Volunteers : Owen Hsieh : 1.5 hrs Audrey Hsieh / Ethan Hsieh / Allison Hsieh : 10 am – 11 am / 1 hr ea
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Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (52nd) (4/12/2025)
Volunteers : Owen Hsieh : 1.5 hrs Audrey Hsieh / Ethan Hsieh / Allison Hsieh : 11:30 am – 12:30 pm / 1 hr ea
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (63rd) (4/5/2025)
On April 05, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS members worked in their garden. As part of their routine, members took the time to clean up the weeds, water the plants which might not had enough water from irrigation, applied fresh fertilizer to nourish the soil and support the healthy growth of their crops, cleaned up the leaves. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (37th) (4/6/2025)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On April 6th, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS conducted a beach cleanup. Starting around the park area, they scoured the grass for various pieces of tissue and plastic residue, before circling down to the playground. They found some loose food particles and balloon fragments, then cleared across the nearby grass patch before […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (109th) (3/30/2025)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On March 30th, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: Arriving to exercise time, the volunteers helped cut grapes, wash blueberries, and crumble bread on yoghurt as a mini parfait snack. After the residents finished exercising, they handed out the cups of yoghurt and […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (51st) (3/29/2025)
On March 29 2025, Murrieta AYLUS members cleaned their adopted park – Meadow’s Park. As usual, they started with the playground, where they found the snack wrappers scattered around. After tidying up the playground area, they moved along the bushes and walkway, discovering a few discarded plastics as they went. As they made a full […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (62nd) (3/29/2025)
On March 29 2025, Murrieta AYLUS members returned to their garden project. Members started their work by carefully inspecting sprouts, pulling out weeds, and checking on the overall health of the plants. It was also a harvest day, the members were collecting the ripe vegetables. They carefully harvested fresh cabbage, tender lettuce, and crisp green […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #35– ABWK Senior Home Painting Projects (3/15/2025)
Volunteers : Aiying Lu / Bill Chen / YiMing Zhong : 8 am – 12 pm / 4 hrs ea
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (107th) (3/16/2025)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On March 16th, AYLUS members helped at their local senior center. They started by preparing a fruit parfait, cutting up pieces of blueberry, strawberry, and banana into small biteable pieces and topping the fruits with yogurt. However, before serving, they took all the residents outside to enjoy the rare bright […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (59th) (3/8/2025)
On March 8, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS members returned to their garden work at Jacob’s House, eager to continue their routine of caring for and nurturing the garden. The day began with the team loosening up the soil in a garden bed, preparing it for the next phase of growth. They carefully transplanted strawberry and squash […]
Murrieta AYLUS Collects and Donates Clothes to Angel View ( #10 ) (3/8/2025)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On March 8th, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS members sorted through more of their previously worn clothes and donated them. While going through, members made sure to not include clothes that were too worn or ripped and only put in decent, good quality ones. They also made sure the clothes were clean […]
Murrieta AYLUS Collects & Recycles Used Batteries #2 ( 3/8 & 3/12/2025)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On March 8th, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS members recycled their used-up batteries at Home Depot. Members sorted through their old and broken batteries, using a glove to ensure safety and placed them carefully in a large ziploc bag. Then, they went to Home Depot and dropped them off in their recycling […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (106th) (3/9/2025)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On March 9th, AYLUS members helped at their local senior center. Half of the volunteers started by preparing a fruit bowl with fruits and yogurts. The other half participated in doing chair yoga. After the exercise was done, the snack was brought out along with water. Then, to the surprise […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (49th) (3/1/2025)
On March 01, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS conducted a park cleanup at their adopted park. They began by cleaning the playground, where they found snack wrappers, plastic bags and tissues, Afterward, the members walked around the sidewalks, collecting trash along the bushes and walkways. In the parking lot areas, they found some discarded bottles, cups, and […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (58th) (3/1/2025)
On March 1, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS members returned to the garden to check on the sprouts they transplanted a week ago. The lettuce is growing healthy and is expected to be ready for harvest in a week or two. However, the tomato and cabbage haven’t grown much due to the recent chilly weather. And there […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (105th) (3/2/2025)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On March 2nd, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped at a local senior center. Starting with cutting fruits and scooping cottage cheese for a snack, they prepared cups of food for after the residents finished their exercise. A gospel group visited to sing some hymns and speak with the residents, and […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (57th) (2/22/2025)
On February 22, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS members returned to their garden work, diving back into the familiar routine of caring for and nurturing the garden at Jacob’s House. The team worked together to loosen up a garden bed, carefully transplanting sprouts they had grown at home into the soil. With the rainy season in Southern […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #33– ABWK Senior Home Painting Projects (2/22/2025)
Reported y Adora Xiao : On February 22, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS members helped at the A Brush with Kindness program. Getting to the site a little late, the volunteers jumped into a safety briefing and then got to work towards the front of the home. They cut around the ridges with brushes and used the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (101st) (2/2/2025)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : Volunteers : Aiying Lu : 2 hrs Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu / Jessica Lu : 2 pm – 3:30 pm / 1.5 hrs ea
Murrieta AYLUS Make Greeting Cards for Seniors (5th) (12/7 & 12/14/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On December 7th and 14th, Murrieta AYLUS wrote holiday cards for seniors in senior homes. Each volunteer hand wrote short messages about enjoying the holidays, spending time with family and friends, and added short notes of compliments and personal touches. Each cover was decorated with various cut paper to create […]
Murrieta AYLUS Supports Animals in Need (#1) (10/2 & 10/3/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On the first week of October, AYLUS members created dog and cat chew toys which they intended to donate during the weekend to the animal shelter. Using old t-shirts, they created long and intricate box knots which were tied together to complete the toy. Since the toys were created using […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (76th) ( 8/11 /2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On August 11th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS helped at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: Arriving while the residents were enjoying some orchestral music, the volunteers joined them in dancing. They then helped the residents get acclimated and start their exercise. After some stretches and breathing exercises, the residents […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #25– ABWK Senior Home Painting Projects (8/10/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On August 10, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped with the A Brush with Kindness Project. After arriving at the work site, the volunteers began with taping off the home. They taped around the perimeter and around the doorbells and vents that should be avoided, and also laid and taped down […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (72nd) ( 7/21/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On July 21st, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at a local senior center. The volunteers led the residents through some light exercise, stretching out and strengthening their arms, backs, legs, and necks. The volunteers then poured smoothie and juices and handed out puddings and cut bananas as a snack, putting […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Senior Center Music Performance ( 9th) ( 7/19/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On July 19th, AYLUS members and guests performed for a local senior center. They first greeted a few residents who were planned for a beach visit, chatting with them outside while they were waiting for the bus. Once inside, they made small talk with the residents that’d make up their […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (53rd) (6/14/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : On June 14th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out their local food bank, the Community Mission of Hope. It was Friday, which meant all the bread, produce, desserts, and dairy products had to go. As usual, the embers began by washing their hands and grabbing a pair of gloves […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (49th) (6/6/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On June 6th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS helped their local food bank. Upon arrival, members signed in and donned gloves before beginning their tasks. Members were given a couple boxes of breads and desserts to sort out into their categories. Following this, they moved on to sorting produce. Members carefully inspected […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 43rd) ( 1/28/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, January 28, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers arrived at the tail end of the residents’ workout, helping them put away their exercise materials. Pouring guava juice and water, the residents hydrated and were also given some light snacks. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 34th) ( 11/12/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, November 12, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The residents began with some light stretching and exercises, before they were moved outside as the weather was extraordinarily warm. The drinks and snacks were taken outside to be prepared there. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (22nd & 23rd) (10/1 + 10/8/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On October 1st, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members helped The Little Garden of Hope. Members first harvested all the peppers and the garlic stems. Then, members mainly focused on clearing 2 beds and preparing them for the new plants. Members got rakes and shovels and began to shovel up the previous plants […]
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 Local Senior Center ( 24th) ( 9/03/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On September 3rd: the volunteers helped hand out noodles for the residents to exercise with, walking them through a light exercise of their shoulders and arms. They stretched out their legs and feet as well, massaging around their bodies. Some of the residents appeared to be especially agitated, and the […]
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 Clean Up Local Park (17th) (8/21/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu On August 21st, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members cleaned up their adopted park. Members started at the playground before walking around the lawn. Members found a lot of candy wrappers stuck in bushes, cups, pencils, little gadgets, and more. They were careful while looking for trash, looking into the bushes and below […]
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 Hosts Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals (11th) (8/3/23)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On August 3rd, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to a local recycling center with the recyclables they collected. After unloading the bags of bottles and cans, the members separated the plastic, aluminum, and glass into each of their corresponding bins, taking care to unscrew each plastic bottle before tossing […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (19th & 20th) (7/27/23 & 8/3/23)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On July 27th & August 3rd, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out with the Little Garden of Hope Project. On the 27th, Members brought along with them a organic pesticide killing spray that wouldn’t hurt the plants, but would get rid of the bugs that ate the plants. They sprayed […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank ( 25th) ( 8/03/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu On August 3rd, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at their local food bank. Members started by checking in, and then started to pack food boxes. These big food boxes would last the family a whole week. In the box, members put two meats, one chicken one beef, a box of fruits, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank ( 23rd) ( 7/27/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Thursday, July 27th, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope food bank.As the day began to heat up, the volunteers began prepping the boxes of food filled with meat, deli, fresh produce, and breads/treats to be distributed. A few carts of boxes were formed […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #12– Senior home maintenance and yard work (7/29/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On July 29th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at Habitat for Humanity. When members arrived, they were a little early so members went ahead and just got started. They pulled weeds with the weedwackers and used their hands when it was necessary. When there was a decent amount of weeds […]