Reported by Jessica Lu : On October 11th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members gathered all the cans/bottles they collected from the previous weeks and went to recycle them. While waiting in line to get the baskets, members interacted with one another. Then they took all the bags and sorted them by weight, number, and the type […]
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Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (28th) (10/13/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen: On October 13th, AYLUS members had a local beach cleanup. They started by picking up all the trash in the upper park which included paper scraps and cardboard boxes. They then made their way down to the lower areas of the park where they found a number of trash including plastic […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (85th) ( 10/13/2024)
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 […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Outreach Farm Project ( Pumpkin harvest) #2 (10/12/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On October 12th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS helped with the Outreach Farm Project (Pumpkin harvest). The volunteers started the day with picking up pumpkins that’d already been cut off the vines, moving them to a pile where they’d be picked up and loaded into crates and trucks. They took turns passing […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (39th) (10/5/2024)
On October 5 2024, Murrieta members continue work at their garden project. Members were thrilled to see their garlic and cabbages sprouting! They carefully transplanted the sprouts into the ground, ensuring each one had enough space to grow. The anticipation of a bountiful harvest filled the air as they worked together in the garden. As […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (84th) ( 10/6/2024)
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 […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps with Mission Hope Empowerment Village Program (1st) (10/5/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On October 5th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered with Mission Hope. On this occasion, members drove up to a new property they bought. Their housing programs were to provide a safe, stable, and low-rent place for families and also included education courses on personal finances and parenting. Members worked on […]
Murrieta AYLUS Donates Supplies to their Local Animal Shelter (#4) (10/5/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On October 5th, 2024, AYLUS members donated the chew toys they had made during the week as well as food for the animals there and old stuffed animals. They dropped it all off at the local animal shelter were it was graciously accepted by the workers there. They then took […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (39th) (10/5/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On October 5th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS cleaned their adopted park. The volunteers met at the park then split up, taking different pathways to clean the entire area faster. Some went towards the rose bushes and circled around the bushes, while the others went around the tables and the playground area […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (38th) (9/28/2024)
On September 28, 2024, Murrieta branch members returned to take care of their garden at Jacob’s House. Members brought tools from home to repair the loose mesh around the garden beds, as well as the mesh on fence, in order to block some of the wild animals to crawl in. Sadly our garden was invaded […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (83rd) ( 9/29/2024)
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 […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #26– ABWK Senior Home Painting Projects (9/28/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On September 28th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS helped with the A Brush with Kindness Program. The A Brush With Kindness program is intended for lower income households that are unable to pay for paint jobs to fulfill HOA requirements. As such, the program provides volunteer workers and lower cost materials costs […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (38th) (9/21/2024)
On Sep. 21 2024, members of Aylus Murrieta went to clean up their adopted park at Meadows Park. They began with the playground areas, as the numerous tiny wraps caught their attention, members patiently picked up them all and then went on with the bushes where most of the beverage bottles were hidden. They then […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (37th) (9/21/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On September 21st, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members went to the garden. Members got all their tools ready before starting by pulling weeds. They focused more on the beds that had weeds that were overgrowing. Then, they harvested a couple of bell peppers and jalapeños that would be given to the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (27th) (9/22/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On September 22th, AYLUS members had a local beach cleanup. They started by picking up all the trash in the upper park which included paper scraps and Starbucks bags. Along the way, the found a bag of moldy costco bread which had been left to rot by the side of […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (82nd) ( 9/22/2024)
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 […]
Murrieta AYLUS Continues Their “Thank You Firefighters” Campaign (9th)( Station #95) (9/21/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On September 21st, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS continued its third year of hosting the “Thank You Firefighters” Campaign. To show their appreciation for the firefighters who work tirelessly to keep their community safe, Murrieta AYLUS members work together to make crafts and buy food to donate to local firefighter stations. At […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (81st) ( 9/15/2024)
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 […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (36th) (9/14/2024)
On September 14 2024, Murrieta members worked at the garden at Jacob’s House. Today’s goal: loose soil and prepare the bed for fall / winter plants. Members have an excellent opportunity to put their classroom knowledge into practice by creating optimal beds for healthy plant growth. They divided each bed into 2-3 smaller sections, leaving […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (26th) (9/14/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On September 14th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped at the STAT Horse Sanctuary. The volunteers arrived early in the morning to attend to the horse pens. After collecting the tools necessary, they worked on shoveling the waste and old hay and dumping it into wheelbarrows. Starting in the upper stables […]
Murrieta AYLUS Starts Their “Thank You Firefighters” Appreciation Month (8th)( Station #83) (9/14/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On September 14th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS continued its third year of hosting the “Thank You Firefighters” Campaign. To show their appreciation for the firefighters who work tirelessly to keep their community safe, Murrieta AYLUS members work together to make crafts and buy food to donate to local firefighter stations. At […]
Murrieta AYLUS Make Greeting Cards for Firefighters (9/13/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On September 12th, 2024, AYLUS members wrote and decorated cards for the firemen who work tirelessly everyday and every night to protect and serve our neighborhoods. They wrote out a kind and heart-warming message on a card and then decorated it with ornaments. Then, they sealed the letters into envelopes […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (35th) (9/8/2024)
On Sep. 08 2024, Aylus Murrieta Members return to work at their Little garden. This is another excessive heat day with triple digit temperature, so members decided to start the work early when it’s not too much heat. Members found there were some onion seeds so they spread the seeds into the bed so it […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (37th) (9/8/2024)
On Sep. 08 2024, the members of Aylus Murrieta were following their routine to clean up their adopted park. Members began early to avoid the intense heat. They made their way around the park, inspecting the bushes where most of the trash was hidden. At the BBQ area, they found many snack wrappers, broken glass, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (80th) ( 9/8/2024)
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 […]
Murrieta AYLUS Collects and Donates Clothes to Good Will & Angle View(#7) (9/6 & 9/7/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : Over the past week, Murrieta AYLUS members sorted through their clothes to find items that were lightly worn to donate to Angel View. Members neatly folded each article of clothing and placed them in plastic bags. They also put together a bag of shoes. The members headed over to […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals # 20 (9/6 & 9/7/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On September 6th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members recycled their bottles. Since it was a very hot afternoon, members tried their best to quickly and efficiently sort and weigh all the recyclables. After making sure each cap on the bottles was unscrewed, members poured the plastics and aluminum into their own […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (79th) ( 9/1/2024)
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 […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (26th) (9/1/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On September 1st, 2024 AYLUS members had a beach clean up. They started by going down the road on the sidewalk to search for any trash people may have tossed. They found many plastic bigs which were quickly thrown out. Down at the upper park, they found a number of […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (34th) (8/24/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On August 24th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS helped with the Little Garden of Hope Project at Jacob’s House. The members got there early to beat the summer heat. Having the sprinkler system working properly now meant that all the vegetables were growing well, but so were the weeds. The members […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (36th) (8/24/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On August 24th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members cleaned up their adopted park. Members took a look at the front of the park before heading around the park, looking in the bushes to make sure no trash was left behind. Lots of candy wrappers and small toys were left behind in […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (78th) ( 8/25/2024)
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 […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps NAMI Walk Meeting (1st) ( 8/17/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On August 17th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members went to a NAMI walk meeting. NAMI is the biggest mental health grassroots organization in the nation, where they support mental health through walks, fundraisers, classes, and more. Members attended a meeting that went over what NAMI is, how to create a team […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (77th) ( 8/18/2024)
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 […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers For Homeless Children At Kid Zone (8/17/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : On August 17th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members worked with the Solutions for Change organization, a full-service leadership development residential program for the homeless in the country. They offer various programs such as Solutions Academy geared toward parents, Solutions Enterprise to encourage earning, and Solutions in the Community where Solutions […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (64th) (8/13/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On August 13th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at their local food bank. Members started off by working inside, helping with the produce, and making food boxes. Then, they decided to move outside to help since there were few people there that day. They helped bring boxes out and made […]
Murrieta AYLUS Collects and Donates Clothes to Good Will (#6) (8/12/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On August 12th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS donated clothing to a local Goodwill. The volunteers collected various gently worn clothing from their families that were no longer wanted or fit, folding and bagging them before taking a trip to a local Goodwill. Upon arrival, they greeted the workers of the day, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (25th) (8/12/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On August 12th, 2024, AYLUS members had a beach cleanup on their local beach and park. As they circled around the park, they found plastic bags, cans, and a stash of papers. While the hot sun took a toll on the members, they managed to stay focused on their goals. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals # 19 (8/9/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On August 9th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members recycled the bottles/cans they collected over the past few weeks. It was pretty busy when members arrived, so they patiently waited for some open baskets to put their recyclables in. Members also brought some old pans/pots to donate. After some other people finished […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (63rd) (8/9/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On August 9th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped their local food bank. Members signed in before going over to sort produce. There were boxes of oranges waiting and members patiently went through the bad and good oranges, throwing the bad ones into the farm box for the pigs. After finishing, […]