Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, October 15, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. Starting around the park area, they found miscellaneous plastic pieces, and some stray cans from different parties. Crossing over and down to the shore, they found more smaller strips of plastic and some stray wrappers more many snacks. Around […]
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Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 30th) ( 10/15/2023)
Reported By Adora Xiao : On Sunday, October 15, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers passed out the noodles and helped the residents get started with their exercise. Stretching out their muscles and joints, the residents soon grew tired. Given there was no water, the volunteers […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals # 12 (10/14/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, October 14th, Murrieta AYLUS members sold bottles for charity. At a different recycling center, the volunteers counted out their bottles and sold them. Separating the sellable CRVs from other plastics and counting the different types of aluminum and glass. They ended up earning 23.08 dollars for their efforts […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Set Up Susan G. Komen ‘More Than Pink Walk’ Event #2 (10/07/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu On October 7th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to help set up for the Susan G. Komen Pink Walk. Murrieta AYLUS members first started by setting up the tents. Each tent would serve a different purpose. Then, they were given the task of putting up Mary the Mannequin. They took out […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 28th&29th) ( 10/01/2023) & (10/08/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, October 1, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers began with light exercise, before taking water and juice to all the residents. Thickening a few of the drinks for the residents who had trouble swallowing, the volunteers helped hand out […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (20th) (9/30/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, September 30, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a park cleanup at Meadows Park. As the rain stopped falling, the volunteers arrived on the damp sidewalk. The parking lot only had a few stray pieces of trash, however the playground area saw a few larger pieces of candy wrappers and […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (19th) (9/30/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, September 30, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the STAT horse sanctuary. After helping other volunteers familiarize with the goats, they crossed the gate to visit the chickens. Raking up loose feathers, fur, and waste, the volunteers admired the different furs and feathers on the birds. After […]
Murrieta AYLUS Continues “Thank You Firefighters” Campaign (7th) (9/23/23) & (9/24/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On September 23rd, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to station 84. Members brought along 2 boxes of sweets, 3 boxes of fruits, a bouquet of flowers, one pack of water, and a box of sanitary wipes. When arrived, members were given a tour of the station, and the firefighters even […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (6th) (9/24/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On September 24th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. The volunteers started around the park area, happy to find that there wasn’t as much trash as usual. They then moved on around the trails surrounding the beach area, picking up stray pieces of plastic, food wrappers, and more. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 27th) ( 9/24/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : Sunday, September 24 at the Torrey Pines senior living center: The volunteers helped lead the residents through the noodle workout, stretching out their bodies. Then, they poured drinks for the residents and had them hydrate to gain some energy. For the less mobile residents, the volunteers helped them drink. After […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #13– ABWK project(09/23/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, September 23, Murrieta AYLUS members helped with the A Brush with Kindness program. Arriving at the site early in the morning, the volunteers prepared the tarps and taped off the house. They taped corners and the edges of the floor and laid down pieces of paper to protect […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 26th) ( 9/17/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, September 17 at Torrey Pines Senior Living Center: The volunteers started with their exercise regimen. They used pool noodles and stretched out their arms and legs, making sure the residents’ joints were limber. After the workout, the volunteers poured drinks of cranberry juice or water. For some of […]
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 Clean Up Local Park (19th) (9/16/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On September 16, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS conducted a park cleanup at Meadows Park. They split into two groups to maximize efficiency and went to different sides of the park. The grass and bushes had small discarded pieces of wrappers and people had thrown larger food wrappers inside the bushes. The […]
Murrieta AYLUS Starts “Thank You Firefighters” Appreciation Month (6th) (9/16/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu: On September 16th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to visit Riverside County Stations 83 and 95, in Murrieta. September is Firefighter Appreciation Month so members went out to get some things for them. At each of the two stations, members brought along with them a box of water, some snacks, fruit, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps at the Purple and White Alzheimer’s Gala (9/13/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : Wearing purple and white, the volunteers began with helping the residents get settled. They cleaned around the floor areas where there was a few crumbs of snacks, and spoke with the residents. They gathered some of the jars and bowls that would be needed for the dinner, filling up pitchers […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 25th) ( 9/10/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, September 10: The volunteers began with helping the residents stretch and dance, doing light exercise together. Then, they did a big ball toss with everyone, before pouring apple juice and water for everyone. Some of the juices had to be thickened, and the volunteers helped some of the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (30th) (9/09/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, September 9, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope.They first assembled the power washer and got their materials prepared to continue cleaning the crates. The volunteers rolled up the door and prepared their stations before beginning to scrub the crates. As a parent […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (5th) (9/04/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Monday, September 4, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup.They started in the parks surrounding the beach, cleaning up the stray pieces of plastic and food dropped on the grass. The parks appeared to be cleaner than usual, however still housed many candy wrappers, plastic utensils, and bits of […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (18th) (9/02/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On September 2nd, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to their local park to clean up.Members started with the parking lot, making sure to look in the bushes for any hidden trash. Then they split into two groups with one group cleaning the right half of the park and the other […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (17th) (9/02/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday September 2, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the STAT horse sanctuary. As the daylight crept up, the volunteers began cleaning out the old hay lining the chicken and duck pens. As the waste was delivered to a faraway trash pile through a wheelbarrow, they also began […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (21st) (8/27/23)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On August 27th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS headed to their local Home Depot to buy more seeds to plant for the changing seasons. When they arrived at Jacob’s House, the members got to work on weeding and watering the beds. They made a note to fix the sprinklers as, although […]
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 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 Helps Local Senior Center ( 23rd) ( 8/20 & 8/27/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, August 20: The volunteers greeted the residents, participating in a gentle sing-along. While activities weren’t planned for the day due to the hurricane, the caretakers printed copies of the daily chronicle that the volunteers read with the residents. They couldn’t go outside due to the rain, however the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (29th) (8/19/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On August 19th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to their local food bank to help.This time, members did something different instead of helping with food. Members got several buckets, and filled it up with water and cleaning solution. Then they got multiple scrubs, all different sizes. After, members helped connect […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (27th) (8/10/2023)
Reported by : Jessica Lu On August 10th, Murrieta AYLUS members went to a local food bank to help. After members checked in, members began by getting bakery boxes from the fridge, and then sorting it onto the racks. They put specialty breads, like croissants, on the top rack, along with breakfast breads. The middle […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (4th) (8/11/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Friday, August 11, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. They began in the park and grassy areas, picking up stray pieces of plastic from different food wrappers and discarded cigarettes. They discovered a box of unfinished pizza underneath a bench and discarded it directly in the trash. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (26th) (8/09/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Wednesday, August 9th, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope food bank. They began with unwrapping and moving crates of different canned foods. The plastic wrap was cut with knives and the boxes were stacked onto pallets, while others were stacked on the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 21st) ( 8/08—8/13/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Tuesday, August 8th: The volunteers greeted the residents that were enjoying the sun outside, before going inside to prepare the snack for the morning, they wrapped a few cookies into napkins and poured some orange juice and water, before taking them outside on trays. The residents appeared to […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank ( 24th) ( 8/02/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Wednesday, August 2nd, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope food bank. As the day started relatively slowly, the volunteers unloaded bread from carts. They sorted the rolls, sliced loaves, and desserts, each on their own racks and shelves. After the bead, they […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (16th) (8/02/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Wednesday, August 2nd, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a park cleanup at Meadows Park. While pulling into the parking lot, they were greeted with a few pieces of trash and a broken discarded bracelet. Cleaning up the litter in the parking lot and the sidewalks surrounding, they then embarked towards […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 20th) ( 8/01—8/06 / 2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Tuesday, August 1st: The residents commented upon the cloudy weather, enjoying a cool breeze while walking around the courtyard. They hydrated between rounds, with a choice of orange juice and water. When the residents began their exercise rounds, the volunteers went inside to prepare their snack: small […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (3rd) (8/01/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao: On Tuesday, August 1st, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a beach cleanup. Starting early in the morning, the volunteers traveled along the sidewalk leading to the beach and the parks surrounding, picking up litter as they walked. They split off in the park, finding loose paper and tissues and small slivers of […]
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 Helps Clean Up Local Park (15th) (7/16/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu On July 26th, Murrieta AYLUS members went to their local park to clean up. Members began by going to the playground and picking up trash there. They found candy wrappers, fidgets, scraps of paper, and pencils/crayons. Then, members looked in the bushes surrounding the playground and below the benches and found […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 19th) ( 7/25—7/30 / 2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Tuesday, July 25th: The residents had been moved outside, and the volunteers jumped to take them around the courtyard in light walks. They grabbed glasses of water when the residents grew tired, before going inside to prepare the snack for the day. As per usual, they cut peach […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (17th & 18th) (7/16/23 & 7/20/23)
Reported by Julie Lu: On July 16th & 20th, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out with the Little Garden of Hope Project. On the 16th, the members did some light pruning, weeding, and watered each bed before heading to the local Home Depot to buy pumpkin seeds. When they got back, the members planted the seeds, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank ( 22nd) ( 7/20/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao: On Thursday, July 20th, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope food bank. The volunteers eagerly welcomed a new face to the facility, beginning the day with assisting her in signing up with the food bank. After all paperwork was completed, they got to work sorting […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals (10th) (7/13/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu: On July 13th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS Members went to CRV Recycling to recycle the recyclables they collected. When they arrived, they got a bucket for glass bottles, and then separated the plastic bottles and aluminun cans into different bins. Members were diligent and careful as to not accidentally place the different […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 18th) (7/18–7/23/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao & Julie Lu : On Tuesday, July 18: Given the bright day in the early morning, the residents were transported outside as the volunteers began preparing food for the residents. Chunks of banana were cut out, and slices of peaches were topped for a light fruit salad. After handing the cups […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (21st) ( 7/13/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao: On Thursday, July 13, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope food bank. They eagerly began at the vegetable and fruit sorting station, going through boxes of fresh produce. Hunting for rotted or spoiled food, they disposed of food that couldn’t be eaten, discovering occasional […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 16th) (7/9/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao & Jessica Lu: On Sunday, July 9, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to their local senior centers, Torrey Pines Senior Living Center. At Torrey Pines Senior Living Center: They began with some stretches with therapy bands to build up strength, before testing hand-eye coordination with some volleyball with the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (17th) ( 7/11–7/16/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiaoi: On Tuesday, July 11: They began with preparing the light snack and drinks as the residents had already completed exercise. While the residents were entertained with small videos of animals and music, they carefully sliced strawberries and added small pieces of cantaloupe and watermelon. Topping the snack with apple sauce, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (20th) (7/5/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On July 5th, Murrieta AYLUS members went to their local food bank to help. Members brought some fresh picked fruits from home and some snacks donated to the food bank. Members made their way to the far side of the room to help sort foods. They would take packaged food out […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (16th) ( 7/9/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao & Jessica Lu : On Sunday, July 9, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to their local senior centers, At Torrey Pines Senior Living Center: They began with some stretches with therapy bands to build up strength, before testing hand-eye coordination with some volleyball with the beach ball. After a few […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Senior Center Music Performance ( 5th) ( 7/4/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu On July 4th, Murrieta AYLUS members went to their local senior center for a performance. Members performed at both the Memory Care building and the Main building. A little background on the piece was given before members performed. The program included a little of every musical period: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project ( 17th) ( 7/3/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On July 2nd, Murrieta AYLUS members helped out the Little Garden of Hope Project. They went to go check on the vegetables and when they got there, they saw multiple veggies ready for picking! They taught new members who haven’t been there how to pick squashes to make sure they […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank ( 19th) ( 7/3/2023)
Reported By Adora Xiao : On Monday July 3, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope food bank. They started with mopping the area, cleaning up after a dessert contest that had taken place on a previous day. Then, they set up the carts that would generally hold produce, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (14th) (7/2/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday July 2, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a park cleanup at the Meadows Park. Finding the park full of litter, they yet again split into two groups to cover the whole area. They found a plethora of scattered garbage, such as candy wrappers, tissues, and even discarded food […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (15th) (7/2/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao & Jessica Lu : On Sunday July 2, Murrieta AYLUS members assisted at their local senior centers: the Torrey Pines Living senior center. At the Torrey Pines Living senior center: they started with some exercise and stretched, stretching out muscles and joints. They then began with a few rounds of faux […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (17th) (6/12/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Monday June 12, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Community Mission of Hope food bank. They started the day with signing in and logging hours, before then starting with sorting some baked goods. They made sure all breads and sweets were sorted into the proper shelves, and […]
Murrieta AYLUS Collects and Donates Clothes to Angel View (#2) (6/12/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On June 12, Murrieta AYLUS members went to Angel View to donate some clothes. Donating clothes doesn’t only help the environment. It’s also one of the biggest sources of funds raised by charities. Members gathered together their old clothes and made sure that it was clean and free of tears or […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (14th) (5/20/23)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu On May 20th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members lent a hand to The Little Garden of Hope project. When they arrived, the members immediately got started with pulling out the weeds in each of the beds. After finishing, they moved on to watering the beds. They found that the watering system […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (13th) (5/13/23)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On May 13th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members lent a hand to The Little Garden of Hope project. The members were pleased to see that the plants were growing well and had matured nicely. They noticed that the lettuce and parsley were ready for harvest and checked the office to […]
Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to Senior Center #9 (5/14/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday May 14, Murrieta AYLUS members assisted at the Torrey Pines Living senior center. The day began with exercise with pool noodles, alongside light stretching. Then, while the residents were given juice or water, an impromptu performance on the piano was made. Afterwards, they played mother themed hangman, before […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #8- A Brush with Kindness (ABWK) project (05/20/22)
Reported by Adora Xiao On Saturday May 20, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members participated in the A Brush with Kindness Program courtesy of Habitat for Humanity. They began with taping down the boundaries of the home and then laying down tarps. After the home was prepared, they began painting. They started with the sides of the […]
Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to Senior Center #8 (4/16/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao On April 16, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members assisted at the Torrey Pines Senior Center. They began with the usual exercise with pool noodles and weights, then stretched out their hands, arms, and legs. They then served fruit punch to the residents, before collecting the cups. Afterwards, they began reading the daily […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lend Hands to Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #7 – Planting Native Plants at Menifee Better Together (4/22/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On April 22nd, 2023, Murrieta Members participate with Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley in the Planting Native Plants at Menifee Better Together. In honor of Earth Day, Menifee hosted a 600- volunteer event to help preserve and clean up Menifee. It’s the 10th year of the project this year. What a challenge to arrive […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (10th) (4/1/23)
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 […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (12th) (4/01/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao On April 1, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members and guests lended a hand to the STAT horse sanctuary. They began with an astute and surprising observation: Jack the turkey was on the roof. They then cleaned the goat pen, removing the old hay with rakes, then fed the goats some carrots. They […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (9th) (3/19/23)
Reported by Julie (Hsin Chen) Lu On March 19th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS member helped out with the Little Garden of Hope Project. The member checked on the growth progress of the sprout and found that the tops of the white radish were peeping out of the ground. They covered the tops with some dirt before […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (8th) (3/18/23)
Reported by Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu On March 18th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members gather at their adopted park, Meadow Views Park, for a clean up. The members split up into two teams in order to maximize efficiency, each going opposite directions around the field before meeting in the middle and heading towards the playground. They […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (9th) (3/04/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao On March 4, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the STAT horse sanctuary. They began with the goats, pigs, and turkeys, cleaning their pen, speed fueled by the prospect of feeding the horses with carrots. Once cleaning was finished, they grabbed the bags of carrots and made off for […]
Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to Senior Center #1 (2/26/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao On February 26, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the Torrey Pines Senior Center. They began with a workout, starting with lifting, twisting, and folding pool noodles in reps. Then, they repeated with one, two, and three pound weights. They then played rounds of catch and toss, practicing the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up a Local Park (7th) (2/20/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu On February 20th, 2023, Murrieta members went to Meadow View Park to help pick up trash. When members got there, they immediately saw some paper and wrappers lying around in the bushes and quickly picked them up. Then, they went around the park picking up scrap pieces of trash. When they […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up a Local Park (6th) (2/11/23)
Reported by Jessica Lu On February 11th, 2023, Murrieta members went to their new adopted park – Meadows Park, to help pick up trash. When members got there, they discovered scraps of confetti and popped balloons so they assumed there was a party held at the park. Members walked around the perimeter of the park, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Handmade greeting cards/gift for Seniors #2 (2/04/23)
Reported by Adora Xiao On Saturday February 4, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members drew and wrote cards for seniors for Valentine’s Day. While Valentine’s Day is associated with romantic connotations, it is also a holiday for familial and friendly love. They wished to share their love for local seniors on such a special holiday, and drew […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (5th) (1/28/23)
Reported by : Adora Xiao On January 28, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to STAT horse sanctuary. They began the day greeting the dogs, before going to clean the goat pens. Goats with and without horns were separated, and the pens were mucked out with rakes. They took careful care to greet the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (6th) (1/22/23)
Reported by : Julie Lu On January 22, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members Jessica Lu and Hsin-Chen (Julie) Lu helped out with The Little Garden of Hope project. They were dismayed to see that the leaves of their white radish sprouts had been eaten. The members went around and found that the door to the garden […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (4th) (1/21/23)
Reported by : Adora Xiao On January 21, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS lended a hand at STAT horse sanctuary. They began with raking and disposing of dead grass. After the heavy rain, lots of grass and weeds began to grow thickly on the ground. They began with scoring the rakes across the ground to free the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (5th) (1/8/22)
Reported by Julie Lu On January 8, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members Jessica Lu and Hsin-Chen (Julie) Lu helped out with The Little Garden of Hope project. Before heading to the garden, the members went to their local Home Depot to buy pots. Feeling that it would be a waste to simply get rid of the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps at MPSC for the High Hopes New Year Party (01/06/23)
Reported by : Adora Xiao On January 6, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS volunteered for the Temecula High Hopes New Year Party which locate at the Mary Phillips Senior Center (MPSC). Temecula City started The High Hopes program 19 years ago, the goals of the program is to: Increase the opportunities for challenged adults to engage in […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up a Local Park (5th) (12/31/22)
Reported by Jessica On December 31st, 2022, Murrieta AYLUS members scoured their local park for trash. Despite the cold and rainy weather, members still braved the cold and ventured out into the foggy park. They found many party supplies scattered around the park like popped balloons, scrap pieces of party poppers, decorations, and confetti. One […]
Murrieta AYLUS Make Greeting Cards for Seniors 1st (12/31/22)
Reported by Adora Xiao On December 31, 2022, Murrieta AYLUS members took a trip to the Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library to hand write cards for senior citizens. They started with brainstorming different ideas for what to write. This included holiday greetings, wishes of prosperity, and general thanks. They carefully wrote short messages, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals (4th) (12/28/22)
Reported by Jessica Lu On December 28th, 2022, AYLUS Murrieta members went straight to Temecula Recycling after finishing collecting recyclables. Members took along all the other recyclables they collected throughout the past weeks. In total, members brought 8 bags and 1 box full of recyclables. When they arrived, members began by grabbing 3 buckets and […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #5 – ABWK project (12/10/22)
Reported by Adora Xiao On December 10, 2022, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the A Brush with Kindness project. After a quick safety briefing, everyone got to work. They found painting to get much easier with time, and with prior experience, everyone was able to cover a lot more ground in a short […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps a Local Food Bank (11th) (12/23/22)
Reported by Jessica Lu On December 22nd, 2022, members Jessica Lu and KaiXi (Cathy) Liu went to their local food bank, WEF, to help. Since Christmas was only 2 days away, the food bank was packed with people and when members arrived, the staff eagerly greeted them and sent them to straighten all the shelves. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps a Local Food Bank (10th) (12/10/22)
Reported by Jessica Lu On December 10th, 2022, members KaiXi (Cathy) Liu, Jessica Lu, and Hsin-Chen (Julie) Lu went to go help out their local food bank, WEF. This time, the staff had members go through the medicine aisle and check the dates of all the medicine. If the medicine’s expiration date was during 2022, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Collects Bottles and Cans from a Local Neighborhood (8th) (12/04/22)
Reported by Jessica Lu On December 4th, 2022, members Jessica Lu and KaiXi (Cathy) Liu went to go collect recyclables at their local neighborhood. Members went to knock on the usual houses and despite the absence of many homeowners, the ones that did respond had several bags of bottles/cans waiting for them. Members appreciated the […]