Reported by Jessica Lu : On June 20th, Murrieta AYLUS members helped at a landscaping project for Habitat for Humanity. When members got to the site, it was a little early so they they checked in and waited until it was time to start. A few minutes later, members were given a little introduction and […]
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Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (13th) (6/18/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao & Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu : On Sunday June 18, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to their local senior centers: Torrey Pines Living senior center & Atria Park of Vintage Hills. At Torrey Pines Living senior center: Members started the day with some light exercise, stretching out their bodies and […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (16th) (6/12/23)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On June 12th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out with the Little Garden of Hope Project. Since pruning plants when they’re wet increases the spread of diseases, some of the members started off with pruning the tomato plants and others began weeding. After each member’s finished with their task, they […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center #12 (6/11/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao & Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On June 11th, 2023, Murrieat AYLUS members helped out their local senior centers: Torrey Pines Living Senior center and Atria Park of Vintage Hills. At the Torrey Pines Living senior center. They wrapped up the residents’ exercise regimen by tossing a beach ball for everyone to […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (13th) (6/11/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao On Sunday June 11, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a park cleanup at Meadows Park. They began with some work in the parking lot, and some light cleanup around the outskirts. They split into pairs, one on each side of the park. They found many candy wrappers, and some glass residue […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (16th) (6/10/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu On June 16th, Murrieta AYLUS members went to STAT Horse Sanctuary to help out. When members arrived, they were taken to meet the new baby lamb that was 4 days old! Then, members grabbed some tools and started cleaning the goats’ pens. When the wheelbarrow was full, two members would go […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (15th) (6/3 + 6/04,2023)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On June 3rd & 4th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members lent a hand to the Little Garden of Hope Project. On the 3rd, the members made a visit to the garden to water the plants, as the watering system had yet to be fixed. The members manually watered each bed […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (16th) (6/08/23)
On June 08 2023, Murrieta members helps at CMOH food bank. Members started by sorting the produce, they separated the bad ones and put them in the big black bag under the table which would be given to wild animals, and they bagged the small items such as strawberries / cherry tomatoes, and put the big […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center #11(6/4/23)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu & Adora Xiao : On June 4th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out their local senior center, Atria Park of Vintage Hills & Torrey Pines Living Senior Center. Atria Park of Vintage Hills: Upon arriving, they found that the seniors were finishing up a music performance in the Rose […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #10 – Anniversary Sale at Design Center (6/03/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On June 3rd, Murrieta AYLUS went to one of Habitat of Humanity’s Design center to help with their anniversary sale. Members were given a thick stack of fliers and were told to go to Old Town Temecula to hand out the fliers to direct bypassers to go check out the ReStores. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals (9th) (5/24/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Wednesday May 24, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members recycled previously collected bottles. Given the large collection of bags, everyone decided to hold a recycling event to clear out the area for fresh bottles. They loaded the many bags onto a car (which barely fit) and took a quick trip to […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (15th) (5/27/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On May 27th, Murrieta AYLUS members went to STAT Horse Sanctuary to help out. When Members arrived, they signed in and immediately started by getting wheelbarrows and rakes and heading into the horse stalls to clean them. Due to a good amount of members participating that day, they finished cleaning […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Habitat of Humanity Inland Valley #9- Temecula ReStore (5/27/23)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On May 27th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out at their local Habitat ReStore. Habitat ReStores are independently owned reuse stores operated by local Habitat for Humanity organizations. ReStores accept donations and sell a constantly changing inventory of diverse, high-quality merchandise to the public at a fraction of the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (12th) (5/27/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao On Saturday May 27, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a park cleanup. Upon arrival they noticed they would have their work cut out for them. The area had been a recent location of a barbecue and a party, leading to a large amount of food residue, wrappers, balloons, and even loose […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (10th) (5/21+5/28/23)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu : On May 21 & May 28th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members visited their local senior centers: At Atria Park of Vintage Hills, members have come to Atria several times before for music performances, this was their first time going there as volunteers. The members were assigned to the Memory […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Senior Center Music Performance (4th) (5/29/23)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On May 29th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members visited the Atria Park of Vintage Hills senior center to give a music performance to the residents. They were invited to perform at both the Memory Care building and the main building. The members first went to the Memory Care building. A […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (11th) (5/13/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao On Saturday May 13, Murrieta AYLUS members performed a park cleanup at Meadows Park. They arrived to visit a newfound sign of their adoption of the park. Fueled with pride, they hastened to pick up any waste. This included the usual candy wrappers and bottle caps, and cigarettes in the parking […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (14th) (5/13/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao On Saturday May 13, Murrieta AYLUS members assisted at the STAT horse sanctuary. They began with mucking out an area which had once been the location of a stall, also clearing and cleaning pathways around different stalls. They then disposed of the contents, before moving on to the stalls themselves. They […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (10th) (5/01/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On May 01, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS member hosted a park cleanup at Meadows Park – their adopted park. Member was excited to see their AYLUS logo set up at the park entrance when she arrived. Member started by walking around the whole park, looking for trash. They found confetti, tissues, candy wrappers, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (15th) (4/05/23)
Reported by Julie (Hsin Chen) Lu On April 5, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members helped the Community Mission of Hope. After signing in, the members got down to work. They started off by sorting the food into their respective crates. After a crate filled up, it would be moved to its designated section before starting a […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (11th) (4/08/23)
Reported by Julie (Hsin Chen) Lu On April 8th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members lent a hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project. Before going to Jacob’s House, the members went to their local Home Depot to buy vegetable sprouts and fertilizer. Afterwards, they headed to Jacob’s House and got to work. They planned to […]
Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to Senior Center #7 (4/09/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao On April 9, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Torrey Pines Senior Center. They began with exercise with pool noodles, weights, and stretched out wrists and fingers. After, they spooned fruit into small cups to be distributed, before juice or water was passed around. After the food was […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (2nd) (4/06/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On April 6th, 2023, Murrieta members went to clean up a beach in Del Mar. The weather was perfect, with rays of sunshine beaming through the clouds and a cool breeze to even out the temperature. Members started at the park, which was currently under construction. They picked up trash while […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (10th) (4/01/23)
Reported by Hsin-Chen (Julie) Lu On April 1st, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members stopped by Jacob’s House to check up on the sprouts. The white radishes were growing steadily, slowly pushing out of the soil. The members uncovered the cups and saw that the majority of the zucchini seeds had sprouted. For the ones that haven’t, […]
Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to Senior Center #6 (4/06/2023)
Reported by Julie (Hsin Chen) Lu On April 6th, 2023, Murrieta members lent a hand to the Torrey Pines Senior Center. After going through the check-in procedures, the members made their way to the proper room and helped lead light exercises, starting with small arm motions before making their way to the weights. Afterwards, the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (13th) (4/08/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao On April 8, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members and guests assisted at the STAT horse sanctuary. It appeared Jack had made the roof of the shed his new abode, and while they contemplated the physics of a flying turkey, they examined the horses’ stalls. Because the mud had dried, they looked forward […]
Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to Senior Center #5 (4/02/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao On April 2, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members assisted at the Torrey Pines Senior Center. Starting with light exercise, they soon moved on to preparing the morning snack. Banana was chopped finely and spooned out alongside pineapple and cantaloupe into small bowls. Due to the warm weather, the residents were all moved […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (9th) (4/01/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao On April 1, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a park cleanup at Meadows Park. They aimed to finish at lightning speed, splitting into groups to cover as much ground as possible. They began with the grass area, each taking a side before meeting in the middle. Then, they moved to the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Collects Bottles and Cans from a Local Neighborhood & Hosts a Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals (8th) (4/03/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On April 03 2023, Murrieta Member went to their local neighborhood to collect bottles and cans. It had been a while since the last time members had gone to collect due to the rain season, but after visiting the animal shelter and seeing all those animals, members were more determined than […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (14th) (3/30/23)
Reported by Julie (Hsin Chen) Lu On March 30th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members helped the Community Mission of Hope (CMOH). CMOH began as a partnership with the Orange County Rescue Mission to resolve food insecurity during the recession in 2009. They provide tangible help, through food and hygiene products, as well as compassionate mentorship for […]
Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to Senior Center #4 (3/26/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao On March 26, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS lended a hand to a local senior center. Once again, they worked with senior residents in memory care. They began with the workout with pool noodles and weights, before preparing the morning snack. While spooning the fruit, they spoke with one of the residents about […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (11th) (3/25/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao On March 25, 2022, Murrieta AYLUS visited the STAT horse sanctuary. The morning began with greeting the pigs, goats, and Jack the turkey. After a quick chase after Jack to catch him into his pen, they began cleaning the area. After scooping the poop, they then took brushes, dipped them in […]
Murrieta AYLUS Donates Supplies to their Local Animal Shelter (#2) (3/25/23)
Reported by Julie (Hsin Chen) Lu On March 25th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members donated dog/cat food and blankets to the Animal Friends of the Valleys. The Animal Friends of the Valleys is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting humane care of animals through education and a humane, proactive animal services program. They are committed […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (10th) (3/18/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On March 18th, 2023, Murrieta members went to STAT Horse Sanctuary to help out. There was going to be a party held at the sanctuary right before the afternoon so members started to help get ready. They went to the goat pens and scooped up waste and dirty hay. When the […]
Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to Senior Center #3 (3/19/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao On March 19, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to a local senior center. They began with the usual exercise, first with pool noodles, then with different weights. After the light exercise, they began preparing the snack. This consisted of slices of pineapple and scoops of yogurt. After grabbing gloves, […]
Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to Senior Center #2 (3/05/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao On March 5, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Torrey Pines Senior Center. They exclusively worked with memory care, assisting patients with conditions such as Alzheimer’s and dementia. They began with light exercise alongside light music, complete with pool noodles and weights. After all the props were cleared […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals (7th) (3/04/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao On March 04, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members collected and recycled bottles around the community. They began with collecting bottles, knocking on countless doors. Despite their efforts, they were only able to collect a few bottles. However, not to be discouraged, members collected their own bottles to take to the recycling center. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Collects and Donates Clothes to Angel View (1st) (3/04/23)
Reported by Julie (HsinChen) Lu On March 4th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members meet up at the Angel View store in Temecula to donate the clothes they have gathered the day before. When packing the clothes, each member made sure that the clothes were in good condition and clean. Altogether, they donated 9 bags of clothes. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosted a Senior Center Music Performance (3rd) (03/05/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao On March 5, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members performed at the Torrey Pines Senior Center. They arrived with performance jitters and eagerness, racing to see the piano and audience. With some quick testing and distribution of the program to all the seniors, the performance went underway! Playing on the violin and piano, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals (7th) (3/04/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao On March 04, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members collected and recycled bottles around the community. They began with collecting bottles, knocking on countless doors. Despite their efforts, they were only able to collect a few bottles. However, not to be discouraged, members collected their own bottles to take to the recycling center. […]