When my grandma explained how many elderly men and women were often abandoned by their friends and families once they were hospitalized, I (Prayerna/ co-founder RLove.us) realized that I could help both my peers and many other high school students, in addition to the elderly... Mayher’s Blog
July 23, 2011
UPDATE + Music Practice
It’s been a while since my last post, so I have a lot to share. Firstly, we’ve gathered other volunteers that are willing to start RLOVE clubs at Troy High School and Yorba Linda School. We’ve gained a lot more volunteers and are excited to expand the volunteer experience to more people! Also, we’ve already had a few visits to an assisted living center in San Dimas. Our volunteers have come up with many ideas of activities for our next visit, such as arts and crafts, nail-painting, and music. Some volunteers have shown and interesting in drawing, which will definitely result in some RLOVE artwork in the future. Music has been the main focus recently, with everyone contributing their talents of playing piano, bass, violin, viola, cello, and also singing! I’ve shared some photos and video from our most recent practice. Although it is the middle of summer, we have been practicing Christmas songs for our winter performance, as well as some other songs for our next visit.
Music Practice
Two volunteers practicing a song for our next visit
January 16, 2010
RLOVE Club Volunteer Training
Hello all! Today we had our volunteer training for the members of the RLOVE Club at our school, Valencia High School. Pastor Regie Bolus and Beatrice Tan led the training, and they briefed the new members on how to properly volunteer for the elderly. We got through about half of the training requirements today, and we’ll be finishing it up on January 30. After we have finished, we’ll officially be able to volunteer for the hospice service. I’m looking forward to having all of the members together for our first volunteer experience!
October 27, 2010
RLOVE Club at Valencia High School
Today, my sister and I officially established the RLOVE Club at Valencia High School! We received many sign-ups from people who were thrilled to hear about our organization and help us out with our volunteer work. Our first meeting will take place over the course of the next few weeks, and we look forward to involving others in our work with the elderly. We are looking at forming RLOVE Clubs at Troy and Sunny Hills High School as well, which will be established soon. If you would like to start an RLOVE Club at your school, please feel free to contact me at mayher@rlove.us for more details on how you can get involved!
September 20, 2010
Volunteering at Riverside Board and Care Facility
Wow! What an experience! Yesterday, we had our first volunteering encounter at a board and care facility in Riverside. My sister and I, along with other students from Valencia, Troy, and Sunny Hills High School, visited and talked with the patients there. It was amazing to see how us just being there made such a difference in their day, and I could tell they truly appreciated our visit. We spoke with them about their lives, interests, and anything else that came to mind. They constantly thanked us for visiting, saying that it was nice to have young people around them after so much time. Overall, it was extremely fullfilling to visit them and see how our smallest actions can mean so much to them.
July 1, 2010
Volunteer Training
Hello everyone! I hope you have had a productive summer, because we sure have! On Monday, we completed our volunteer training for RLOVE. Pastor Regie Bolus of Ultimate Care Hospice was kind enough to train us in what it takes to be a good volunteer to the elderly. We learned about various ways to comfort those in need of care, and other tips on how to succeed in our particular field of volunteer work. We have received the certificates that mark our completion of the training, and we are eager to start our volunteering! Our plan is to visit some of the patients of Ultimate Care Hospice this weekend, and apply the skills that Mr. Bolus taught to us. We’ll be sure to keep you posted on our volunteering and other upcoming events.
Thanks for reading, and have a wonderful day!
Training session on June 28, 2010.
Volunteers are eager to learn during one of our training sessions.
Pastor Regie Bolus excitedly teaches us about volunteering for the elderly.
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Introduction
Hi, I am Mayher Uppal, one of the co-founders of RLove.us (along with my sister, Prayerna). I hope you appreciate the effort and cause I have started this blog for. Look around and PLEASE contribute appropriately to our efforts of charity & volunteer help for the elderly and needy people the world over.
Thanks and have a great day!