Reported by Adora Xiao : On January 19, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers arrived and helped the residents get acclimated to their early morning. Singing a few songs and speaking with some of the residents, once they settled they were able to begin a […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On January 12, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS volunteered at local senior centers. Quickly getting to work, the volunteers split up to lead the residents through exercises and prepare snacks. As they demonstrated yoga and strengthening techniques, the others cut bananas and made whipped cream treats. They also went to visit various […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On January 5th 2025, Murrieta AYLUS helped total senior centers. Given the residents were in better spirits, the volunteers put on a longer guided yoga session to stretch out muscles and improve balance. In the meantime, they also prepared snacks by cutting up bananas and spraying some whipped cream as […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On December 29, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living, the volunteers put on and led the seniors through light yoga and exercise to get their blood flowing. Afterwards, they put on a documentary about foreign attractions while serving cookies and bananas to […]

Reported by Jessica Lu : On December 22nd, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members played piano at their local senior center. The senior center was filled with bright lights and Christmas decorations, preparing for Christmas day. Members signed in before making their way to the library. As members started to play, more seniors came to listen. A […]

Reported by Jessica Lu : On December 15th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped their local senior center. Lots of Christmas lights and decorations had been put up and holiday music filled the air. In the ice cream parlor, the hot chocolate stand was up again and they had new toppings such as peppermint crunch, candy […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On December 8th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS helped local senior centers. After greeting the residents, the volunteers split up to help lead the exercise of the day and prepare the snack. They toasted bread in the oven then spread butter on top, and distributed the snack while taking some of the […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On December 1st, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS helped local senior centers. They helped the residents get settled outdoors, given the sun was coming out for the morning and the day was warm. Outside, the volunteers helped the residents with their daily exercises and watched them so none of them would fall […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On November 24th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS volunteers at local senior centers. The volunteers helped lead the residents through an exercise regimen while others cut strawberries and grapes to put in yoghurt cups. After sprinkling cereal on top, the volunteers distributed the snacks to the residents for them to enjoy while […]

Reported by Jessica Lu : On November 17th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members went to the senior center. In the library, members had a good long chat with the seniors, where they talked about a variety of things. Then, seniors asked members for some song requests, and members gladly sight read it. At the end, some […]

Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On November 10th 2024, AYLUS members volunteered at their local elderly center. To start off, they passed aroud pool noodles to everyone who could hold on. They then put on some 70’s music to which they did the exercise to. After the workout, residents were all brought outside and were […]

Reported by Jessica Lu : On November 3rd, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members served seniors ice cream and played piano for them. In the library, members greeted the seniors already awaiting them and set up the piano. They started off with classical music before switching to contemporary and then jazz. During the last 15 minutes, members […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On October 27th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS helped at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers started with preparing the residents’ snacks, cutting up raisin toast and spreading jellies over it, then placing them onto separate napkins. They helped lead the residents through their daily exercise regimen, then […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On October 13th, 2024, AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers split up to cover all the bases. Some led the residents through light exercises, stretching, and meditation to wake up their bodies. Others washed cups and fruit, cutting and preparing snacks of […]

Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : On October 6th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS volunteered at the Atria Park of Vintage Hills senior center. As usual, the members signed in before heading inside to the Ice Cream Parlor and Library. As some of the members started playing, the others helped open the Parlor. A line had already […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On September 29th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS helped local senior centers. The volunteers helped lead the residents through light exercises while preparing cut fruits for the fruit salad for snack. They celebrated the new non-broken trash can, before taking the residents outside for some sunshine. Outside, they were able to serve […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On September 22nd, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS lent a hand to local senior centers. After arriving, the volunteers helped the residents work out and stretch out their limbs to get their blood flowing. Doing various small and large scale exercises, the residents slowly woke up to get the morning started. After […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On September 15th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers began with some light exercise using pool noodles and various stretches, while preparing some cut fruit and yoghurt for a snack. After the exercise, the residents were taken outside to enjoy […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On September 8th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. The volunteers began the morning with some sing a long with the residents, then preparing a snack. While some volunteers cut and prepared a fruit salad with strawberries, blueberries, and cut grapes. Aside from that, the volunteers also […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On September 1st, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS member helped local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers first prepared a light snack with fruits and yoghurt, before pouring some juice. The residents were led through various chair yoga exercises, and were then taken outside to enjoy some sunshine. They […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On August 25, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS helped local senior centers. Arriving while the seniors were enjoying some music, the volunteers planned out a light exercise and began preparing a snack. After exercise, the seniors were given fig newtons, juice, and waters, with some cups being thickened and cutting up some […]

Reported by Jessica Lu : On August 18th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS served ice cream and played piano for the seniors. In the library, members were happy to see many seniors already waiting for them. They talked with members, getting to know each other better. The seniors asked members to play lots of classical music, and […]

Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On August 6th 2024, AYLUS members volunteered at their local elderly center. To start off, they engaged in pool noodle exercises that aimed to exercise the whole body even while sitting down. The members took charge of the group and all the residents followed their lead. After everyone was severely […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On August 4th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers led the residents through their regular exercise regimen before collecting the materials. They asked the residents for food and drink preferences before preparing them, pouring out water and juice and unwrapping […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On July 28th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers began the morning with a regular workout breathing exercise and cooldown combination, before taking the residents’ requests for drinks and snack. After juices, waters, puddings, and cut bananas were prepared and […]

Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On July 18th, AYLUS members volunteered and helped out the local elderly center. They started by pouring cranberry juice and water for all the seniors and then participated in their daily warmup which included full body stretches and breathing exercises. They then helped prepare the snack today which was a […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On July 16th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered a local senior center. The volunteers started by preparing a snack while the residents exercised. They washed and cut strawberries and blueberries and put them into cups, before topping with cottage cheese. While the volunteers were horrified by the concoction the residents […]

Reported by Jessica Lu: On July 14th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members played piano at the local senior center and served ice cream. Members signed in before heading to their area. Members washed their hands before starting to serve ice cream. They also put out a variety of toppings and sauces to go along with the […]

Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On July 11th, 2024, AYLUS members volunteered at their local elderly center. Since the usual counselor was absent that day, the AYLUS members took charge of the activities for the morning. Since many of the elders had just woken up, they started with a few exercises involving a pool noodle […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On July 7th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers started the morning with some light exercise, using pool noodles to stretch out their arms, legs, ankles, feet, and necks. Afterwards, the volunteers collected the noodles and passed out the daily chronicle. […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On June 30th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers passed out juices and waters to the residents so that they could hydrate, before beginning a workout. Stretching out their necks, arms, legs, and ankles, the residents were led through breathing exercises […]

Reported by Adora Xiao: On June 23, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers led the residents through a series of exercises with pool noodles. They did various stretches and breathing exercises together, before delving into hydration. The volunteers mixed thickened orange juice and helped some […]

Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On June 18, 2024, AYLUS members helped with the local memory care senior center. They began by preparing a snack of yogurt, bananas, and preserved fruit which was served to them outside in a cup with a napkin and a spoon. They were also given juice which was key to […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On June 16th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: Arriving to find the residents outside already, enjoying the sunshine. Taking time to scoop yogurt and slice bananas as they exercised, the volunteers handed out the snacks after their workout. Passing around some […]

Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On June 12, 2024, AYLUS members helped with the local memory care senior center. They began with pouring them juices as well as preparing a jam on bread snack which was handed out to al the seniors. They then passed around a beach ball in a game of catch and […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On June 9, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to local senior centers. They began with helping the residents settle in and getting them snacks, handing out puddings and jellos and pouring juice. For residents that were unable to eat on their own, the volunteers helped feed them and […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On May 19th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS lended a hand to local senior centers. Beginning the morning by leading the residents through Tai Chi, the residents then split up to go outside or stay indoors. While some residents enjoyed the sunshine and fresh air, others preferred to enjoy their snack indoors. […]