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 […]
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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 […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (3rd) (11/26/22)
Reported by Julie Lu On November 26, 2022, Murrieta AYLUS members Jessica Lu and Hsin-Chen Lu worked on The Little Garden of Hope project. First, they headed to their local Home Depot to buy seeds. The majority of the seeds weren’t suitable to grow in November/December, and the members searched for a while before finally […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (2nd) (11/19/22)
Reported by Julie Lu On November 19, 2022, Murrieta AYLUS members Cathy Liu, Jessica Lu, Adora Xiao, and Hsin-Chen Lu continued to help with The Little Garden of Hope project. An earlier volunteer group had leftover soil from plotting succulent plants, so the staff at Jacob’s House, knowing that the members would need soil for […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (1st) (11/12/22)
Reported by Julie Lu On November 12, 2022, Murrieta AYLUS members Jessica Lu and Hsin-Chen Lu went to Home Depot to buy supplies before heading to Jacob’s House to start working on The Little Garden of Hope project. The Little Garden of Hope is a passion project started by one of the Murrieta AYLUS members […]
Murrieta AYLUS hosts a Music Surprise at Mary Phillips Senior Center (1st) (11/23/22)
Reported by Adora Xiao On November 23, 2022, Murrieta AYLUS members performed at the Mary Phillips Senior Center. They met and made their way to the library in anticipation, nursing stressed nerves. As the first musical performance of the branch, everyone was eager and nervous for the event. Many members performed, each showcasing their […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (3rd) (11/19/22)
Reported by Adora Xiao On November 19, 2022, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the STAT Horse Sanctuary. They arrived in the early morning, eager to get started and show new members the ropes. After a trip to the trunk to haul a massive bag of carrots, they began shoveling the stalls. With teamwork […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals (3rd) (10/29/2022)
Reported by Jessica Lu On October 29, 2022, members Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu, Adora Xiao, KaiXi (Cathy) Liu, and Jessica Lu went to recycle the bottles they’d collected at a local recycling center. All proceeds will go towards Animal Friends of the Valley, a local animal shelter, to help rescue animals. After a couple of […]
Murrieta AYLUS Collects Bottles and Cans from a Local Neighborhood (5th) (10/23/22)
Reported by Julie Lu On October 23, 2022, members Hsin-Chen (Julie) Lu and Jessica Lu went to their local neighborhood to collect bottles/cans to recycle. The members brought with them chocolates and cards to show their appreciation to the homeowners who continuously supported them. Today was another successful recycling event; every home they visited had […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (1st) (10/8/22)
Reported Jessica Lu On October 9th, 2022, members Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu, KaiXi (Cathy) Liu, Jessica Lu, and Carrey Liu went to STAT Horse Sanctuary to help the animals there. Members prepared 2 big bags of carrots as treats for the horses. When members got there, they were surprised to see not only horses, but […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to the Temecula City Health and Community Resource Fair (09/24/2022)
Reported by: Adora Xiao On September 23, 2022, members Hsin Chen (Julie) Lu & Jessica Lu attended the orientation meeting at Temecula City Hall for 12th Annual Temecula Health & Community Resource Fair, this is check-in for instruction, maps and volunteer t-shirt give out for the event the next day, members were informed what kind of […]