The Riverside County AYLUS branch gave a concert for the elderly of a senior care home on December 10th, 2021. The program included Christmas music as well as some Jazz, Romantic, Classical and Impressionistic pieces. The seniors enjoyed the music a lot and the activity director asked the branch to return for some more music […]
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Riverside County AYLUS Stays Committed to the Community Through Another Park Clean-Up Event on October 21st, 2021 (8th)
On October 21st, 2021, RCA members met at the local Harveston park for another clean-up session. Litter from pathways near and around the park, the lake and the neighborhood were cleaned of trash such as paper, snack wrappers, plastic bottles, cups, and other debris as well. Keeping the park and neighborhood clean will reflect on […]
Riverside County AYLUS Hosts its First School Supply Drive on July 30th, 2021
On July 30th, 2021 RCA members got together to host their first school supply drive. RCA member Sophie Chung created an online flyer that was distributed to the group to help with the efforts. During the week RCA members created several requests on social media and collected supplies from neighbors, friends, and family. Some also […]
Riverside County AYLUS Continues to Support Literacy in Economically Challenged Communities on July 28th, 2021
On July 28th, 2021 several RCA members reunited on Zoom to continue their support for BookSpring, a non-profit organization that helps with literacy in economically challenged areas. After communicating with Ms.Thorne, the Ed Program Manager at BookSpring regarding the volunteer work that was needed, the main focus this time was set on elementary schools. Riverside […]
Riverside County AYLUS Continues its Mental Health Series on July 15th, 2021
On July 15th, 2021 RCA members Chandler Berry and Sophie Chung got together to continue working on RCA’s mental health series. This series is meant to address the challenge and raise awareness of mental health issues across all ages during this difficult time. It is also meant to bring joy and smiles to people’s faces […]
Riverside County AYLUS Hosts its First Shoe Drive for Children in Foster Care from July 13th – July 19th, 2021
From July 13th to July 19th, RCA hosted its first shoe drive for children in foster care. After establishing contact with the agency for the school supply drive that RCA is currently planning and working on, the Hugs Foster Family Agency mentioned the need for shoes. RCA made it its immediate mission to help. An […]
Riverside County AYLUS Member Analyzes Fish Imagery for the NOAA PIFSC on May 29 and May 30th, 2021 (3)
On May 29th and May 30th, 2021, AYLUS Riverside County member Sophie Chung analyzed and categorized bottom fish imagery taken around the Hawaiian Islands. By carefully studying the different images, she was able to categorize 7 different species of fish which included different types of snapper and grouper. She furthermore measured them from head to […]
Riverside County AYLUS Conducts Its First Orientation (May 16, 2021) (2)
On May 16th, 2021, the leaders of AYLUS Riverside County held their first orientation for new members. RCA (Riverside County) leaders Ally Negulescu (1 hr), Sophie Chung (1.5 hrs), and Adora Xiao (2.5 hrs), created a presentation to educate new members about their branch. This included some introductions, goals, mottos, rules, ideas, and some lighthearted […]
Riverside County AYLUS Conducts a Fun Mother’s Day Zoom Class in May 2021 (1)
On May 8th, 2021, the leaders of Riverside County of AYLUS (RCA) had their very first (successful!) event! In celebration of Mother’s day, RCA leaders Ally Negulescu (2hrs), Sophie Chung (1hr) and Adora Xiao (1hr) held a class for children 6-12 years old with a lot of fun topics. We first did a small history […]