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 […]
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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, […]