier, the members bought 6 bags of horse feed at a local animal feed store. On Saturday, the members arrived at STAT with 300 pounds worth of horse feed and slowly brought them […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (19th) (9/16/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On September 16, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS conducted a park cleanup at Meadows Park. They split into two groups to maximize efficiency and went to different sides of the park. The grass and bushes had small discarded pieces of wrappers and people had thrown larger food wrappers inside the bushes. The […]
Murrieta AYLUS Starts “Thank You Firefighters” Appreciation Month (6th) (9/16/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu: On September 16th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to visit Riverside County Stations 83 and 95, in Murrieta. September is Firefighter Appreciation Month so members went out to get some things for them. At each of the two stations, members brought along with them a box of water, some snacks, fruit, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps at the Purple and White Alzheimer’s Gala (9/13/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : Wearing purple and white, the volunteers began with helping the residents get settled. They cleaned around the floor areas where there was a few crumbs of snacks, and spoke with the residents. They gathered some of the jars and bowls that would be needed for the dinner, filling up pitchers […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 25th) ( 9/10/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, September 10: The volunteers began with helping the residents stretch and dance, doing light exercise together. Then, they did a big ball toss with everyone, before pouring apple juice and water for everyone. Some of the juices had to be thickened, and the volunteers helped some of the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (30th) (9/09/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, September 9, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope.They first assembled the power washer and got their materials prepared to continue cleaning the crates. The volunteers rolled up the door and prepared their stations before beginning to scrub the crates. As a parent […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (5th) (9/04/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Monday, September 4, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup.They started in the parks surrounding the beach, cleaning up the stray pieces of plastic and food dropped on the grass. The parks appeared to be cleaner than usual, however still housed many candy wrappers, plastic utensils, and bits of […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (18th) (9/02/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On September 2nd, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to their local park to clean up.Members started with the parking lot, making sure to look in the bushes for any hidden trash. Then they split into two groups with one group cleaning the right half of the park and the other […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (17th) (9/02/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday September 2, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the STAT horse sanctuary. As the daylight crept up, the volunteers began cleaning out the old hay lining the chicken and duck pens. As the waste was delivered to a faraway trash pile through a wheelbarrow, they also began […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (21st) (8/27/23)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On August 27th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS headed to their local Home Depot to buy more seeds to plant for the changing seasons. When they arrived at Jacob’s House, the members got to work on weeding and watering the beds. They made a note to fix the sprinklers as, although […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (22nd) (8/6 + 8/13/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On August 6th & 13th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out at their local senior center – Atria Living Center: 1) Aug. 06, 2023 When members arrived, they headed straight to the library to set up the piano. There were very people there when members first started playing but after a […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (28th) (8/17/23)
On August 17th 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to a local food bank to help. After members checked in, members began to help make week-food boxes. After making few carts of the food boxes, members were taught how to check-in the food pickers info into the computer system, and help to load the food boxes […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 23rd) ( 8/20 & 8/27/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, August 20: The volunteers greeted the residents, participating in a gentle sing-along. While activities weren’t planned for the day due to the hurricane, the caretakers printed copies of the daily chronicle that the volunteers read with the residents. They couldn’t go outside due to the rain, however the […]