During the month of September, several RCA members met at the local recycling center (SA Recycling center in Murrieta) to recycle cans and plastic bottles that were collected over the weeks. As required by the recycling center, the bottles were all separated from the lids, and cans and bottles were sorted. Some bags were also […]
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Riverside County AYLUS Hosts another Park Clean-up on August 30th, 2021 (8th)
On August 30th, 2021, RCA members met at the local Harveston park for another clean-up session. Litter from pathways near and around the park were cleaned of trash such as paper, snack wrappers, plastic bottles, cups, and other debris as well. The trash was then properly disposed of. Riverside County AYLUS will continue to help […]
Riverside County AYLUS Continues its Mental Health Series on August, 26th, 2021
Due to the continuous challenging time and the spread of Covid-19 within the community, RCA members Blake Chrisman, Sophie Chung, and Alyssa Paulsen got together virtually on August 26th, to continue working on RCA’s mental health series. This series is meant to address the challenge and raise awareness of mental health issues across all ages […]
Riverside County AYLUS Hosts its Seventh Park Clean-up on August 9th, 2021
On August 9th, 2021, RCA members Kevin Bui, Sophie Chung, Korbin Bui, and Nicholas Navarro met at the local Harveston park for another clean-up session. This time, the group decided to continue onto the sports park and clean its surroundings from any visible litter and trash such as paper, snack wrappers, plastic bottles, straws, cups, […]
Riverside County AYLUS Hosts School Supply Drive on August 6th, 2021 (2nd)
On August 6th, 2021 Riverside County AYLUS continued with its school supply drive. The group has carried on with the gathering and collection of essentials such as backpacks, notebooks, markers, pencils etc. over the week through donations and the use of its own funds. The supplies were donated to the Hugs Foster Family Agency in […]
Riverside County AYLUS Hosts its First School Supply Drive on July 30th, 2021
On July 30th, 2021 RCA members got together to host their first school supply drive. RCA member Sophie Chung created an online flyer that was distributed to the group to help with the efforts. During the week RCA members created several requests on social media and collected supplies from neighbors, friends, and family. Some also […]
Riverside County AYLUS Continues to Support Literacy in Economically Challenged Communities on July 28th, 2021
On July 28th, 2021 several RCA members reunited on Zoom to continue their support for BookSpring, a non-profit organization that helps with literacy in economically challenged areas. After communicating with Ms.Thorne, the Ed Program Manager at BookSpring regarding the volunteer work that was needed, the main focus this time was set on elementary schools. Riverside […]
Riverside County AYLUS Continues its Mental Health Series on July 15th, 2021
On July 15th, 2021 RCA members Chandler Berry and Sophie Chung got together to continue working on RCA’s mental health series. This series is meant to address the challenge and raise awareness of mental health issues across all ages during this difficult time. It is also meant to bring joy and smiles to people’s faces […]
Riverside County AYLUS Hosts its First Shoe Drive for Children in Foster Care from July 13th – July 19th, 2021
From July 13th to July 19th, RCA hosted its first shoe drive for children in foster care. After establishing contact with the agency for the school supply drive that RCA is currently planning and working on, the Hugs Foster Family Agency mentioned the need for shoes. RCA made it its immediate mission to help. An […]
Riverside County AYLUS Hosts its 3rd Park Clean-Up on July 8th, 2021 (3)
On July 8th, 2021, RCA members got together to continue the mission of keeping the local neighborhood parks clean. All members wore masks and gloves during this event. Two groups were formed and each group cleaned its neighborhood park from any visible litter and trash such as plastic bottles, straws, cups, paper, and other debris. […]
Riverside County AYLUS Hosts its Second Park Clean-Up on July 2nd, 2021 (20)
On July 2nd, 2021, RCA members got together for another Harveston park clean-up. All participants wore masks and gloves during this event. Tools such as grabbers and trash bags were used to help with this effort. The group worked on cleaning up the park from any visible litter and trash such as plastic bottles, cups, […]
Riverside County AYLUS Continues its Mental Health Series on July 1st, 2021 (19)
On July 1st, RCA continued its mental health series. Many people struggled during this pandemic with anxiety, depression, and even thoughts of suicide. Mental health, however, isn’t a new issue. It existed before the pandemic hit, and worsened during the Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown. The fact that a young member from our community decided to […]