Reported by Andrew Peng On December 29th, 2019, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 33rd English for the Elderly activity. The goal of this activity is to help elderly men and women from China learn the basics of English so that they’re able to use them in their daily lives. Through this activity, AYLUS volunteers […]

Reported by Andrew Peng On December 22nd, 2019, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 32nd English for the Elderly activity. The goal of this activity is to help elderly men and women from China learn the basics of English so that they’re able to use them in their daily lives. Through this activity, AYLUS volunteers […]

Reported by Andrew Peng On December 15th, 2019, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 31st English for the Elderly activity. The goal of this activity is to help elderly men and women from China learn the basics of English so that they’re able to use them in their daily lives. Through this activity, AYLUS […]

Reported by Andrew Peng On December 1st, 2019, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 30th English for the Elderly activity. The goal of this activity is to help elderly men and women from China learn the basics of English so that they’re able to use them in their daily lives. Through this activity, AYLUS […]

On December 30, 2019, the Phoenix branch volunteered at their local Feed My Starving Children branch from 3:30 to 5:30 PM. The Phoenix branch volunteered at this event, helping bag, pack, and box nutritious food for people in the Philippines. In the process of packing food, these volunteers also exercised the important skill of working […]

On December 30, 2019, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) students visited Piscataway Senior Center from 10 am to 12 pm. GPA students Yuanyuan Ma, Jingxin Zhong, Aishia Hu, and many young performers from the Ma Yong Performing Arts, did great jobs by bringing a lot of joy to the hundreds of seniors, performing […]

Reported by Xin Chen On December 22nd, 2019, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Humanitarian Care Team went to New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home to conduct volunteering project. It is the winter recess. GPA Team members went to the Memorial Home with Merry Christmas and Happy New Year cards and gifts to the veterans. […]

Reported by Samuel Li On December 20th, 2019, students from the San Diego Branch of AYLUS organized and participated in the 102nd Computer for Kids Lab, repairing and cleaning electronic devices in order to prepare them to send to children of low-income families. This helps the kids achieve academic success through possible access to technology. […]

Reported by Samuel Li On December 13th, 2019, students from the San Diego Branch of AYLUS organized and participated in the 101st Computer for Kids Lab, repairing and cleaning electronic devices in order to prepare them to send to children of low-income families. This helps the kids achieve academic success through possible access to technology. […]

On Friday, December 27th, Eason helped teach English to senior citizens at the Fulton County Senior Center from 9:30 to 10:30 (one hour). This activity was meant to help the senior citizens integrate themselves into their community with an enhanced grasp of English, as well as assist them in completing daily activities (grocery shopping) and […]

East Cobb Branch Participates in YMCA Lunch Delivery Program December 23, 26,27, 2019 During the week of December 23, 2019, members of East Cobb Branch participated in the YMCA Lunch Packing Program. The program’s goal is to serve over 300 children each day over school breaks. It needs many volunteers to help deliver and serve […]

On December 28, 2019 from 9am to 11:30am, the Phoenix branch gathered at Veteran’s Oasis park for a service project to clean up trash and other conservation related activities. The volunteers hiked the beautiful trails of the park while picking up garbage, dog poop, dead animals, and other unwanted objects. Some volunteers also brought garden […]

Reported by Samuel Li On Christmas Day, December 25, 2018, members from the AYLUS San Diego Branch helped the Salvation Army serve 1300 lunches to families in need in downtown San Diego at their annual Christmas Dinner Service. The Salvation Army is a non-for-profit organization dedicated to satisfying human needs all around the globe since […]

Reported by Samuel Li On December 6th, 2019, students from the San Diego Branch of AYLUS organized and participated in the 100th Computer for Kids Lab, repairing and cleaning electronic devices in order to prepare them to send to children of low-income families. This helps the kids achieve academic success through possible access to technology. […]

On December 19, 2019, the AYLUS Birmingham Branch volunteered at the Firehouse Ministries Homeless Shelter in Birmingham. After preparing food and drinks at the shelter, they served it to the homeless and needy. Through this experience, some of the volunteers were able to talk to the homeless and understand poverty in downtown Birmingham a bit […]

On December 22, for two hours (6PM to 8PM), student members of Lake Norman charter Branch, Amanda Li, taught kids from Lake norman community how to calculate the areas of triangle, rectangle, square, trapezoid, rhombus and circle. The participating members were: Bella Wu, Baiyin Ji, Bruce Zhang and Lucas Li.      

AYLUS Columbus Branch ended with a remarkable last performance of the decade on December 21, 2019 at the Dublin Retirement Village. This time volunteers Amy Xuan, Kyle Xuan, Eileen Liang, Andrea Yu, Rachel Zhu, Joseph Lin, Nicole Lin, Albert Bao, Kevin Hong, Joey Kowatch, and Eric Lin, prepared an abundance of solos and duets featuring […]

On December 23, 2019, 21 members of East Cobb Young Musicians performed at the Alto, Arbor Ter, and Solana Senior Centers for 3.5 hours. Members performed a wide variety of pieces ranging from classical music to famous holiday tunes. Some members also performed pieces as duets and quartets, while others chose to play a solo.When […]

On December 14th, three members (Katie Lu, Erica Shen, and Michelle Zong) from the Columbus AYLUS Branch helped distribute oranges to raise money for the Sino-USA Next Generation Foundation. The Sino-USA Next Generation Foundation is a foundation dedicated to the support of low-income students in rural China in order for them to earn an education […]

Last week, the Houston Branch held its last STEAM Challenge Camp for the fall semester. Over the course of this school year, AYLUS member Ethan Jiang led 15 multidisciplinary classes, covering topics ranging from imaginary numbers to the work of Kafka. Through this course, students gained a deeper, multifaceted understanding of the world around them, […]

On December 12, 2019, members from the Houston Branch received and wrapped donations of hygiene supplies. In the holiday spirit, they made small care packages for disadvantaged community members that were donated to the HCCC, a local community organization. Supplies included toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, and a variety of other personal hygiene items.

On  December 21, 2019, 18 members of East Cobb Young Musicians performed at Arbor Terrace, Alto, and the Solana for 3.5 hours.  At Arbor Terrace, the members received a warm welcome from the seniors. The seniors watched performances such as a cheerful holiday violin duet by Cynthia and Eugene, various piano pieces, a dance performance, […]

Reported by Cassie Tammy Wang On December 21, 2019, a week after the 2nd Save A Life Benefit Music Performance in Princeton, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) leadership team spent 2 hours with two proud sponsors: Princeton Violins and Violin & Co, both have agreed to establish long-term partnerships with GPA for a […]

On Friday, December 20th, 14 members of the East Cobb Branch met together to make holiday cards for the seniors at the senior centers that the East Cobb Young Musicians were visiting. Members used variety of festive and colorful cardstock and holiday stickers to decorate and make the cards. Members wrote festive notes for the […]

On December 13, the whole Gladstone Branch (Travis Xue, Jenny Xu, Owen Luo, Angela Xu, and a new member, Duc Nguyen) got into the holiday spirit by visiting the Warren Township Courthouse to help Santa out with his giant workload. Upon arrival, the group was greeted with warm welcomes and a stack of letters that […]

On December 18, 2019, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) promotes Cultural Exchange with newspapers. GPA members authored articles, while editors made layouts and art illustrations for newspapers.  The 38th Issue of Junior Reporter Times offers 9 pages of interesting articles on a variety of topics written by over 20 Junior Reporters. Acting as […]

On December 14, 8 members of Aylus came to perform for the seniors at the retirement home. Because Christmas was near, we played classic Christmas songs such as Joy to the World, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Silent Night and More. The seniors greatly appreciated the caroling and the variety of instruments that were played […]

On December 8, 2019, members of the AYLUS Miami branch went to the N-spire healthcare center to perform music for the elderly. The participating members were Wei Wei, Tiffany Beh, Nicholas Beh, James Cai, Tong Jing, Lucia Huang, Connor Kei, John Wang, Eric Kuo, Luke Yang, Victor Wang, and James Kuo. The performances were well […]

AYLUS Columbus Branch volunteers Joseph Lin, Nicole Lin, Dorian Tricaud, Rachel Zhu, Eileen Liang, Angelika-lili Susanto, and Michelle Zong performed at the Dublin Retirement Village on December 7, 2019. This time many individuals opted to play christmas music, a perfect fit for the upcoming holidays. Duets and solos alike were both well refined thoroughly enjoyed […]

East Cobb Branch Give a Hand—Scavenger Hunt at Local Parks On December 14, 2019, the East Cobb branch of AYLUS went to help maintain and plant trees across multiple parks in the Marietta area. The volunteers headed towards Lewis park where they joined the Marietta Tree Keepers, a non-profit organization that specializes in planting, maintaining, […]

On December 14, 2019, the Phoenix branch volunteered at their local Feed My Starving Children branch from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. A total of 16 members of the Phoenix branch volunteered at this event, helping bag, pack, and box nutritious food for people in the Philippines. In the process of packing food, these volunteers also […]

East Cobb Branch Participates in Cookies with Santa on December 8, 2019 On December 8, 2019, members participated at the YMCA as Santa’s helpers. During the event, volunteers assisted in setting up and supervising the many activities that brought enjoyment to kids. These activities included keeping kids safe while they jumped inside of a bouncy […]

On December 15, 2019, the Phoenix branch put on a Christmas concert at the Enclave Senior Living from 2:30-4PM. There was a total of 16 performances, 18 performers, and 3 hosts. In this concert, the branch put on a variety of performances, including piano, saxophone, singing, violin, cello, and flute. Between each act, one of […]

Reported by Fengqi Wen On December 7, 2019, for two hours, student members of the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA), Fengqi Wen and Mingjie Liu, helped kids from Montgomery learn the board game Go, or Weiqi. The class was one and a half hours and Fengqi and Mingjie started preparing for materials around 5:30 […]

Reported by Cassie Tammy Wang On December 15, 2019, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) collaborates closely with AYLUS Columbus, Phoenix, Spring, Miami, and MetroWest branches to edit the newest issue of “The AYLUS Times”.  Besides the AYLUS announcement, the two pages of “The AYLUS Times” covers quite unique volunteering activities at over ten […]