This is the 73rd event held by AYLUS Oakland Gardens on Sunday June 2nd 2024. During the event we finished our team’s beautification of the Meditation Garden in Kissena Corridor Park with the help of Roxana and other park employees. The last time we were in the Meditation garden we pulled an invasive tree species and other weeds. Today, with a demonstration from Roxana, we were introduced to our task of spreading mulch, up to a depth of 4 inches, to four different areas in the Garden. This is to ensure that the weeds that were pulled out wouldn’t grow back again.
During the event our volunteers were split into four groups of 10 to 15 people to handle each different area around the garden. A group of older members help distribute tools for all four piles of mulch. Rakes, pitchforks, brooms, and shovels were placed at each pile of mulch. We move a wheelbarrow to each pile as well to help spread the mulch. Then Roxana gave all of the groups a demonstration of where and how much mulch was required. We were shown that we need to leave a space around the trees that were planted there. This is so that the trunk of the trees wouldn’t start rotting due to the moisture that is kept in with the layer of mulch. Members with shovels and pitchforks help fill the wheelbarrows with mulch so that it can be carried further along the garden bed. Members with rakes spread the mulch around, making sure that the mulch covering the ground is 4 inches tall. Some members were helping spread the mulch by hand as they still want to help despite there being a shortage of tools.
When one group is finished with their pile of mulch and their garden bed, they helped other groups to finish their pile as well. Working together, we managed to finish all four piles of mulch in the park today. At the end of the event, our members help put the tools away, making sure there wasnt any tools left scattered around. Roxana also complimented our hard work. We would like to thank Roxana and other park employees for their guidance and help during the event and we hope to work with them again in the future. Thank you for helping us better the community.
Our volunteers:
Jia Qi Liu: 3.5 hours
Vicki Lin: 3.5 hours
Hong Hao Liu: 3.5 hours
Stephanie ShiRan You: 3.5 hours
Sophia ShiHan You: 3.5 hours
Benny Yeung: 3.5 hours
Rex He: 3.5 hours
Bowen Chen: 3.5 hours
Alex Lu: 3.5 hours
Long Lin: 3.5 hours
Kaisa Wu: 3.5 hours
XiLin Huang: 3.5 hours
Anthony Lin: 3.5 hours
Ziheng Jiao: 3.5 hours
Huaxin Zhu: 3.5 hours
Adley Zhu: 3.5 hours
Shirley Chiu: 3.5 hours
Iokseng Lin: 3.5 hours
Ioknor Lin: 3.5 hours
Ioklee Lin: 3.5 hours
Tong Ren: 3.5 hours
Le Ren: 3.5 hours
Hao Chen Liu: 3.5 hours
Yichen Liu: 3.5 hours
Justin Cheong: 3.5 hours
Eric Chen: 3.5 hours
Matthew Lin: 3.5 hours
Jasmine Lin: 3.5 hours
Ethan Lin: 3.5 hours
Aaron Shi: 3.5 hours
Sophia Gao: 3.5 hours
Sabrina Gao: 3.5 hours
Derrick Gao: 3.5 hours
Blake Han: 3.5 hours
Kingsley Chen: 3.5 hours
Darren Li: 3.5 hours
Austin Li: 3.5 hours
Joanna Qu: 3.5 hours
Jasmine Qu: 3.5 hours
Benny Zou: 3.5 hours
TianXiang Ding: 3.5 hours
Isabella Wang: 3.5 hours
Zhiyan Zeng: 3.5 hours
Karis yan tung lau: 3.5 hours
Qinlin Wu: 3.5 hours
Xiyan Zeng: 3.5 hours
Kobe Zheng: 3.5 hours
Abby Zheng: 3.5 hours
Brandon Lin: 3.5 hours
Mo Yu: 3.5 hours
Hangxu Yu: 3.5 hours
Chong Chen: 3.5 hours
Siqi Chen: 3.5 hours
Paxton Xu: 3.5 hours
Nerissa Xu: 3.5 hours
Melody Ke: 3.5 hours
Elina Lee: 3.5 hours
Ian Lee: 3.5 hours
Carolyn Zhao: 3.5 hours
Brayden Lau: 3.5 hours
Nina Yang: 3.5 hours
Alecia Zhao: 3.5 hours
Sophia Lin: 3.5 hours
Queena Li: 3 hours
Parent Adviser Team:
Cui Fang Li (Fannie): 4.5 hours
Teng Fei Liu (Faye): 4.5 hours
Hsinhui Liao (Karen): 4.5 hours
Report written by: Matthew Lin
Reviewed by: Jia Qi (Angela) Liu
