Reported by Jessica Lu : On April 3rd, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped their local food bank. Members first signed in before starting to sort the meats. Members were given several boxes of random meats and they had to sort them into their own respective boxes. They had a beef box, a chicken/turkey box, and […]
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Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (31st) (4/2/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On April 2nd, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a park cleanup. Circling around the park, they began in the bathroom area, finding discarded plastics and papers as they went. As they rounded the park they also found straws, orange peels, and tissues scattered about. They examined the bushes next to […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (44th) (4/2/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On April 2nd, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope food bank. They began with sorting through boxes of produce, watching for rot and mold and tossing the vegetables that had gone bad into a bag, which would then be taken to local farms […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (52nd) ( 3/31/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao: On March 31st, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers initiated the day with assisting the residents in exercise and acclimating the residents to the day. As they rested following the physical exertion, the volunteers prepared a snack of cheddar […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (43rd) (3/29/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : On March 29th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out their local food bank, the Community Mission of Hope. The members started off with bagging cartons of strawberries in plastic bags to be distributed in food boxes later. Not long after they finished their task, the supervisor called a quick […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (42nd) (3/28/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : On March 28th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out their local food bank, the Community Mission of Hope. The members worked on splitting a new batch of strawberries into bags. They then worked on heping with handing out food to cars outside, organizing deliveries, packing boxes, and sorting food […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (41st) (3/27/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu: On March 27th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out their local food bank, the Community Mission of Hope. When the members arrived, the food bank was already bustling with volunteers. First, they worked on the crates of strawberries, placing two cartons in a plastic bag which they tied off and […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (40th) (3/26/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : On March 26th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out their local food bank, the Community Mission of Hope. Today, they worked together in making boxes of food. Each box of food has a pack of frozen meat and a selection of delicatessen, fruit, vegetables, breads, and desserts. The members […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (39th) (3/25/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : On March 25th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out their local food bank, the Community Mission of Hope. As usual for Mondays, the members worked mainly on receiving and sorting donations. The donations from supermarkets and bakeries were weighed first before being sorted through. The members worked together in […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (17th) (3/24/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On March 24th 2024, AYLUS members had a beach cleanup on their local beach and park. As they exited their vehicle, they were immediately brought into attention by the winds, as the combination of the unique weather condition and the ocean breeze culminated into tumultuous drafts that hindered the volunteers […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (51st) ( 3/24/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, March 24, Murrieta AYLUS members helped local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers began with helping get the residents comfortable, before beginning the workout. Doing various stretches and exercises, the residents soon grew tired. The volunteers began pouring juice and water and scooped fruits, giving […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (24th) (3/23/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, March 23, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the STAT animal sanctuary. Greeting the goats and pigs, the volunteers cleared out their waste from the area. They shoveled the waste into a wheelbarrow, then moved on to the turkey and sheep pen. After clearing out the pen, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (30th) (3/17/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On March 17th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS cleaned up their adopted park. Members went around the grass first and found a lot of candy wrappers scattered throughout the park. They found an area under the trees littered with orange peels theat they patiently cleaned up. Members walked through the grass and […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 50th) ( 3/17/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On March 17th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers began by spooning mandarin oranges into bowls and smashing banana for residents who couldn’t chew properly. They helped supervise to make sure that some residents didn’t injure themselves, and […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (23rd) (3/16/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu: On March 16th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out their local animal sanctuary. After greeting the dogs and kittens with pets, the members got to work, rolling a wheelbarrow with shovels and rakes to the goat pen on the side. Each member had their own task—two people raked up […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (28th ) (3/10/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On march 10th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped The Little Garden of Hope Project. Members started by clearing the weeds that have grown since they were last there. They were careful not to affect the growing plants that were close to the weeds. Then, they watered all the beds that […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 49th) ( 3/10/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu: On March 10th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS played piano for the seniors. Members got some new music to play this time. They played some old traditional songs like Danny Boy, some famous classical pieces, such as Fur Elise, and more. Near the end, members got some requests from the seniors, which they […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (16th) (3/9/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On March 9th 2024, AYLUS members had a beach cleanup in the local park. In the upper park, they found the remains of a gender reveal party: discarded balloon parts, confetti, and plastic string. Everything was swiftly cleaned up and thrown away. As they went to the lower park, they […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 48th) ( 3/3/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, March 3, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers helped the residents stretch and exercise together, before preparing peaches and juice as a light snack. The volunteers gave a small performance on the violin, before spending some time playing a […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals # 15 (3/2 & 3/26/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, March 2, Murrieta AYLUS members recycled bottles and cans to raise money for charity. Arriving early at the recycling center, the volunteers separated their bottles and cans into groups. They counted out 50 plastic bottles and 40 cans, then separated the rest of the plastics, the glass bottles, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 47th) ( 2/25/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, February 25, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers began with helping the residents stretch and work out, before taking away the pool noodles and preparing the snack. They poured orange juice and water and spooned peaches for […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (38th) (2/19/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Monday, February 19, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope food bank. The volunteers started their day with washing vegetable crates, scrubbing the crates individually with dish soap before running them under the sink for a rinse. This proved to be tedious, so the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 46th) ( 2/18/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, February 18, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers began with assisting the residents in their workout, taking time to help the residents stretch out their muscles and joints. After the workout, the residents were served juice, water, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (29th) (2/19/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On February 29th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS cleaned up their adopted park. Members split up into two groups so they could cover more ground in a quicker time. They started in the parking lot this time before moving to the playground. Members found a lot of tiny wrappers scattered throughout the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #17– ABWK Senior Home Painting Project (2/17/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, February 17, Murrieta AYLUS members participated in the A Brush with Kindness program. The volunteers began the morning with taping off the areas of the house that were made of vinyl, covering the areas with a layer of paper on top. They found some areas of the house […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (37th) (2/16/2024)
Reported by Aiying Lu : On Friday, Feburary 16, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped at CMOH (Community Mission of Hope) local food back. Volunteers worked to box the food to be distributed out, they were very careful to make sure every box has all the required meat / diary / vegetable / fresh produces / […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (15th) (2/11/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On February 11th 2024, AYLUS members had a beach cleanup in the local park. They circled the upper park, picking up all sorts of trash such as tissues, plastic, and more. Then, they made their way to the train tracks where they found little pieces of plastic scattered around. They […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 45th) ( 2/11/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao: On February 11, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers led the residents through chair yoga, helping them stretch and build up strength. After exercise, the residents were given cranberry juice or water and were given a choice of chocolate pudding or […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (27th ) (2/10/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On February 10th, 2024, AYLUS members of the Murrieta branch worked on Jacob’s Garden. Members started by loosening the soil with a shovel, then pouring fertilizer over it. A variety of plants were planted including onions, radishes, and lettuce. Then, members cleaned up the perimeter of the garden by trimming […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (28th) (2/3/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On February 3rd, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members cleaned their local park. Members walked around the park, keeping an eye out for any trash in bushes or hidden in the grass. Members found a lot of orange peels and tissues scattered throughout the park. After walking around the park, members went […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 44th) ( 2/4/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, February 4, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers began with taking the seniors outside to enjoy the weather. Taking a few of the seniors on walks, the volunteers conversed with some of the seniors and made sure the seniors […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (26th ) (2/3/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On February 3rd, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members worked on the project. Members started by pulling weeds out in all of the plant beds. Some weeds were harder than others to get out so members used a shovel for it. Then, they harvested some red peppers before clearing two beds of […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (22nd) (2/3/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, February 3, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the STAT horse sanctuary. The volunteers hopped through muddied areas and around excited goats to pile and scoop waste into a wheelbarrow, trying their best to rake up the area while stopping occasionally to pet the goats. They did […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #16– ABWK Senior Home Painting Project (1/27/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, January 27, Murrieta AYLUS members participated in the A Brush with Kindness program. The volunteers set up tarps around the home, taping down paper and taping up the edges to make sure the work was clean. Careful to cut around the edges of the windows and doors, the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 42nd) ( 1/21/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On January 21st 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers led the residents through a light exercise before preparing a snack. They poured cranberry juice or water, passed out yoghurt, and fed some of the residents who couldn’t eat […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (14th) (1/20/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On January 20th 2024, AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. Beginning in the upper park, they found small party ribbons, food peels, and stray plastics scattered on the grass. Circling around the lower park’s playground, they found more litter and some gum. Going down to the shore, they found stray […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 41st) ( 1/14/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On January 14th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped their local senior center. Members went their separate ways, one going to the ice cream parlor, and one going to the library. The previous week, members had done their research and prepared some pieces that they thought the seniors would like such […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (27th) (1/15/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On January 15th 2024, AYLUS members helped scan and clean up their local park. The members scanned the entire park, from the playground where they found loose wrappers, to the streets of the nearby neighborhood where they found more trash. However, some of their more notable finds were in the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (36th) (1/15/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On January 15th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope. The volunteers started the day with washing crates, using the pressure washer to hose down areas and ensure they were thoroughly cleaned, before stacking the crates upside down to dry. They simultaneously used rags […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #15– ABWK Senior Home Painting Project (1/13/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : On January 13th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped paint houses with the Habitat for Humanity. After the supervisors went over ladder safety rules and tips on painting, the volunteers lined up and each got a bucket of paint, a brush, and a roller. Everyone spread out about the house […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (35th) (1/8/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : On January 8th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out their local food bank, Community Mission of Hope. On Mondays, volunteers work on cleaning and setting up for work for the week. The members started with washing the crates. The original plan had been to scrub them in the sink […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (13rd) (1/8/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Monday, January 8, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. The volunteers began with sweeping around the park areas, finding discarded papers and some food waste. After passing over the area and checking some of the benches, they proceeded down to the shoreline. There they found styrofoam waste littered […]
Murrieta AYLUS Donates Supplies to their Local Animal Shelter (#3) (1/6/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On January 6th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members donated pet food to an animal shelter. The previous week, members had gone to the store and bought some dog and pet food and supplies to be donated. Members bought one bag of dog food for big dogs, two bags of dog food […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (21st) (1/6/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, January 6, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the STAT horse sanctuary. The volunteers began by cleaning out the horse’s stalls, stopping to pet the horses and shoveling their waste. As the wheelbarrow filled volunteers stepped out to dump at the master pile, encountering some trouble with […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (25th ) (1/5/2024)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : On January 5th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out with the Little Garden of Hope Project. After greeting the staff of Jacob’s House, the members headed to the garden. They split into different groups, each taking on a different task. Some worked on manually watering each bed and others […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (26th) (1/5/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On January 5th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members cleaned their adopted park. Members separated into two groups to make the task more efficient and quicker. They looked between the bushes in case any trash was hidden in there. Members went around the park before cleaning the playground. They found lots of […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (34th) (1/5/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Friday, January 5, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope food bank. Arriving to a chill in the morning, the volunteers got started sorting different assortments of bread and desserts. Separating out the sliced breads, whole breads, and rolls on shelves, they also got […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 40th) ( 12/31/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao: On Sunday, December 31, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to a local senior center. Arriving in time for the resident’s music time, the volunteers sang with them while helping some of the residents with odds and ends. They gathered ice for a pitcher of ginger ale to serve to the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (12th) (12/22/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Friday, December 22, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. The volunteers arrived the morning after some heavy rain and found litter scattered around the parks and shore. They started around the upper parks before circling around the lower parks, cleaning up a trash can’s contents that had spilled. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals # 14 (12/21 &12/22/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu: On December 21st, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS recycled their bottles. Members had previously already separated their bottles into plastics and cans so it made the whole process go much faster. They put plastics into one bucket and aluminum into another. After selling them, members made $13.04 and they hope to gather more […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (33th) (12/21/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu ; On December 21st, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members helped their local food bank. Members signed in before starting to help with the food boxes. They would put a package of meat in each box, along with some sides, fruits/veggies, one breakfast bread, one sliced bread, one roll, and two desserts. Members […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 39th) ( 12/17/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On December 17th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members played piano at their local senior center. Members brought along fun books to play like Christmas and jazzy pieces. Seniors sang along with any pieces they knew. Members played pieces like Santa Claus is Coming to Town, 13 Jours en France, disney pieces, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Senior Center Music Performance ( 6th) ( 12/09/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu: On December 9th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members and guests went to their local senior center to put on a Christmas music performance. Lots of guests had come too to help out with the performance. There was a range of pieces coming from the classical era to the contemporary era, with some […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (25th) (12/10/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu: On December 10th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members cleaned their local park. To make the clean-up more efficient, members split ways and one group cleaned ½ of the park and the other group focused on their half of the park. Members looked for trash hidden in the bushes, and it was good […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 38th) ( 12/10/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao: On Sunday, December 10, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers arrived to assist with the residents’ pool noodle workout, then helped them stretch out their muscles. They then poured lemonade and water for the residents to hydrate, before taking the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (11th) (12/09/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, December 9, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. They began with looping around the park area, which wasn’t as populated as usual. Finding remaining pieces of food wrappers and other miscellaneous plastics, they then went down to the shore. Finding pieces of plastic tangled inside seaweed, they […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 37th) ( 12/03/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, December 3, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers assisted the seniors with their workout, collecting their pool noodles and leading them through stretches. Then, as snack and drink time arrived, the volunteers poured cranberry juice, water, and […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #14– ABWK Senior House Yard Work(12/02/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao: On Saturday, December 2, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to Habitat for Humanity’s senior yard work project. They began the day with a project meeting where the volunteers were split into groups. During the meeting, some of the volunteers received recognition for their participation in many Habitat for Humanity events. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (24th) (11/26/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On November 26th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members cleaned up their local park. Members started by going around the park and found candy wrappers and some cans. Then, they went on the lawn and scoured the grass for trash. Members then made their way to the playground and looked through the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 36th) ( 11/26/2023)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On November 26th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out their local senior center, Atria Park of Vintage Hills. Upon arriving, the members signed themselves in before heading to the icecream parlor down the hall. They worked together in serving the customers that came in, one scooping the icecream while […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (10th) (11/25/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, November 25, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. Starting up in the parks, they found loose wrappers from food and bits of plastic littered across the ground. They also picked up some stray bottles and a couple littered bags from dog walkers. Rounding out to the shore, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals # 13 (11/20/2023)
On Nov. 20, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members continue raising money from recycling for their local animal shelters. Members recycled the bottles / cans at their home and sorted the plastic and aluminum cans to different containers at the recycling center. total earned 17.39 dollars. Volunteers : Aiying Lu / Wei Liu / Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (32nd) (11/20/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Monday, November 20, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope. The day began with unloading the black boxes designed to hold produce. The boxes were broken down and transported to the sink, where volunteers worked to then scrub them down. Although they started with […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 35th) ( 11/19/2023)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (11/19/23) On July 23rd, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out their local senior center, Atria Park of Vintage Hills. After signing in at the front desk, the members helped serve ice cream at the senior center’s ice cream parlor for the weekly Ice […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (9th) (11/18/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, November 18, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. They started in the parks, picking up stray pieces of paper and wrappers, finding that the park was cleaner than usual. The pathway down to the beach appeared to be littered with stray papers that were cleaned up. The […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (20th) (11/18/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, November 18, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at the STAT horse sanctuary. They began with the horse stalls, pausing occasionally to pet the horses while raking up their waste. They ended up getting a second wheelbarrow as having only one filled up too quickly, and they took turns dumping […]
Murrieta AYLUS volunteers at the Temecula Half Marathon and 5K (1st) (11/11/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, November 11, Murrieta AYLUS members manned a water station at the Temecula Half Marathon and 5K. Grabbing volunteer shirts, the volunteers boarded a cart to their first stop in the water stations. Mixing the electrolyte drink and pouring the water, they greeted the runners as they passed their […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (23rd) (11/11/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On November 11th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members cleaned their local park. Members split up to clean the park quicker. They found some cans/bottles, scraps of paper, candy wrappers, pencils, and more. After going around the park, they looked through the lawn and then covered the playground. Then, members scoured the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 33rd) ( 11/05/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, November 5, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The residents were given noodles to work out with, then were led through a stretching routine. After they grew tired, the volunteers opened the doors to let in a little sun, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Handmade Blankets for Project Linus to help children in need #2 ( 11/20/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On Nomember 20th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members brought their handmade blankets to donate to Project Linus. The week before, they went out to the store to buy the the blankets. Then at home, members would cut strips on the sides of the blankets and then make knots in each strip. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (24th ) (11/04/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On November 4th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out The Little Garden of Hope. Members started by adding fertilizer to one of the beds and prepping it for the new seeds. Then, they watered all the beds, making sure each bed was thoroughly watered. After, members each picked up a […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a hand to Murrieta Field of Honor Event ( 2nd) on 11/04/2023
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, November 4, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Murrieta Field of Honor. The volunteers took trips between a truck and the field, placing metal rods in marked areas of the grass. The metal rods were then driven into the grass and secured, while others took the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (22nd) (10/29/2023)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On October 29, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members hosted a park clean-up at their adopted park, Meadows Park. As usual, the members split into two teams to maximize their time. Along with their usual selection of snack bags, paper waste, plastic straws, ballpoint pens, and bottle caps, the members found […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Centers ( 32nd) ( 10/29/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu On October 29th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to help out at their local senior center – Atria Living Center. Members separated and went to the ice cream parlor and the library to set up the piano. At the ice cream parlor, members served seniors happily and talked with them while […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (8th) (10/22/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, October 22, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. Circling around the upper park, the volunteers found stray plastics, papers, receipts, and even a hotel key card. Leaving some stray valuables on tables, the volunteers rounded down to the lower parks. Weaving around families and enjoyers of the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 31st) ( 10/22/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, October 22, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers began with assisting the residents with their workout, then gathered up and put away the noodles. They poured drinks and prepared snacks for them, helping some residents drink carefully […]
Murrieta AYLUS Collects and Donates Clothes to GoodWill (#3) (10/21/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, October 21, Murrieta AYLUS members donated clothing to Goodwill. Separately, the volunteers collected gently used clothing from their homes and neighbors, folded them, and bagged or boxed them. After they were full, they taped the AYLUS logo to them for identification. The volunteers then met up at a […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (31st) (10/21/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, October 21, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope. Arriving early, the volunteers sought to get the pressure washer started. After the stations were set up, they got to work washing crates. In the middle of the work, there was a short meeting […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Outreach Farm Project ( Pumpkin harvest) (10/14/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On October 14th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to a local farm to help with the Pumpkin Harvest. Members lifted pumpkins to the people in the boxes and they would set the pumpkins down. Members carefully lifted pumpkins by the bottom, not by the stem, in case they would rip […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (21st) (10/14/2023)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On October 14th, Saturday, Murrieta AYLUS conducted a park cleanup at Meadows Park. The group split in two, one going around the right side to collect pieces of trash on the playground. Along the way, they found a large box along with many other chip bags and spare candy wrappers. […]