Reported by Aiying Lu : On Friday, Feburary 16, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped at CMOH (Community Mission of Hope) local food back. Volunteers worked to box the food to be distributed out, they were very careful to make sure every box has all the required meat / diary / vegetable / fresh produces / […]
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Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (15th) (2/11/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On February 11th 2024, AYLUS members had a beach cleanup in the local park. They circled the upper park, picking up all sorts of trash such as tissues, plastic, and more. Then, they made their way to the train tracks where they found little pieces of plastic scattered around. They […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 45th) ( 2/11/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao: On February 11, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers led the residents through chair yoga, helping them stretch and build up strength. After exercise, the residents were given cranberry juice or water and were given a choice of chocolate pudding or […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (27th ) (2/10/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On February 10th, 2024, AYLUS members of the Murrieta branch worked on Jacob’s Garden. Members started by loosening the soil with a shovel, then pouring fertilizer over it. A variety of plants were planted including onions, radishes, and lettuce. Then, members cleaned up the perimeter of the garden by trimming […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (28th) (2/3/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On February 3rd, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members cleaned their local park. Members walked around the park, keeping an eye out for any trash in bushes or hidden in the grass. Members found a lot of orange peels and tissues scattered throughout the park. After walking around the park, members went […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 44th) ( 2/4/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, February 4, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers began with taking the seniors outside to enjoy the weather. Taking a few of the seniors on walks, the volunteers conversed with some of the seniors and made sure the seniors […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (26th ) (2/3/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On February 3rd, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members worked on the project. Members started by pulling weeds out in all of the plant beds. Some weeds were harder than others to get out so members used a shovel for it. Then, they harvested some red peppers before clearing two beds of […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (22nd) (2/3/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, February 3, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the STAT horse sanctuary. The volunteers hopped through muddied areas and around excited goats to pile and scoop waste into a wheelbarrow, trying their best to rake up the area while stopping occasionally to pet the goats. They did […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #16– ABWK Senior Home Painting Project (1/27/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, January 27, Murrieta AYLUS members participated in the A Brush with Kindness program. The volunteers set up tarps around the home, taping down paper and taping up the edges to make sure the work was clean. Careful to cut around the edges of the windows and doors, the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 42nd) ( 1/21/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On January 21st 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers led the residents through a light exercise before preparing a snack. They poured cranberry juice or water, passed out yoghurt, and fed some of the residents who couldn’t eat […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (14th) (1/20/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On January 20th 2024, AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. Beginning in the upper park, they found small party ribbons, food peels, and stray plastics scattered on the grass. Circling around the lower park’s playground, they found more litter and some gum. Going down to the shore, they found stray […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 41st) ( 1/14/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On January 14th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped their local senior center. Members went their separate ways, one going to the ice cream parlor, and one going to the library. The previous week, members had done their research and prepared some pieces that they thought the seniors would like such […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (27th) (1/15/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On January 15th 2024, AYLUS members helped scan and clean up their local park. The members scanned the entire park, from the playground where they found loose wrappers, to the streets of the nearby neighborhood where they found more trash. However, some of their more notable finds were in the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (36th) (1/15/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On January 15th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope. The volunteers started the day with washing crates, using the pressure washer to hose down areas and ensure they were thoroughly cleaned, before stacking the crates upside down to dry. They simultaneously used rags […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #15– ABWK Senior Home Painting Project (1/13/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : On January 13th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped paint houses with the Habitat for Humanity. After the supervisors went over ladder safety rules and tips on painting, the volunteers lined up and each got a bucket of paint, a brush, and a roller. Everyone spread out about the house […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (35th) (1/8/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : On January 8th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out their local food bank, Community Mission of Hope. On Mondays, volunteers work on cleaning and setting up for work for the week. The members started with washing the crates. The original plan had been to scrub them in the sink […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (13rd) (1/8/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Monday, January 8, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. The volunteers began with sweeping around the park areas, finding discarded papers and some food waste. After passing over the area and checking some of the benches, they proceeded down to the shoreline. There they found styrofoam waste littered […]
Murrieta AYLUS Donates Supplies to their Local Animal Shelter (#3) (1/6/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On January 6th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members donated pet food to an animal shelter. The previous week, members had gone to the store and bought some dog and pet food and supplies to be donated. Members bought one bag of dog food for big dogs, two bags of dog food […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (21st) (1/6/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, January 6, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the STAT horse sanctuary. The volunteers began by cleaning out the horse’s stalls, stopping to pet the horses and shoveling their waste. As the wheelbarrow filled volunteers stepped out to dump at the master pile, encountering some trouble with […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (25th ) (1/5/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : On January 5th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out with the Little Garden of Hope Project. After greeting the staff of Jacob’s House, the members headed to the garden. They split into different groups, each taking on a different task. Some worked on manually watering each bed and others […]