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, […]
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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 […]